Many consider Atlanta, Georgia to be the business center of the South. In addition to being a business capital, Atlanta continues to grow as an epicenter for research and development of medical devices, health information technology, and bioscience. Emergence, a non-profit medical accelerator, is working to provide the resources needed to keep those innovations and the resulting companies in Georgia.
Georgia’s first business accelerator for biomedical technologies, Emergence wants to help bridge the gap between innovative health technologies and the skills needed to take them to market. Startup companies often leave an area due to a lack of resources. Emergence hopes to prevent this occurrence in the Atlanta-metro area. By partnering with local stakeholders, including corporations, universities, foundations, and business services, they are providing the tools necessary including education, mentoring, and capital for new MedTech or Health IT companies to thrive and create jobs in the area. Current program sponsors include Jackson Healthcare, McKesson, and Silicon Valley Bank.
Emergence accepts applications from entrepreneurs located anywhere in the Southeast and willing to come to Atlanta for a twelve-week bootcamp. The 12-week program addresses key topics for startups, including Product and Market, Business Formation and Development, Raising Capital, and Professional Services. The accelerator is also seeking partners and program sponsors. The first cohort begins in Spring 2015
For more information on Emergence Georgia Medical Accelerator, check out the website here.