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Notable Institutions
Life science organizations ranging from the nationally recognized Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) and American Cancer Society to the Yerkes Primate Center.
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Academic Institutions
Universities, research institutions and technology transfer offices.
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AeA (Formerly the American Electronics Association)
A non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry; lobbies all levels of government, provides access to capital and business opportunities, and offers business services and networking programs.
Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)
ATDC at Georgia Tech is a nationally recognized science and technology incubator. Companies associated with the ATDC have raised more than $1 billion in venture capital since 1999.
Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals (ASAP)
This leading global professional association is dedicated to alliance formation and practice. The group focuses on addressing the difficult issues that impact alliances.
Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association (AiMA)
AiMA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to innovation in interactive marketing among brand marketers, publishers and agencies through educational and networking events.
Atlanta Telecom Professionals (ATP)
ATP is a non-profit organization created for telecom, cable, and Internet professionals in Atlanta and the Southeast.
Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology (GCATT)
GCATT is an initiative for creating real and virtual clusters in advanced telecommunications for the latest technologies and applications in networking, content processing, and system solutions.
Georgia Centers of Innovation
Provides access to university-level research and development, industry-specific incubator space, training, business management services, and matching research grant funds.
Georgia Electronic Design Center
GEDC supports world-class research that fosters the development of new communications technology in wireless/RF, wired/copper and fiber channel applications. GEDC collaborates with 45+ member companies and federal agency partners and conducts approximately $12 million in research annually.
Georgia Game Developers Association (GGDA)
GGDA is a non-profit trade association of professionals in the video and electronic game manufacturing industry which provides oversight of government and academic involvement, identification of available resources, and the creation and application of best practices and certifications.
Georgia Innovation - Technology Office
The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDED) includes the Innovation and Technology Office (ITO) which provides access to corporate, academic and public resources to accelerate the transformation of ideas into profitable businesses.
Georgia Production Partnership (GPP)
GPP is a non-profit coalition of companies and individuals who are active in the state's film, video, music, and interactive game industries.
Georgia Research Alliance
A public/private organization which has invested more than $350 million since 1993 to recruit eminent scholars to Georgia institutions.
Georgia Technology Authority (GTA)
GTA seeks to ensure that the state's IT infrastructure is stable, secure and well-governed, and provides Georgians with the services they need.
Gwinnett Technology Forum
GTF provides networking for representatives of technology companies as well as opportunities to interact and stay abreast of technology issues that impact their businesses.
Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP)
Georgia's Intellectual Capital Partnership Program is the economic development program of the University System of Georgia, helping connect the intellectual resources of Georgia's 35 public colleges and universities to the state's business community.
MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta
The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta serves as the crossroads of technology and entrepreneurship, providing educational and networking opportunities.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce which promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology that enhance economic security and improve quality of life.
Project Management Institute (PMI)
A leading non-profit project management professional association, PMI establishes project management standards and provides seminars, educational programs, and professional certification.
Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
TAG supports its members by generating opportunities for professional and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG acts as a primary catalyst to foster a rich growth environment for technology development in Georgia.
TechLink
TechLink helps the Department of Defense labs partner with private companies for technology licensing, transfer, and research and development.
VentureLab: Georgia Research Alliance
VentureLab helps early-stage businesses advance into traditional technology business incubators.
Wireless Technology Forum (WTF)
WTF is focused on the needs of wireless and mobile technology products and services providers, providing a venue for communications, networking, and education.
Women in Technology
WIT began as a venue for women working in the technology industry to network with one another and has since grown into a premier networking setting for both men and women in the technology industry.
Agnes Scott College
Since 1889, Agnes Scott has inspired students to discover new opportunities, challenges and strengths through a liberal arts education in a setting dedicated to women. The college was ranked among the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the south and the #1 women's college in Georgia and the entire southeast by U.S. News & World Report in 2007.
