Founded in 2000, the Georgia BioBusiness Center is a program sponsored by the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) and is in partnership with the Center for Applied Genetic Technologies (CAGT). The Georgia BioBusiness Center is currently affiliated with several startup bioscience companies with research and technology ties to UGA. The GBBC is primarily interested in companies in the biotechnology, agribusiness, biofuels, pharmaceutical, therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device or other bioscience field. Prospective companies should make a commitment to hiring between 4 and 20 employees in the Athens area within one year of assuming GBBC residency status.