{"196831":{"#nid":"196831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Industry Agreements Streamline Contracting Process","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, investing in research is a top priority. As part of that commitment, the Office of Industry Engagement \u2014 part of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) \u2014 has developed four contract mechanisms that enable industry to engage with Georgia Tech researchers at all stages of R\u0026amp;D.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKnown as the \u0022industry contract continuum,\u0022 these agreements were crafted to streamline the contracting process and provide straightforward intellectual property terms for companies engaging in collaborative research.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe four contracting mechanisms are:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBasic Research\u003C\/strong\u003E: Explore fundamental challenges in a technical area\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApplied Research\u003C\/strong\u003E: Identify solutions to real-world challenges\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDemonstration\u003C\/strong\u003E: Improve an existing technology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESpecialized Testing\u003C\/strong\u003E: Test new and existing products\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembers of GTRC are available for town hall meetings with interested faculty to discuss the issues related to intellectual property, patenting, contracting, and non-disclosure agreements. To arrange for such a meeting, contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jilda.garton@gtrc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJilda Garton\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kevin.wozniak@gtrc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKevin Wozniak\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Industry Engagement \u2014 part of the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) \u2014 has developed four contract mechanisms that enable industry to engage with Georgia Tech researchers at all stages of R\u0026amp;D.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27262","created_gmt":"2013-03-04 17:42:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:44","author":"Fletcher Moore","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/industry.gatech.edu\/contract-continuum-researchers","title":"Contract Continuum"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtrc.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Research Corporation"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"23081","name":"gtrc"},{"id":"4225","name":"non-disclosure"},{"id":"60151","name":"office of industry engagement"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kirk.englehardt@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKirk Englehardt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6015\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}