Stefan Schulze

Stefan Schulze, MBA, Associate Director of the University of Georgia’s biotechnology business incubator, the Georgia BioBusiness Center (GBBC). He has worked with over 40 startup companies either emerging from UGA research or leasing space within the GBBC incubator facility. Stefan joined the GBBC staff in 2008 after several years as a Research Scientist. Stefan is currently managing over 10 active GRA Ventures seed grant projects centering on proof of concept studies and market analyses. The technologies at the base of these companies come from many different disciplines including microbial and plant biotechnology, engineering, biofuels, infectious disease vaccines and therapeutics, research tools, and agriculture products. As a mentor for early stage startup teams, Stefan has participated in several technology entrepreneurship training programs including the Kauffman Foundation’s Fast Trac Tech Venture and the National Science Foundation’s iCorps program. He has also served as a mentor for the SEBIO Investor Forum’s BioPlan and Early Stage Venture competition.