Who Will Win?

Be a part of our live studio audience for the
InVenture Prize@Georgia Tech

GPB is partnering with Georgia Tech to bring you a reality competition show you’re not soon to forget. Georgia Tech whiz kids have teamed up to compete for a cash purse and a US Patent.

Created and organized by faculty of Georgia Tech, the objective of The InVenture Prize is to create incentives, resources, and a structure for undergraduate student innovation and entrepreneurship in a fun, high-profile event.

Tune in to GPB TV on March 17 at 7:00 PM to see the 8 finalists demonstrate and defend their innovations in front of a panel of expert judges.

Former CNN anchor and NASA expert Miles O’Brien will co-host with student mentor and Georgia Tech grad Dr. Bahareh Azzizi.

Finalists

The InVenture Prize broadcast will include highlights from the preliminary round, from which eight finalists will emerge. The finalists will vie for the following:

First Place Prize: a cash prize of $15K, a free US patent filing by Georgia Tech’s Office of Technology Licensing (valued at approximately $20K) and business services to pursue commercialization, such as funding opportunities, office space, market vetting and mentorship by faculty and industry entrepreneurs.

Second Place Prize: a cash prize of $10K (sponsored by the ACC Intercollegiate Academic Collaborative), a free US patent filing by Georgia Tech’s Office of Technology Licensing (valued at approximately $20K) and business services to pursue commercialization, such as funding opportunities, office space, market vetting and mentorship by faculty and industry entrepreneurs.

The People's Choice Award: a cash prize of $5K.

Hosts of the InVenture Prize

Miles O’Brien is an award-winning 26-year broadcast news veteran specializing in aviation, space, science, the environment, and technology. He worked as a correspondent, anchor, and producer on CNN’s Science and Technology Week, Talkback Live, Headline News Primetime and CNN American Morning. He covered stories such as repair missions to the Hubble Space Telescope, the launch of the first space station crew from Kazakhstan, robotic landings on Mars, and co-anchored CNN’s coverage of John Glenn’s return to space. O’Brien also covered the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy in 2003. He has recently been named to the NASA Advisory Council. Currently, O’Brien owns a production company in New York City, which creates, produces, and distributes original content across all media platforms.

Bahareh Azizi earned a B.S. Degree in Biochemistry/Biotechnology in 1999 from Michigan State University and then moved to Atlanta to pursue a doctorate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Biochemistry. Since completing her PhD in 2005, Azizi has worked at Georgia Tech and Oxford College of Emory University as an educator, researcher, and administrator. Her most recent focus has been in the field of protein engineering and nuclear receptors. In 2007, Azizi hosted the PBS TV pilot show Science Investigators, which highlighted technological advances today.

Learn more about The Inventure Prize