June 13, 2019
…celebrates a year of innovation Students have just four minutes to convince judges of their startup’s viability during Triton Entrepreneur Night’s pitch competition. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications At the University of California San Diego, “innovation” isn’t just a buzzword. Innovation is a living, breathing way of life.…
September 26, 2013
…San Francisco has been designated a Center for Accelerated Innovations by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The designation recognizes the University of California’s potential to translate its leading-edge discoveries into innovative products that benefit patients.
May 4, 2023
UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the nation to pilot scanning health insurance card QR codes for easy patient check-in.
March 17, 2021
In order to build and sustain a more robust innovation ecosystem, University of California San Diego is the first University of California campus to establish a chapter of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
February 7, 2019
…Southern California’s Entrepreneurs and Innovators at Third Annual Conference Ignite 2019 will be held Feb. 20 and 21 on the UC San Diego campus. Registration fees range from $8-45 for students, academics and general public. For free or discounted tickets, please contact your department. If you’d like to participate, volunteer…
October 6, 2022
Growing up, Rady School of Management alumna Katie Baca-Motes (MBA, ‘09) saw firsthand the devastating impact of limited health care access on her Hispanic father’s side of the family.
January 27, 2020
UC San Diego scientists have completed the first study in humans demonstrating that a common algae improves gastrointestinal issues related to irritable bowel syndrome. The green, single-celled organism called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was found to help with diarrhea, gas and bloating.
February 14, 2017
Sandra Horning, MD, Chief Medical Officer and executive vice president of global development for Roche and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has been named the 2017 recipient of the Duane Roth Memorial Award, which will be presented February 16 at the annual Industry/Academia Translational Oncology Symposium at UC…
February 29, 2016
UC San Diego’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program, which currently features three savvy business professionals who help advise students on start-up ideas, has gained two additional experts.
June 8, 2015
The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla, California, and the Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) have agreed to establish a $10-million, five-year Innovation Alliance that would advance each organization’s research missions.
