Facilities:
GMCA administrative office is located in downtown Augusta, at 973 Broad Street
and it occupies 2,055SF (Area A). Augusta BioBusiness Center is located in
the same location and currently occupies 7,177SF and is planed to be four
sections. Area B is 2,698SF wet laboratory suite with two offices. Area C
consists of three dry laboratories, four office spaces, a conference room
and six cubicles in 4,151SF. Common Area contains a kitchen, a conference
room and a small lounge with a library. Additionally, at 971 Broad Street,
ABBC oversees a 7,420SF wet lab suite with six offices. Combined total area
for GMCA and ABBC consist of 16,743SF fully furnished and equipped wet lab,
dry lab and offices.
• Area A (2,055SF): -- GMCA offices, Mail/Copy room
• Area B (2,698SF): -- Wet Lab Suite
• Area C (4,151SF): -- Dry labs, Offices, Cubicles, Conference room
• Area D (7,420SF): -- Wet lab and offices
Services:
ABBC provides a variety of services for a new
start-up company. All of these services are designed
to provide small companies with operational support,
technical know-how and fully equipped facilities
to free up time for the entrepreneur to concentrate
on developing
the new company. In most cases, GMCA is able to provide
company specific facilities and equipment through
state and local funding sources.
ABBC provides:
• Turn-key facilities for the
entrepreneurs complete with scientific laboratory equipment,
office furniture,
mail room, conference room and internet and VOIP phone
services.
• ABBC has established an agreement with MCG LSBDC to exchange
scientific equipment.
• Access to network of area professionals and consultants.
• Area vendors group discounts for most services.
• Technology Transfer support.
• Business plan and market review.
• Pre-incubation assistance in business ideation.
• Discounts through Preferred Providers program.
• Access to Medical College of Georgia core labs.
• Educational seminars and training.
• CEO round table discussions to learn from successful area
business leaders.
• Access to area small investors and volunteer advisors.
• Mentoring program from area professionals and business
leaders.
• Basic product marketability review.
ABBC seeks to attract medical device, bioinformatics,
medical software, tele-medicine, and biotech companies.
ABBC assists post-incubator companies
as well as new start-ups. Companies that have increasing
revenue, but are not yet
ready to acquire their own facilities are potential licensees.
These companies will further be assisted by GMCA by issuing
bonds to aid in the acquisition or development of new R&D
or manufacturing facilities
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