GRA BLOG
March 17, 2026
Streamlining the path to impact
GRA refreshes its Innovation & Entrepreneurship program
Last week the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) convened university innovation leaders from across the state to introduce the next evolution of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) program.
The updated program structure was introduced by Justin Burns, GRA’s chief innovation officer, during a gathering of university representatives and research innovation leaders at the University of Georgia Innovation District and Innovation Gateway.
Since its launch in 2003, the I&E program has helped university discoveries move from research labs toward products, companies and solutions that improve lives and strengthen Georgia’s innovation economy.
Over the past decade, the program has supported hundreds of translational research projects and helped launch new technology ventures across the state.
October 28, 2024
A future clinical researcher for Georgia
GRA Student Scholar Victory Ladipo
People who have multiple sclerosis often experience fatigue and reduced mobility. Measuring walking is part of MS care, but it can be extremely challenging to measure walking in everyday life.
So, a Shepherd Center research project is exploring new technology that can measure walking outside the clinic. They’re using “smart socks” equipped with sensors.
August 1, 2024
GRA Eminent Scholar named to lead Georgia’s Solve Sickle Cell Initiative
Global educator Solomon Fiifi Ofori-Acquah has established research centers in Ghana and the U.S.
ATLANTA—An accomplished researcher in genetics and sickle cell disease is returning to Georgia to lead a science and medical collaborative that aims to find new treatments and cures for the disease.
Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, PhD is currently director of two research enterprises, both of which he started: the West African Genetic Medicine Center in the University of Ghana and the Center for Translational and International Hematology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Upon arriving in Georgia in September, Ofori-Acquah will have a joint faculty appointment at Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) as the Calvin Smyre GRA Eminent Scholar Chair.
