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Apply to the 2026 NSF I-Corps Cohort!

Apply to the 2026 NSF I-Corps Cohort!

Offered by the NSF I-Corps Desert and Pacific Region, this engaging virtual program is designed to help innovators build confidence in their ideas through proven customer discovery methods. Across four interactive Zoom sessions, participants learn how to identify real customer needs, evaluate problem solution fit, and strengthen the foundation for future commercialization.

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2026 Medtech Accelerator Applications Are Open!

2026 Medtech Accelerator Applications Are Open!

The MedTech Accelerator by IGE is re-imagining the acceleration of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship here at UCSD. Our proprietary Stage One Program helps UCSD affiliated startups navigate the complex processes of bringing deep tech-medical innovations to market.

 

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IGE Alum, Physiologas, Raises $2M

Physiologas, an IGE Global Innovation - Beyond Japan alum, raises funds with Lotte Holdings CVC as lead investor.

Series A round (first close) accelerates product development aimed at the social implementation of home hemodialysis, which improves the quality of life of end-stage renal disease patients and their families. Managing Director, Kazuyoshi (KAZ) Miyawaki, and COO Kazuyoshi Tatemoto, participated in the IGE 2023 Beyond Japan cohort sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization - Los Angeles (Jetro LA). 

Jan
02
 11:00 PM PST
Jan
27

IGE Alumni Speaker Series: Meaning and Money in Startups

Location: Institute for the Global Entrepreneur
Suite 1401
Franklin Antonio Hall

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 05:00 PM PST
Feb
18

2026 Medtech Accelerator Applications Are Open!

Location: IGE, Franklin Antonio Hall 1st Floor

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 11:59 PM PST

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