April 27, 2017
UC President Janet Napolitano visited the UC San Diego campus and the Qualcomm Institute on Friday, April 21, for briefings on local activities aimed at commercializing academic research and supporting student entrepreneurship.
November 6, 2019
The University of California San Diego has announced its 2019 Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort. The EIR program brings outside expertise onto campus to help student and faculty entrepreneurs with their startups.
September 28, 2023
UC San Diego-powered startups, incubators and accelerator programs took center stage during the second annual Innovation Day at Petco Park, highlighting the university’s world-class, dynamic innovation ecosystem.
October 3, 2024
OxyLo, Personal.ai, Wild Genomics and AirSurgical were among 25 university-powered startups that took center stage at San Diego’s annual Innovation Day.
May 1, 2024
The Design and Innovation Building is a modern 74,000-square-foot space that integrates rigorous education and industry collaboration across its four distinct floors, each uniquely designed and positioned to propel thinkers, dreamers and doers upward as they progress through each level.
August 27, 2020
…Entrepreneurship Students use summer incubator program to build business Cognitive Science major Neve Foresti working on an app’s user experience for the Diabetes Design Initiative at the Design Lab. When Bolarin Lawrence first came to UC San Diego, he had planned to minor in entrepreneurship. His demanding academic workload made…
August 5, 2016
Rubén Flores, Ph.D., is the Director of Commercialization in UC San Diego’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization. Announcing his appointment in March of this year, Vice Chancellor for Research Sandra Brown said that he exemplifies the high-achieving entrepreneurial spirit necessary for new discoveries and new solutions.
April 26, 2017
UC San Diego announced its first eight proof-of-concept awards to advance university inventions to commercial impact. Funded through the new “Accelerating Innovations to Market (AIM)” program, these milestone-driven projects are designed to de-risk early-stage technologies.
June 7, 2018
…The Basement—an undergraduate business incubator founded in 2015 with support from alumni Jeff and Kim Belk ’83, Aryeh Bourkoff ’95, and Mark Suster ’91. Established as a space for students to explore innovation and creative entrepreneurship, The Basement has cultivated not just student startup businesses, but has nurtured students striving…
May 4, 2017
…ideas — they’re actual startups currently in development in The Basement, UC San Diego’s two-year-old incubator and accelerator program managed by the UC San Diego Alumni Office. Established in 2015, The Basement was founded by alumni and is fueled through their generous donations. Working closely with Research Affairs through its…
