Keep your startup options open.
This Startup Cycle highlights the stages of innovation development and pathways to commercialization. Steps you take early in the research process can impact your ability to find funding, collaborate with partners, or launch a startup.
Click on a stage to see the important considerations and Georgia Tech’s many resources to help entrepreneurial faculty and students form startups to commercialize the university’s intellectual property (IP).
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Basic Research
As potential paths for further exploration become clear:
- Is there IP to protect?
- Where can I get more research funding?
Targeted Research
As you focus on developing an innovation:
- Does it address a market need?
- What are the commercialization options?
- Is a startup the best way to go?
Commercialization and Startups
Prepare to manage conflicts of interest, develop licensing terms, and more:
- What role can I play in a startup?
- What rules and laws do I need to follow?
- How do I establish a startup?
- What funding, facilities, and resources exist?
Translational Research
Specialized testing and development may be needed to get to market:
- Where can I find translational funding?
- What are the key issues to consider?
Georgia Tech has many resources to help you. Explore these pages to learn more.