While the UGA Innovation District is powered by its people, we do operate in a few key locations across North Campus and around the university.
Studio 225 is the home of UGA’s booming Student Center for Entrepreneurship.
Opened in the spring of 2019 in a renovated warehouse on West Broad Street, Studio 225 connects students of all majors to entrepreneurship programs, spaces, funding, and mentors. Studio 225 houses programs and events such as:
Terrell Hall is home to Innovation Gateway, which provides support and resources to help UGA faculty move their inventions into the marketplace.
Innovation Gateway helps faculty members with:
The Delta Innovation Hub houses UGA’s faculty startup program.
Opened in January of 2021, the Hub provides a creative space at the heart of North Campus and downtown Athens, where faculty, students, community members, and industry partners can collaborate and innovate on commercial projects. The Delta Innovation Hub hosts a wide variety of programs and services for startups, including:
382 E. Broad Street houses the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), which provides tools, training, and resources to help Georgia’s small businesses grow and succeed.
The SBDC offers a wide variety of services, providing support on topics such as:
New College houses UGA’s Student Industry Fellows Program.
Supported by The Delta Air Lines Foundation, the Student Industry Fellows Program (SIFP) cultivates innovation competencies among UGA graduate and undergraduate students and fosters mutually beneficial industry partnerships. A signature program within UGA’s Innovation District, the SIFP is part of a unique ecosystem of talent, creativity and infrastructure that brings students from a range of disciplines together to solve emergent and pressing challenges through unique, cross-disciplinary courses and experiences.
1 Press Place houses the Office of Business Engagement, industry’s front door to UGA talent and resources.
Between our accomplished alumni, renowned faculty, groundbreaking research and high-caliber students, businesses have plenty of reasons to want to partner with UGA, and the Office of Business Engagement helps make that happen. OBE helps businesses to achieve their goals for research and development, talent recruitment, and philanthropic giving.
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.
Join us for one of the many events held at the Innovation District. Make connections and grow your network.
Join us for one of the many events held at the Innovation District. Make connections and grow your network.
The Innovation District is a comprehensive ecosystem of people, programs, and places working together to foster entrepreneurship and the commercialization of ideas at UGA.
