Points of Pride

Innovation Gateway helps UGA researchers move their research breakthroughs into the marketplace through licensing and startups.

LICENSING

900+

new products introduced
to the marketplace

49

new products
reached the market
in FY 2020

Top 5

for new products
among U.S. universities
FY 2020
(8th consecutive year)

Top 10

for licenses/options
with industry among
U.S. universities
FY 2020
(14th consecutive year)

STARTUPS

1,300+

jobs created

200+

companies created
based on UGA research

6

new startups
FY 2019

$4.55M

in SBIR/STTR
funding

ECONOMIC IMPACT

$531M

annual economic impact
from research-based startups

$10.9 M

licensing revenue
FY 2021

$128M

annual economic impact
from jobs created

3 out of 4

startups located in Georgia

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