Helping Innovators reach their full potential
Our goal is to connect the right people, places, and programs to bring ideas to life while training tomorrow’s entrepreneurs to be skilled, experienced, and versatile problem solvers.
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Our goal is to connect the right people, places, and programs to bring ideas to life while training tomorrow’s entrepreneurs to be skilled, experienced, and versatile problem solvers.
Our goal is to connect the right people, places, and programs to bring ideas to life while training tomorrow’s entrepreneurs to be skilled, experienced, and versatile problem solvers.
The Innovation District has six core functions providing different services to different groups, but it also connects innovation nodes all over campus and beyond. This includes experts, equipment, incubators, and innovation hubs that provide support at every stage of the business cycle and with global reach to ensure members of the UGA community have the best chance of success in commercialization.
The Innovation District has six core functions providing different services to different groups, but it also connects innovation nodes all over campus and beyond. This includes experts, equipment, incubators, and innovation hubs that provide support at every stage of the business cycle and with global reach to ensure members of the UGA community have the best chance of success in commercialization.
UGA has a history of startup success, with over 200 companies launched and 1200 products brought to market, in many different industries, all around the world.
UGA has a history of startup success, with over 200 companies launched and 1200 products brought to market, in many different industries, all around the world.
Our goal is to connect the right people, places, and programs to bring ideas to life while training tomorrow’s entrepreneurs to be skilled, experienced, and versatile problem solvers.
From getting started to growing your startup, here are some tips, tricks, and everything in between.
Georgia has always been a place where agricultural innovation finds a home. From cotton and peanuts to peaches and poultry, Georgia’s agricultural operations have shaped the economy, the culture and the identity of our state. And at the University of Georgia, things have been no different – as a leader in innovation, UGA is always looking for opportunities to propel industries forward into the future.
Keeping the goal of connecting the right people, places and programs to bring ideas to life in mind, core functions and key partners of the Innovation District gathered at the Delta Innovation Hub on Mon., Sept. 8 for Night at the Hub, an event held for the university community to learn more about the work core functions are doing to foster innovation.
Faculty Spotlight, Latest News
Brian Bauer’s path to innovation has been anything but linear. He began his undergrad studies focusing on philosophy and preparing for law school. Before enrolling in his law classes, however, he pivoted and instead entered a master’s program in counseling, where he discovered his love for research.
Learn, compete, and connect at one of our Innovation District events.
11.17.2025
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The UGA Health & Wellness Pitch Competition supports University of Georgia student entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in health, wellness, and
11.18.2025
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All Day
Enter Demo Day, a drop-in event for students and faculty who want to see what the New Media Institute is all about.
The Innovation District is a comprehensive ecosystem of people, programs, and places working together to foster entrepreneurship and the commercialization of ideas at UGA.