• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

SparkIP Selected As Top 10 Recipient in Technology Association of Georgia Top 40 Award

Posted on: Wednesday, 27 February 2008, 09:01 CST

SparkIP has been selected as one of the top 10 recipient in the Top 40 Innovative Technology companies in Georgia by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state's leading technology organization.

Since the company launch in October 2007, SparkIP has nearly doubled the number of intellectual property listings on the site as well as increased the number of universities and research institution partners, making SparkIP the world's largest public marketplace for IP. SparkIP's data is self-categorizing and self-naming contextualized information that provides a virtual snapshot of the innovation universe. The site offers research tools, an IP marketplace for new technologies and a community where users and organizations can find each other and identify collaborative opportunities.

TAG annually picks 40 of the most innovative technology companies in the state, and then pares that down to a list of "Sweet 16" semifinalists and finally the Top 10. The TAG Top 40 winners were chosen based on a number of criteria, including: degree of innovation; scope and financial impact of innovation; likelihood of success; and promotion of Georgia's innovative efforts nationally and internationally. Companies selected to be in the Top 40 will also participate in a showcase exhibit at the Georgia Technology Summit, attracting some 800 of the state's technology leaders.

"Our congratulations to SparkIP for making this year's Top 40 list," said Tino Mantella, president of TAG. "Nearly 150 companies applied this year, the highest in the history of the Top 40 program."

"We are excited to have been selected as a TAG Top 10 winner," says Ed Trimble, CEO of SparkIP. "It is rewarding to be honored for making a significant impact on the technology community after only being in the marketplace for four months. SparkIP is proud to be a part of the innovative and creative thought-leadership taking place in the local community."

About TAG

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support its members by generating opportunities for personal, professional and business growth. By forging strategic alliances, TAG serves as a primary catalyst to foster a rich environment for economic development in Georgia's technology community.

Founded in 1999 through the merger of the Business & Technology Alliance (B&TA), the Southeastern Software Association (SSA) and Women in Technology (WIT), TAG is one of the largest state technology associations in the nation. TAG is made up of 4,000 members representing technology leaders from over 1500 Georgia-based companies, affiliated technology and business organizations. For more information on the Summit visit www.tagonline.org, email info@tagonline.org or call (404) 817-3333.

About SparkIP

SparkIP is the leading online intellectual property network with more than 3.5 million patents and 5,700 actively managed licensable technologies, all represented within a visual innovation landscape of more than 40,000 SparkClustersTM. The site offers research tools, an IP marketplace for new technologies and a community where users and organizations can find each other and identify collaborative opportunities. The private, Atlanta-based company was founded in October 2007 by engineering leaders Kristina M. Johnson, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins, Rob Clark, Dean of Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, and Tim Lenoir, Kimberly Jenkins Chair in New Technology and Society at Duke University. The SparkIP team is led by Ed Trimble, former founder and CEO of EzGov, Inc. For more information on SparkIP visit www.sparkip.com.

Source: Business Wire

More News in this Category