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6/12/2008  2008 CapVenture Program to Equip CEOs with Funding Strategy and Preparation
The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), in partnership with the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), has begun accepting applications for this year’s CapVenture Program. Now in it its second year, CapVenture is a unique program that educates and equips CEOs and executives of...

4/16/2008  Annual Entrepreneurs Showcase to be held on May 15
On May 15, ATDC will host one of the premier technology events of the Southeast, its Annual Entrepreneurs Showcase. Building on the launch of its highly successful blog, PeachSeedz, this year’s event theme is “Seeds for Success.” The premier event is expected to attract 500 entrepreneurs,...

4/12/2008  SoloHealth: New ATDC Company Addresses Gap in Eye Care Market
Because of risk factors such as race, age and family history, nearly 30 million Americans were at high risk for vision loss last year, but did not have their eyes examined by an eye care professional. Bart Foster, CEO of new ATDC member company SoloHealth, wants to change that statistic. “On...

3/26/2008  WorthPoint Continues Rapid Growth
Worthpoint, an online community for collectibles, is growing strongly after the company's move to Atlanta. Worthpoint's website is growing at 15 percent a week which "speaks to the need for the product," says Worthpoint founder and CEO Will Seippel.

2/20/2008  Former Weather Channel CEO Joins ATDC and VentureLab
In the early 1980s, Mike Eckert was recruited to join a team to manage sales and marketing for a startup analog-based cable television network that featured weather programming. He eventually became president and CEO of the Weather Channel, and grew the business from being just an analog cable...

1/23/2008  New Entrepreneur-in-Residence Brings Channel Building Expertise to ATDC
Sterling Wharton, the newest entrepreneur-in-residence at Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), compares successful entrepreneurial teams to draft horses, animals made famous by Budweiser advertisements. “Draft horses by themselves can pull hundreds of pounds, but if you...

1/17/2008  Suniva: Solar 2.0 Company Launches with Innovative Technology
Suniva, the newest member company in Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), has actually been in the making for more than 30 years. The company, which will design, manufacture and market advanced solar energy cells, is the brainchild of Ajeet Rohatgi, director of the...

1/4/2008  Innovolt: The Next Generation of Power Protection
To date, Americans have bought more than $2 billion worth of surge protectors, a commonly available consumer product designed to protect electronic devices from voltage spikes. But state-of-the-art research done by Deepak Divan – co-founder and chief innovation officer of Innovolt, Inc, a new...

12/17/2007  New Commercialization Manager Joins the SBIR Assistance Program for the State of Georgia
Kyle Snyder has been appointed commercialization manager of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Assistance Program for the State of Georgia, a Georgia Tech program designed to help businesses access the more than $2.2 billion in federal research awards given to small companies to develop...

11/8/2007  Georgia Tech Partners with Atlanta Urban League and Network of Business Angels and Investors to Host Minority Business Enterprise Investor Event
As part of an initiative to launch a network of investors focusing on minority-owned businesses, the Georgia Minority Business Enterprise Center (GMBEC) at Georgia Tech, the Atlanta Urban League and the Network of Business Angels and Investors (NBAI) will host an event for Minority Business...