{"id":4,"date":"2014-04-21T19:43:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T19:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ugarf\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-02-12T18:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:12:42","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/ugarf\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Research Foundation, Inc. (Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF)<\/strong> performs two primary functions in support of the research enterprise at the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ. Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF is the named party to <a href=\"https:\/\/spa.uga.edu\/\">sponsored research <\/a>agreements for projects to be performed at Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.\u00a0 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF also owns the patents and other intellectual property developed at Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Through <a href=\"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/gateway\/\">Innovation Gateway<\/a>, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF protects, markets, and licenses its intellectual property portfolio throughout Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ and the U.S. and across the globe.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Funds acquired by Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF are reinvested in the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ research enterprise.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Documents<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1496867690921{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffeead !important;}&#8221;]PDFs function best when downloaded to your computer and opened with Adobe Acrobat.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_accordion shape=&#8221;square&#8221; 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tab_id=&#8221;1496426943971-b35d3b87-c4d1&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF-Financial-Statements-FY-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FY 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF-Financial-Statements-FY-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FY 2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF-Financial-Statements-FY22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FY 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ_Research_Foundation_6_30_2021_FS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FY 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF-FY20-Financial-Statements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FY 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/docs\/policies\/ugarf\/Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵRF-FY19-Financial-Statements.pdf\">FY 2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Compliance Reports&#8221; 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