Clark Atlanta University
Clark Atlanta University (CAU), formed in 1988, is a result of the consolidation of two independent historically black institutions - Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869). The University, largest of the 39-member UNCF colleges, is a United Methodist Church-affiliated, comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational, residential institution of higher learning with a predominantly African-American heritage.
Clayton State University
Clayton State University offers four master's degree programs and over 30 baccalaureate degree programs to its 6,000 enrolled students. The University was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2008 as having the most diverse student population among comprehensive baccalaureate-level colleges and universities in the southern U.S.
Emory University
Emory is home to nine major academic divisions, numerous centers for advanced study, and a host of prestigious affiliated institutions. Emory's internationally known medical school has $312 million in funded health science research and is ranked in the top 20 grant recipients from the National Institute of Health.
Office of Technology Transfer
Emory University is currently ranked 1st among U.S. universities in commercial licensing revenues. The Office of Technology is charged with protecting and transferring the intellectual property of Emory.
Georgia Gwinnett College
Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia Gwinnett College is the first new four-year public college created in the Georgia in more than 100 years and the first in the nation in the 21st century.
Georgia Institute of Technology
One of the nation's top research universities, Georgia Tech's campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of Atlanta, where more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a focused, technologically based education. Georgia Tech is consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's top 10 public universities in the U.S.
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
The Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute helps companies, entrepreneurs, economic developers and communities improve their competitiveness through the application of science, technology and innovation.
Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
GTRI is the non-profit applied research arm of Georgia Tech, with approximately 1,200 employees performing or supporting over $100 million in research yearly for more than 200 clients in industry and government.
Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College is among the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan two-year colleges. With more than 21,000 students, GPC is the third-largest institution in the University System of Georgia. The affordable college has five campuses located around Atlanta.
Georgia State University (GSU)
Located in downtown Atlanta, this research university has an enrollment of more than 27,000 undergraduate and graduate students in six colleges and is the second largest university in the state.
Georgia State Technology and Commercialization Development Program
This program encourages and assists in the development and protection of intellectual property developed by Georgia State University faculty, staff and students.
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw State University, the third-largest university in the University System of Georgia, is a comprehensive university with expanding undergraduate and graduate programs in Kennesaw, one of metropolitan Atlanta's burgeoning northwest suburban communities.
Mercer University
Founded in 1833, Mercer University enrolls more than 8,000 students in 11 schools and colleges on major campuses in Atlanta, Macon and Savannah.
Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University provides a superior education in the liberal arts and sciences and selected professional disciplines in a coeducational, largely residential, small-college environment within a dynamic urban setting.
Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU)
Founded in 1948, Southern Polytechnic State University is a residential, co-educational member of the very progressive University System of Georgia. With approximately 4,000 students averaging 25-30 in each classroom, SPSU offers a dedicated and focused balance of studies in science, lab and liberal arts at both the bachelor and graduate-degree levels.
Spelman College
Spelman College is a private, independent, liberal arts, historically black college for women, founded in 1881. The college ranked among the top 75 Best Liberal Arts Colleges according to the U.S. News & World Report, 2007 edition. Washington Monthly ranks Spelman #1 for Social Mobility and Black Enterprise ranks Spelman # 5 on its list of best colleges for African Americans.
University of Georgia
Founded in 1785 as America's first chartered state university, UGA is the state's largest and most comprehensive higher education institution, with more than 33,000 students and a major focus on life science research and development. Its 15 schools and colleges include veterinary and agriculture schools and emerging environmental and biological science departments.
Technology Commercialization Office
The Technology Commercialization Office facilitates the transfer of technology from UGA to commercial enterprises. Since 1974, more than 85 companies have been established by technologies transferred from UGA, the majority of which are bioscience.
Technical Colleges
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) oversees the state's 33 technical colleges, adult literacy programs, and a host of economic and workforce development programs. Technical colleges in the metro Atlanta area include:
Athens Technical College
Atlanta Technical College
Chattahoochee Technical College
DeKalb Technical College
Gwinnett Technical College
Lanier Technical College
North Metro Technical College
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