Our Start-ups

Recent UGA Engineering Start-Up Companies

WeRecycle
​Jenna Jambeck and Kyle Johnsen

Jambeck and Johnsen have created "smarter recycling bins." Their low-powered, interactive recycling bin provides immediate positive feedback to users so that usage dramatically grows and recycling rates increase. Check out this video.

BiotecEra, Inc.
Yajun Yan

Yan has discovered a method to bioengineer pathways of compounds such as 5-HTP, an over-the-counter anti-depressant, current derived from plants.