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Published on 03/01/18

CAES wins two of five Georgia Bio Awards presented to UGA

By Allyson Mann

Two of five Georgia Bio Awards presented last month to University of Georgia faculty were programs either in or affiliated with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES).

The association for Georgia’s life sciences industry, Georgia Bio members include pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies; medical centers; universities and research institutes; government groups; and other business organizations involved in the development of life sciences-related products and services.

ArunA Biomedical, a biotechnology company that grew out of research by UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) faculty, received an Innovation Award.

CAES professor Stephen Stice accepted the award for ArunA Biomedical, a biotechnology company he founded. ArunA Biomedical are experts in the design and scaling of a new class of cell-free biologic therapeutics and neural-specific drug delivery systems to treat central nervous system injury and neurodegenerative disorders. The Innovation Award honors those who are forging new ground by thinking outside traditional paradigms to create unique technology.

One of two Deals of the Year awards was presented to the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT), which received a $20 million grant. Stice, director of the Regenerative Bioscience Center, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor in the CAES is the UGA lead for CMaT.

CMaT is a federally funded consortium based at the Georgia Institute of Technology and designed to lower the cost and improve the reliability and safety of advanced cell therapies for chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.

“Improving human health and welfare is a vitally important part of UGA’s land-grant mission in the 21st century, and we have worked hard to expand our capabilities in this regard,” said UGA Vice President for Research David Lee. “It is gratifying to receive these awards from Georgia Bio, as they testify to the impact of our programs and the success of the faculty responsible for them.”

Authors:
Allyson Mann
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Steve Stice
Steven Stice serves as director of the University of Georgia Regenerative Bioscience Center, as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and as the UGA lead for the National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT).
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