{"133521":{"#nid":"133521","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech Form a $20 Million Alliance  to Advance Technological Solutions in Pediatric Health","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChildren\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced a $20 million joint investment, strengthening their research commitment to developing technological solutions for improving children\u2019s health. The expanded collaboration combines the proficiencies of both organizations with a common vision \u2013 to become the global leader in pediatric technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhat brings us together is changing the lives of the kids. The children of Georgia and throughout the country deserve the best care we can provide,\u201d said Children\u2019s President and CEO Donna Hyland. \u201cAt Children\u2019s, our mission is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We can do so much more with a strong partnership with Georgia Tech. Our $20 million alliance makes it clear just how committed both parties are to helping kids and provides an extraordinary opportunity for others who care about kids to join us.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth organizations will operate under guiding principles that include enhancing societal and economic impact by transforming pediatrics, strengthening collaborative partnerships and creating opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis initiative also builds on our existing partnerships with other medical education leaders in the state and represents another example of how we are strategically fostering alliances that will help improve the human condition,\u201d said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u201cBud\u201d Peterson. \u201cNot only will this collaboration improve the lives of children, it will also create new technologies that will lead to new products, new companies and more jobs for Georgia.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe enhanced alliance will support current researchers and recruit new researchers who will conduct fundamental and translational research. The problem-solving partnership will be guided by a joint Children\u2019s-Georgia Tech strategic plan designed to define a balanced portfolio of work with near-term impact and \u201cgame changing\u201d focus.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech researchers will work in close collaboration with Children\u2019s clinicians to develop the best possible technologies for advancing children\u2019s health and delivering pediatric services in leading-edge research areas from nanomedicine and regenerative medicine to innovative approaches for health care delivery.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe alliance is being initiated by a $10 million investment from Children\u2019s, which will be matched by planned investment from Georgia Tech, culminating in a $20 million commitment to research focusing on pediatric technology and fundamental and translational research. The enhanced collaboration will include participation by existing Children\u2019s research centers and faculty and researchers from academic and research units throughout Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince 2007, Georgia Tech and Children\u2019s have collaborated on more than 130 pediatric research projects. These efforts will continue to take place at both Georgia Tech and Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta research facilities.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChildren\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology have announced a $20 million joint investment, strengthening their research commitment to developing technological solutions for improving children\u2019s health. The expanded collaboration combines the proficiencies of both organizations with a common vision \u2013 to become the global leader in pediatric technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The expanded collaboration combines the proficiencies of both organizations with a common vision \u2013 to become the global leader in pediatric technologies."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2012-06-01 16:14:29","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:22","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"133811":{"id":"133811","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech and Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Alliance","body":null,"created":"1449178671","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:51","changed":"1475894763","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:03","alt":"Georgia Tech and Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Alliance","file":{"fid":"194748","name":"gtchildrens1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtchildrens1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtchildrens1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1832861,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gtchildrens1_0.jpg?itok=r1YguGXy"}},"133831":{"id":"133831","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech and Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Alliance","body":null,"created":"1449178671","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:51","changed":"1475894763","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:03","alt":"Georgia Tech and Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta Alliance","file":{"fid":"194749","name":"gtchildrens2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtchildrens2_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gtchildrens2_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2032578,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gtchildrens2_0.jpg?itok=MkcAHzBm"}}},"media_ids":["133811","133831"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.choa.org\/","title":"Children\\\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35041","name":"$20M investment"},{"id":"35031","name":"Alliance"},{"id":"9721","name":"Children\u0027s Healthcare of Atlanta"},{"id":"35061","name":"Donna Hyland"},{"id":"3399","name":"G.P. 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