Wednesday, April 23
SVS continues at full speed with the final innovations that will change the world in which we live, work, and play. Have coffee with the leading university executives who are changing the paradigm of how technologies are commercialized from university and national labs. They’ll be joined by one of the southeast’s most active venture capital investors, who knows a thing or two about the wisdom of backing university spinouts.
Tuesday, April 22
SVS goes full-throttle, with the first round of startups representing the best innovations from the region’s leading universities and national lab. Choose a sector – life sciences or physical sciences – or bounce around between sessions.&nbs
Monday, April 21
The southeast region’s leading research universities and federal laboratories invite you to explore new possibilities at this showcase of groundbreaking, disruptive startups.
Auburn University
Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, and a global leader in teaching, research, and innovation. Founded in 1873, the university brings together 11 schools and colleges offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs across disciplines including engineering, business, medicine, law, and the liberal arts.
Emory University
We are change agents, risk takers, and audacious doers. From our beginnings in Oxford, Georgia, in 1836 to our present as an academic and research powerhouse, Emory has a history of doing things differently.
Duke
Mission Statement
"James B. Duke's founding Indenture of Duke University directed the members of the University to 'provide real leadership in the educational world' by choosing individuals of 'outstanding character, ability, and vision' to serve as its officers, trustees and faculty; by carefully selecting students of 'character, determination and application;' and by pursuing those areas of teaching and scholarship that would 'most help to develop our resources, increase our wisdom, and promote human happiness.'
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The nation’s first public university is at the heart of what’s next, preparing a diverse student body to become creators, explorers, innovators and leaders in North Carolina and throughout the world.
Carolina’s nationally recognized, innovative teaching, campus-wide spirit of inquiry and dedication to public service continue the legacy that began in 1795 when the University first opened its doors to students.
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's top public research universities with nearly 50,000 students who study in person at the main campus in Atlanta, at Georgia Tech-Europe in France, at Georgia Tech-Shenzhen in China, as well as through distance and online learning.
