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Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCLA

UCLA Health / David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) is committed to supporting faculty entrepreneurs to develop innovative technologies to advance biomedical breakthroughs, novel therapeutics and cures for patients. This website is to help aggregate staff, resources, roles and responsibilities for those seeking to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship within the school and across campus.

The information is broken into two sections, the first showcases opportunities for faculty to apply for financial support, and the second section showcases workshops, resources, and key contacts for DGSOM faculty.

Read more about innovation at UCLA in the 2018 Winter Innovation Newsletter 

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UCLA grabs the top spot among 225 universities in business creation

Since joining UCLA’s faculty in 1988, urology researcher Arie Belldegrun has developed a specialty: starting companies with the university’s help. “UCLA provides opportunities to professors and students who are interested in creating a business,” Belldegrun said. “It’s a win-win because we stay as professors and UCLA benefits because they are also shareholders.”

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Opportunties for Faculty & Teams

Innovation Node - LA

Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS)

$50,000 Grants –Ideas to Market

Innovation Node-Los Angeles (IN-LA) is a collaboration between USC, UCLA, and Caltech focused on teaching entrepreneurial scientists, from all fields of Life Sciences, Engineering, and math sciences the skills needed to bring proprietary technology to market and improving the odds of startup success.

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UCLA Innovation Fund

2017 Biomedical Competition

2018 Biomedical Competition

The David Geffen School of Medicine, TDG, Engineering, Physical Sciences and others are participating in a campus wide competition to advance therapeutics, medical devices - diagnostics, and digital health technologies. Apply now for funding to support your commercialization project.

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Center for Accelerated Innovation

Center for Accelerated Innovation

NHLBI Technology Development Award

The UC CAI invites applications for development of novel technologies that address heart, lung and blood diseases. This opportunity will support a broad range of drugs, devices (including wireless devices), diagnostics and tools with high potential of becoming commercially viable products that address an unmet need.

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Helpful Resources

Lunch & Learn

Lunch & Learn

Transfer Your Innovation

This informative sesion will walk you through tranfering your innovation to market. Learn how the UCLA NSF-I grant has helped hundreds of Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Faculty to commercialize their technologies. Increase your chances of getting SBIR by ten times.

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UCLA Resources

UCLA Resources

Supporting Your Discoveries

“We’re extremely proud of the strong technological and scientific advancements that are discovered at UCLA, which have such a large direct societal and economic impact,” said Thomas Lipkin, head of new ventures for the UCLA Technology Development Group.

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Contacts & Policies

Contacts and Policies

Helpful Information

UCLA Health / David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) is committed to supporting faculty, student and staff entrepreneurs. Find contact information for the DGSOM Accelerator, additional resources, and links to help navigate potentially unfamiliar territory.

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