Quick Wins

• A funding program to provide rapid solutions for unmet clinical and business needs.
• Applied research rather than basic science.
• Research that is typically not funded by NIH or NSF.
• Designed to create a solution for a clinically-driven or business need in 18 months or less (though the time frame is variable depending on your preferences).

The breadth of engineering and scientific resources across Georgia Tech are available for all projects to ensure the correct solution is reached. Each QW has a subject matter expert (clinician, administrator, etc.) and an engineer/scientist on the team working together to create the solution.  

Any IP generated is shared between the organizations based on the creators’ contributions. Since both organizations are represented in the solution, often IP is shared. An IP agreement between the organizations will be put in place before the program is initiated.

There are three ways for the Quick Wins program to work.

1. The projects are vetted by a team from both Georgia Tech and the sponsoring institution. Dedicated funding from the sponsoring institution will reside at Georgia Tech for an expedited process. Once an agreement is in place, and funding mechanism determined, the program is promoted internally by both organizations. Applications are reviewed monthly by an interdisciplinary, diverse team of representatives from the two organizations – engineers, operational staff, and clinicians, etc. The team vets the ideas to ensure alignment with organizational and strategic goals, and for viability of other criteria (timeline, commercialization if applicable, interoperability, etc.).
2. The projects are vetted by the sponsoring institution and agreed upon by both institutions. Similar to the above, the program will have dedicated funding from the sponsoring institution at Georgia Tech to expedite the process, but the project will not begin until the sponsoring organization has vetted and approved the project.
3. The final option is for the sponsoring institution to engage Georgia Tech on a project-by-project basis as sponsored research; dedicated funding from the sponsoring institution will not reside at Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech and the sponsoring institution will have joint agreements in place to facilitate interaction. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are available if necessary or desired. Reporting requirements will be jointly agreed upon and included in the contract.

Georgia Tech will have a dedicated team to support the relationship. This team will facilitate finding the best members to solve the problem and operationalize the partnership.