UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove

UCI faculty innovators, we want to fund your big idea! Proof of Product (POP) Grants is a funding program that accelerates the development of UCI's commercially promising technology. You develop the technology, a donor provides funding, then an external domain expert recommends the use of funds to advance commercialization of the technology. Letter of intent due: July 21, 2021... Final proposals due: September 20, 2021 Learn more and apply: https://innovation.uci.edu/programs/pop-grants/ University of California, Irvine UCI School of Medicine UCI School of Biological Sciences UCI School of Physical Sciences The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences UC Irvine Department of Chemistry

Save the date! Our next Making Waves: Entrepreneur Conversations will feature Bianca Gates, Co-Founder and CEO of Birdies, the company that created a new category of footwear with stylish flats that are secretly slippers. July 13 at 12-1pm PT. Register for the virtual event early as space is limited: https://bit.ly/3wptlrK This event is sponsored by UPS... #UCIcove #Birdies #OCevents See more

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Connie Wu, University of California, Irvine student and founder of Flourish, shares her entrepreneurial journey, which began at the ANTrepreneur Center where she participated in the Innovation & Entrepreneur Internship. The program helped her develop and refine her idea, connect with Innovation Advisors, create a business plan and pitch to the business community. Read more about how you can level up your startup like Connie: https://bit.ly/2T41IWl #RisingTideMag #UCirvine #UCIcove #EntrepreneurialJourney #StudentStartup

The ANTrepreneur Center center hosts a plethora of University of California, Irvine student entrepreneurs who help make the community thrive and reach new heights. Many students continue their entrepreneurial journeys through the Innovation & Entrepreneurship internship. The program provides guidance on how to build a startup, deliver pitches and succeed in the world of entrepreneurship. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2T41IWl #RisingTideMag #UCI #UCICove #Antrepreneur #ZotZotZot #StudentStartup #Innovation #Anteaters

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More people are opting out of regular cancer screenings due to COVID-19, which could result in more late stage cancer diagnoses. BlueBox, a Wayfinder startup, hopes to change that by creating an at-home breast cancer detection device. Read more: https://bit.ly/38eFAwa #UCICove #COVID19 #Cancer #Tech #Medicine #Innovation #Wayfinder #BreastCancer #UCIStartup

Landon Williams, University of California, Irvine student and intern at the Cove Prototyping Lab, sets ambitious goals for himself instead of going after low-hanging fruit. In an effort to gain more engineering experience, Landon created his own company, Quinta, and built a 5-axis CNC machine that cuts wax, foam, metal or plastic to make accurate molds and parts. Read more about Landon and his entrepreneurial journey: https://bit.ly/37YxCr9 #Startup #Undergrad #UCI #UCIrvine #Innovation #Quinta #Entrepreneur

Curious where your product fits in the market? We can help! Our I-Corps program encourages University of California, Irvine innovators to accelerate their product towards commercialization by finding its market fit. Applications are due January 29. Learn more and apply: http://bit.ly/I-CorpsProgram UCI School of Medicine, UC Irvine Graduate Division, UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine School of Social Sciences, UCI Alumni, UCI School of Physical Sciences, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine #UCI #UCIresearcher #UCIcove #Icorps #NSF #Commercialization #Research

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We're impressed! Clients from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at #UCICove generated over $18 million in economic impact last year. SBDC TECH provides high-tech, scalable ventures the opportunity to work with experienced consultants that provide solutions to business growth and fundraising challenges. Learn more about the services they offer startups: https://bit.ly/3mjFqZJ #Tech #Innovation #OrangeCountyEcosystem #OC #UCICove #UCI #SBDC

Are you a University of California, Irvine student looking to learn more about what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The ANTrepreneur Center's E2 program provides students from all majors with an understanding of the stages of entrepreneurship, how to pursue mastery throughout your entrepreneurial journey and more! The deadline to apply is December 28. Learn more: https://bit.ly/36QrXUy #UCI #UCICove #ANTrepreneurCenter #UCIEntrepreneur #UCIInnovation #UCIUndergrad #ZotZotZot #UCIstudent #StudentEntrepreneur

VIRTUAL LUNCH AND LEARN ON 02/09 - How to Mine Federal R&D Databases for Funding Opportunities. Register today! In partnership with SBDC @ UCI Beall Applied Innovation | UCI Beall Applied Innovation at the Cove

A new group of innovative University of California, Irvine startups have joined our Wayfinder incubator! Adapting to our changing world, these startups are discovering new ways to solve issues related to sustainability, health, education and more. Meet the new teams: https://bit.ly/39PciXH Baby Box, Neoboard #Startup #UCI #UCICove #UCIrvine #Wayfinder #Innovation #Tech #Health #Sustainability #Education #Entrepreneur #Science

