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Innovation Gateway executed the following agreements:
One non-exclusive license agreement with Kerafast for an Ext1-deficient mouse lung endothelial cell line developed by Lianchun Wang, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center;
One license agreement for RubyCrisp, the newest muscadine grape cultivar developed by Patrick Conner, UGA horticulture;
Two testing and option agreements for ornamental selections developed separately by John Ruter, UGA horticulture, and Wayne Hanna, UGA crop and soil sciences;
Two license agreements with companies in China and Japan for blueberry cultivars developed by Scott NeSmith, UGA horticulture; and
Six license agreements for peanut varieties developed by Bill Branch, UGA crop and soil sciences.
Spring 2019 I-Corps participant Samantha Spellicy was featured as one of UGA’s Amazing Students.
An Innovation Gateway staff member attended a University Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) conference designed to improve university-corporate engagement outside major metropolitan areas.
Four Athens and Athensmade, two nonprofit organizations focused on bolstering entrepreneurship in Athens, merged into a single collaborative organization to maximize support for entrepreneurs in the local community.
Five teams of UGA faculty and students presented their innovative research ideas, which range from peanut grading apps to new vaccine delivery technologies, at the UGA I-Corps Summer Showcase.
