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The Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB) is in the business of creating the next—the next collaborative discovery, the next educational opportunity, the next startup company.
We are an incubator for tackling complex research problems by bringing together engineers, scientists, and clinicians to turn discoveries into game-changing solutions. With 13 research centers, 287+ faculty members, and state-of-the-art core facilities, the possibilities for innovation are limitless.

Project ENGAGES

High school education program that raises awareness to the world of engineering, science, and technology 

Bio Launchpad Seminars

Helps GT entrepreneurs learn how to fund and commercialize their technology

Bioengineering Program

One of the three interdisciplinary graduate programs supported by IBB

A closeup photo of equipment in an IBB lab at Georgia Tech.

Core Facilities

The Petit Institute (IBB) is a unique, interdisciplinary research and educational institute composed of state-of-the-art laboratories and globally recognized academic and research engineers and scientists.

In concert with its affiliated centers and faculty, IBB provides access to more than $400M of combined research tools and laboratories for education and technology transfer.

Researchers are encouraged to take advantage of our shared user laboratories, equipment, and expertise, and we welcome you to explore our facilities and the opportunities supported by our buildings and laboratories.

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News

James Dahlman, BME researcher and specialist in lipid nanoparticles
Special Delivery Nanoparticle Sidesteps the ‘Middlemen’
Middlemen get a bad rap for adding cost and complications to an operation. So, eliminating the go-betweens can reduce expense and simplify a process, increasing efficiency and consumer happiness.…
Lipids can be powerful tools to help deliver drugs and treatments through their interactions with proteins. (Adobe Stock)
New Database Revolutionizes Protein-Lipid Research
From combating cancer and infections to storing energy, lipid-protein interactions are critical to biological processes in cells. But the mechanisms that drive these interactions have historically…
Two Cuban brown anoles, Anolis sagrei (Credit: Day's Edge Productions)
When Two Lizards Meet for the First Time, Scientists Witness Evolution in Action
In South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some of the clearest evidence to date of evolution in action. Lead author James Stroud, an…
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Events

Monday
January
13
"Advancing Pain Research" - Anna Woodbury, MD - Emory University School of Medicine
Monday
January
13
“The Role of GPCR Family Mrgprs in Itch, Pain, and Innate Immunity”
Tuesday
January
14
"In-Body Networks of Robotic Therapeutics for Personalized Medicine" - Alex Abramson - Georgia Tech
Tuesday
January
14
Meet with a Quadrant-i Principal to discuss the patent process and commercialization opportunities for your research.
Thursday
January
16
"Nanoengineering for the Detection and Treatment of Cancer" - Daniel Heller - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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IBB Recycling and Composting Items and Locations

Batteries

  • IBB Front Desk (1101)

Aluminum cans and foil 

  • IBB common kitchen areas outside Wing D on each floor

Cardboard (please collapse the boxes)

  • Outside all IBB research wing doors facing the atrium

Compostable items such as food scraps, pizza boxes, etc. using the CompostNow bins (full list below) 

  • IBB admin suite kitchen (1105) 
  • ES&T Loading Dock

Electronics 

  • Electronics not purchased with state funds can be dropped off at the Kendeda Building loading dock.

Glass

  • Basement tunnel (next to the liquid nitrogen tanks)

Kimberly Clark gloves, any brand tip boxes, and safety glasses/goggles

  • ES&T stockroom through Avantor (hours 8-12 p.m. and 12:30-4 p.m.)

Metal scraps (ex. staples)

  • IBB Front Desk (1101)

Paper, sticky notes, and paperbacks

  • IBB common kitchen areas outside Wing D on each floor

Pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters

  • IBB Front Desk (1101)

Plastic bags, bubble wrap, air pouches, plastic mailers, packing peanuts, Saranwrap (all food removed)

  • IBB 1st floor kitchen by vending machines

Plastic bottles/containers (please no plastic bags/film as those items should be placed in the “plastic film” bin by the 1st floor kitchen)

  • IBB common kitchen areas outside Wing D on each floor

Printer cartridges

  • IBB Front Desk (1101)

Steel food cans and metal lids

  • IBB admin suite kitchen (1105) 

Styrofoam (please remove packing tape and labels) 

  • Outside all IBB research wing doors facing the atrium
Clickhere for a full list of compostable items.

 

EBB Recycling Locations

Pens, markers, and other writing tools

  • By the lobby elevators