Welcome to IBB

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, 300+ 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

Nathan Wallace in the lab
Nathan Wallace Takes Steps to Advance Prosthetics
Nathan Wallace was born with proximal femoral focal deficiency, a congenital limb disorder, which led to the amputation of his left foot at 8 months old. He was fitted for his first prosthetic at 13…
Researchers across Georgia Tech are joining forces to explore the brain — advancing science, technology, and society through interdisciplinary collaboration.
From Lab to Life: Inside the Institute for Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, and Society
The brain is the most intricate system known to science — billions of cells forming dynamic networks that allow us to think, feel, move, and adapt. Yet despite decades of research, much about how the…
Researchers show off a lung-on-a-chip that has an immune system. Long term, this technology could lead to highly personalized medicine
Breathtaking Breakthrough: Lung-on-a-Chip Defends Itself
On a clear polymer chip, soft and pliable like a gummy bear, a microscopic lung comes alive — expanding, circulating, and, for the first time, protecting itself like a living organ. For Ankur…
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Events

Friday
October
10
"Empowering High-Parameter Spatial Biology with Imaging Mass Cytometry™" - Kevin Brown, Senior Field Applications Scientist, Standard BioTools
Monday
October
13
"Propel Your Research with Olink and Luminex Technologies: Leveraging two Complimentary Methods for Protein Identification and Quantitation" - Sarah Stuart Chewning, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Rachel Kane, Olink Proteomics
Monday
October
13
Virtual Event: "Taking Advantage of Partnerships Outside Academia"
Tuesday
October
14
"Cerebellar–Cortical Dynamics in Predictive Processing" Farzaneh Najafi - Georgia Tech
Tuesday
October
14
"Building Tissues to Understand how Tissues Build Themselves" - Zev Gartner, University of California, San Francisco
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IBB Recycling and Composting

 
IBB Front Desk (1101) 
  • Batteries
  • Metal scraps (ex. staples)
  • Pens, pencils, markers, and highlighters
  • Printer cartridges
Additional Items and Locations 
  • 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
  • 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.)

  • Paper, sticky notes, and paperbacks - IBB common kitchen areas outside Wing D on each floor
  • Pens, markers, and other writing tools - By the lobby elevators
  • 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
  • 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
  • Compostable items such as food scraps, pizza boxes, etc. using the CompostNow bins (full list below). IBB admin suite kitchen (1105) or ES&T Loading Dock
Clickhere for a full list of compostable items.

 

EBB Recycling Locations

Waste Reduction and Recycling for Labs
  • Pipette tip racks, lids, and cell culture plates packaging recycling-this program enables labs to mail recyclable materials without having to separate paper and plastic, supporting waste reduction.