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UC Center for Accelerated Innovation (UC CAI): Biomedical Pitch Day

The UC Center for Accelerated Innovation (CAI) and UC Biomedical Research Acceleration, Integration and Development (BRAID) are partnering with UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation to host a forum for UC Faculty to pitch advanced translational programs to a group of potential investors. Please note this opportunity is specific to devices, including wireless devices, diagnostics and tools.

Each faculty applicant will submit a 1-page description of their technology (see below for details). UC CAI will invite a select number of applicants to participate via webcast in a pre-screen pitch. This will provide an opportunity for two-way communication with a review committee composed of UC CAI leadership, clinical leaders and investors, for clarification and/or additional information. Following the pre-screen pitch, the highest ranked proposals will undergo a review by UC BRAID leadership. Final selection of technologies to present on the UC Biomedical Pitch Day will be determined by a committee of representatives from UC CAI, UC BRAID, and UCI Beall Applied Innovation, taking into account the feedback from clinical leaders and investors.

Successful applicants will be mentored by NHLBI Entrepreneurs-in-Residence and by UC faculty with business expertise. The goal is to develop a presentation designed to help investors identify opportunities for follow-up. Following Pitch Day, investors interested in projects will work with the faculty and Technology Transfer Office associated with that respective faculty's campus to determine whether terms can be reached for investment and potential company launch.

Award Amount and Details

Award Details

Pitch Day (February 10, 2020) presentations will be in person at UC Irvine. Additional details will be provided to invited applicants.

Deadlines and Date Information

Due Date
2019-11-08

Applications must be submitted online* between November 4-8, 2019 only. Submission closes at 5 pm on November 8, 2019.

*NOTE: A UCLA logon ID is required to access the application system, but a UCLA affiliation is not required to create one. View detailed step-by-step instructions on creating a UCLA logon ID here.

Eligibility Information

Who's Eligible
Members of the Academic Senate
Postdoctoral Scholars
Eligibility Details

Faculty in all series and ranks at the UC CAI campuses (UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, UCSD, and UC San Francisco) as well as UC Berkeley, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UCSB, and UC Santa Cruz are eligible. Postdoctoral scholars are eligible to submit applications as Co-PI with a faculty PI.

Information Source
Information provided by administering unit

Administering Unit
UC Center for Accelerated Innovation (UC CAI)
Funding Type
Entrepreneurial Related
Changed
August 20, 2021
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