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*'''The Georgia Tech Fund for Innovation in Research and Education (GT FIRE)''' — A program that facilitates planning for large extramural proposals — those of strategic value to the Institute that have more than $500,000 in direct costs per year—and provides support for feasibility studies of transformative ideas in research and/or education. This past spring, faculty submitted 42 transformative proposals, from which three research-related ideas and four education-related ideas were selected for funding.
*'''I Corps '''- The [http://venturelab.gatech.edu/nsf-innovation-corps <b>Innovation Corps (I-Corps)</b>] teaches National Science Foundation (NSF) grantees to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from academic research and offers entrepreneurship training to student participants. I-Corps is a public-private partnership that prepares students to extend your focus beyond the laboratory by broadening the impact of select, NSF-funded basic-research projects. The primary goal of I-Corps is to foster entrepreneurship that will lead to the commercialization of technology that has been supported by NSF-funded research.
*'''Humanitarian Design and Engineering Studio''' - [http://www.catea.gatech.edu/rearlab.php The Rehabilitation Engineering and Applied Research (REAR) Lab] undertakes applied research and device development targeting the increased heath and function of persons with disabilities. Specific areas of interest include: wheeled mobility and seating, pressure ulcer prevention and treatment; design of diagnostic tissue interrogation devices; design of assistive technology.
*'''Enterprise Innovation Institute - '''Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech’s chief business outreach and economic development organization. The core mission is to help business, industry, entrepreneurs, and economic developers across Georgia grow and remain competitive.