Join us and Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic on 12/15 at 11 a.m. for a presentation from Bruce Tromberg, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. Bruce will discuss how the NIH launched the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Hosted by Richard Sudek, executive director at Beall Applied Innovation and chief innovation officer at UCI, and Tom Milner, UCI professor, Surgery and Biomedical Engineering and director at Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic. Register: https://bit.ly/2Jt193X

Join us October 27-30 for Octane OC's MedTech Innovation Forum to hear from industry experts on what is ahead in 2021 for the medtech landscape: https://bit.ly/350w3aq #UCI #UCICove #OctaneOC #OCevents #MedTech

The UCI Innovator Award trophies are getting ready to meet their winners on October 27! Designed to show appreciation for University of California, Irvine's innovators who are advancing the university's mission, the trophies feature a multi-colored wave representing paths to innovation and perseverance during a process that requires fluidity. Custom made at Studio Las Nubes. See who takes home a trophy at our virtual event on October 27 from 1-2pm: https://bit.ly/34BBHQm #UCI #UCICove #Innovation #UCIresearch #UCIinnovator

Cartilage Inc., a Wayfinder startup, received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct further research on their product, Hyaleon, which is designed to repair cartilage tissue in the knee. Read more: https://bit.ly/3505O48 National Institutes of Health (NIH) #UCI #UCICove #Startup #Wayfinder #Tech #Innovation #SmallBusinessInnovationResearch

VolunteerCrowd has partnered with MyKlovr, an app/website that gives students college and career advice. With the new partnership, myKlovr users will have access to VolunteerCrowd's virtual volunteering platform to help students positively impact their college applications. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2H8Zsrq #Startup #UCIcove #UCI #studentsuccess #volunteering #collegeprep

Our annual University of California, Irvine Innovator Awards were created to recognize UCI researchers working actively to promote commercialization of university intellectual property, which supports industry growth and moves inventions from the lab to the market to benefit humankind. Join us on October 27 from 1-2 p.m. PT for the virtual award ceremony to see who wins! Check out the nominees and register: https://bit.ly/34BBHQm #UCIcove #UCI #Innovation

Imagine if you could easily disinfect high-touch objects like your phone, or even food, all at once. Violux UV, a Wayfinder startup, recently launched two UVC light devices that can safely disinfect multiple objects in less than three minutes. Read more: https://bit.ly/3k0YDie #UCICove #Wayfinder #Startup #Innovation #Entrepreneur #Tech #UVClight #UCI

Biopico, a Wayfinder startup, received a Small Business Innovation Research grant for $800,000 from the National Institutes of General Medicine Sciences. They plan to use the grant to further develop their automated system for stem cell cultures for cellular therapies that cure various diseases: https://bit.ly/3jXp2NY #Wayfinder #Startups #SmallBusinessInnovationResearch #Grant #Innovation #Entrepreneur #UCICove

The 2020 University of California, Irvine Innovator Awards are coming up on Tuesday, October 27 from 1-2 p.m. Congratulations to the nominees for Innovator of the Year, Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year and Emerging Innovation/Early Career Innovator of the Year. See who they are: https://bit.ly/34BBHQm #UCI #UCICove #Innovation #Entrepreneurs UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts UCI School of Medicine... UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences UCI Henry Samueli School of Engineering Beckman Laser Institute: Research Center Neurobiology & Behavior (UCI) Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences at UC Irvine UCI Department of Neurology See more

Did you know our #RisingTideMag is published every other month? Each issue features resources at the Cove, stories about University of California, Irvine startups, research and faculty... and so much more! Get the latest issues delivered right to your inbox: https://bit.ly/covenewsletter #Innovation #Tech #Entrepreneur #Startups #Magazine #UCI #News

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Our Enterprise Collaborations Group recently helped launch a two-year clinical study with UCI School of Medicine at the Center for Clinical Research, University of California, Irvine, Anthem, Inc. and Apple that focuses on how devices like the Apple Watch and iPhone can help people with asthma improve self-management. Read more: https://bit.ly/2I44Jk0 #Apple #Anthem #UCI #UCICove #AppleWatch #Iphone #Asthma

SAVE THE DATE! The University of California, Irvine Innovator Awards will be held virtually this year on Tuesday, October 27 from 1-2 p.m. PT. Join us to hear who amongst the many talented nominees will take home awards for Emerging Innovation/Early Career Innovator of the Year, Entrepreneurial Leader of the Year and Innovator of the Year. Register: https://bit.ly/3iySFUq