2008, Georgia Institute of Technology Startup Activity at Georgia Tech Stephen Fleming Chief Commercialization Officer <fleming@gatech.edu>
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 2 Stephen Fleming 10+ years venture capital investment experience. General Partner, Alliance Technology Ventures. 18 investments as lead investor, 15 exits to date. BS, Physics, Ga. Tech (Highest Honors). 15 years operational experience at AT&T Bell Labs, Nortel, LICOM (venture-backed startup). Supervised startups developing first ADSL modem and one of the first cablemodems in early 1990s. Multiple advisory boards at Georgia Tech; endowed chair in telecomm; occasional instructor in MBA entrepreneurship program. Strong regional technology leader.
National Rankings U.S. News & World Report, America s Best Engineering Graduate Schools 2008 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2. Stanford University 3. University of California Berkeley 4. Georgia Institute of Technology 5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 6. California Institute of Technology (CalTech) 7. Carnegie Mellon University 8. University of Southern California (USC) 9. Cornell University tie University of Michigan Ann Arbor http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/eng/search 02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 3
National Rankings U.S. News & World Report, America s Best Engineering Graduate Schools 2008 Strength across the board! Aerospace #4 Biomedical #2 Chemical #13 Industrial #1 17 years! Civil #6 Materials #8 Computer #7 Mechanical #7 Electrical #6 Nuclear #9 Environmental #6 Petro/Mining not offered 02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 4
GT Research Distribution Nearing half a billion dollars for FY2008! Research Centers College of Computing Other College of Sciences College of Engineering GTRI 02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 5
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 6 Patent Ranking U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Calendar Year 2005 (last year available) # patents 1 390 University of California (system) 2 136 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 101 California Institute of Technology 4 90 Stanford University tie 90 University of Texas 5 77 University of Wisconsin 6 71 John Hopkins University tie 71 University of Michigan 7 64 University of Florida 8 57 Columbia University 9 43 Georgia Institute of Technology tie 43 University of Pennsylvania 10 41 Cornell University
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 41 7 Building an Ecosystem Nutrients Signs of Life Natural Selection Renewal Growth Incubation
Natural Selection Intellectual property protection (OTL) VentureLab Business plan Management Money SBIR Assistance GRA Phase I and II grants, Phase III loans GT Edison Fund Commercialization Services 02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 8
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 9 Intellectual Property Goals Reward the faculty for creation of valuable IP Support innovation Strengthen research programs Strengthen global reputation Attract top-quality faculty & students Fulfill tech-transfer obligations Add value to intellectual property Strengthen industry relationships Create successful entrepreneurs Strengthen local technology community
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 10 Income Distribution 100% 66% Georgia Tech Research Corp. 33% 0% First $2500 $2,500 Academic Unit(s) Inventor(s) $500K $1M+
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 11 IP Mgmt./Evaluation Screens Export Control Invention Disclosures Need more information / development Industrial Contracts Technology Analysis Technology Evaluation Dept. Chairs / Deans / GTRI $ Protect IP? Rights to Faculty? Initiate IP Prot. $ External $ Counsel Patent Application Responsibility GTRC Market Analysis Market Evaluation EI2 / CS Path?...continued
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 12 IP Business Development Standard Templates COI Review Georgia Research Alliance $ Startup / Spinout Path? Industrial License Consulting Rights to Faculty? Conflict of Interest Plan Business Plan VentureLab Tech. Marketing Marketing White Paper Rights to Faculty? Funding & CEO? Licensee? Rights to Faculty? Responsibility Term Sheet Negotiation Standard Templates GTRC EI2 / CS Compliance Review License Negotiation External Counsel...continued
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 13 IP Licensing/Compliance Startup / Spinout License Negotiation Industrial License Responsibility GTRC EI2 / CS Startup Formed License ATDC or EmTech Bio Incubator? Successful Startup Industrial Partner Royalty Collection Monitoring Compliance / Litigation Patent Maint. & Defense Equity Royalties & etc. Inventor(s) Portfolio LIquidation Distribution of Payments $ Academic Department(s) GTRC
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 14 IP Business Development Standard Templates COI Review Georgia Research Alliance $ Startup / Spinout Path? Industrial License Consulting Rights to Faculty? Conflict of Interest Plan Business Plan VentureLab Tech. Marketing Marketing White Paper Rights to Faculty? Funding & CEO? Licensee? Rights to Faculty? Responsibility Term Sheet Negotiation Standard Templates GTRC EI2 / CS Compliance Review License Negotiation External Counsel...continued
VentureLab Founded September 2001 Now a model for other universities Part of Enterprise Innovation Institute Reports up through Office of the Provost Faculty-focused process Risk identification and mitigation Venture-backable innovations Goal: Successful startup companies based on Georgia Tech research 02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 15
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 16 VentureLab Market Milestones Meetings Management Money
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 16 VentureLab Market Milestones Meetings Management Money
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 17 VentureLab Projects (current) http:// www.gtventurelab.com
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 18 VentureLab Graduates Jan 2008
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 19 Building an Ecosystem Nutrients Signs of Life Natural Selection Renewal Growth Incubation
02/14/2008 Startup Activity at Georgia Tech 20 For Further Information Stephen Fleming Chief Commercialization Officer Georgia Institute of Technology <fleming@gatech.edu> <http://innovate.gatech.edu/commercial/> <http://academicvc.blogspot.com> (404) 385-2360 Download this file at <http://www.gtventurelab.com>