Lōkahi Therapeutics announced the participation of the University of Georgia’s Student Industry Fellows Program in its ai² (actual intelligence) Futures Lab program for the Spring 2026 semester. Through this collaboration, University of Georgia students will engage in applied, real-world biotech and life sciences projects designed to bridge academic learning with industry execution.
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Taking Entrepreneurship from the Classroom to the Conference Stage
Brooke Richards still remembers every detail of the moment she stood in a Los Angeles conference room, waiting for her turn to pitch to King’s Hawaiian with her classmates in the Innovation District’s Industry Fellows Program.
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From Coast to Collagen: A Community-Driven Innovation
Dr. Peter Chiarelli and Dr. Kevin E. Mis-Solval didn’t set out with the intent to reinvent collagen, but rather to solve a problem. A shared curiosity about the potential of jellyfish eventually grew into a mission to create a cleaner, more sustainable collagen alternative. After years of research, experimentation and the right partnerships, that mission came to life: JellyCo, startup trailblazing collagen research.
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UGA’s Industry-Forward symposium strengthens industry-university collaboration
The University of Georgia’s Industry Forward program hosted its first symposium on Feb. 23, bringing together faculty, staff and industry partners at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel.
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From Lab to Market: UGA Startups Pitch to Investors
Some of the most promising startup companies sparked by University of Georgia research pitched their innovative ideas to a group of potential investors on Jan. 22 at the UGA Innovation District’s first Investors Day.



