Georgia Institute of Technology

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Georgia Institute of Technology/ Emory
University TIGER Marie Thursby, Carolyn
Davis marie.thursby_at_mgt.gatech.edu
carolyn.davis_at_mgt.gatech.edu http//tiger.gatech.
edu
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• Program Mission Statement
• Teach graduate students in science engineering,
  law, economics and business about innovation, and
  increase research on innovation in these areas
• Provide students an opportunity to work in
  multidisciplinary teams to develop
  commercialization strategies for cutting edge
  technology

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Program Audience Graduate students in
Engineering, Science, Business, Law, and
Economics Faculty Engineering, Science,
Economics, Business and Law Number of Courses
Offered 4
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• What is your most exciting activity?
• Learning about each of the early-stage
  technologies provided by the science and
  engineering Ph.D. students, and
• Determining intellectual property protection
• and market strategies for specific technology
  applications.

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What is the biggest challenge you
face? Teaching multidisciplinary teams
efficient and effective methods of team work
which enable each student to gain knowledge in
areas both inside and outside of his or her
developing expertise.
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What new initiatives have you planned? Beginning
this Fall, our 2nd year students have the
opportunity to gain hands-on experience by
working with VentureLab, a one-stop center for
technology commercialization for Georgia Tech
faculty.