
FROM INNOVATION TO IMPACT
Panther Innovations (PI) at Georgia State University works to ensure that great ideas find their way out of the lab and into the hands of the people who need them. It plays a critical role in developing and protecting the intellectual property of the Georgia State research community. The office makes new discoveries available to business, industry and trade partners, driving economic growth and providing an opportunity for the public to benefit from research breakthroughs.
165 Total active technologies based on Georgia State research
14 Startups led by Georgia State University faculty
205 Patents issued to Georgia State University researchers
Information for Researchers
Our office provides the resources and expertise to guide your innovation into the marketplace.
Information for Industry
We partner with entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors to facilitate the commercialization of our scientists’ discoveries.
Research Commercialization News
Using Physics to Diagnose Disease
Georgia State Regents’ Professor of Physics Unil Perera is working at the forefront of disease diagnostics using infrared light.
Georgia State University Honors Inventors, Innovators
The recognition highlights the university's commitment to supporting the creativity that drives innovation and economic progress.
Regents’ Professor Jenny J. Yang Represents Georgia State at World Business Angel Investment Forum
During the event, she was honored with the prestigious Disruptive Innovation Award, which recognizes the fastest-growing brands and acknowledges the founders, angel investors, crowd funders and early stage venture capital investors behind them.
Georgia State strives to be a leader in cross-disciplinary research with life-changing impact.

Meet the Team
Joanne Mitchell, Ph.D.
Director, Panther Innovations (PI)
Kenneth Franklin, J.D., M.B.A.
Senior Licensing Associate, Panther Innovations (PI)
Pai Liu, Ph.D.
Licensing Associate, Panther Innovations (PI)
Gwen Spratt, J.D.
Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs
Cheryl Costen Hibbler
Operations Specialist, Panther Innovations (PI)
Contact Us:
58 Edgewood Avenue, 3rd Floor
Atlanta, GA 30302
(404) 413-3558