Kyocera Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Kyocera Corporation, recently announced an investment in KatoMed, which was the IGE MedTech Accelerator Company of the Year in 2025. KatoMed, who has developed a navigation tool for spine surgery that could result in safer, less costly procedures and improved workflow for surgeons, has deep ties to the University of California San Diego. Those connections were on display recently, as the current and incoming presidents of Japanese electronics giant Kyocera attended a demo of KatoMed’s technology on campus, at the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery. Read Full Article
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Move your innovation beyond the lab with I-Corps Regional+Bio International, a fully funded opportunity for academic innovators to gain entrepreneurial training while conducting real-world customer discovery at the BIO International Convention in San Diego.
Participants learn the NSF I-Corps methodology through virtual kickoff sessions, an in-person experience at the convention engaging with industry leaders, and follow-up virtual sessions to refine the market potential of their technology.
Turn your research into real-world impact by joining the NSF I-Corps Aspire Cohort, a fast-paced virtual program designed to help academic innovators move ideas from lab to market through hands-on customer discovery and problem-solution validation.
With multiple cohort dates available, participants learn the fundamentals needed to take the first steps toward SBIR eligibility and a potential $50,000 National I-Corps grant through four engaging Zoom sessions.
Move your innovation beyond the lab with I-Corps Regional+Bio International, a fully funded opportunity for academic innovators to gain entrepreneurial training while conducting real-world customer discovery at the BIO International Convention in San Diego.
Participants learn the NSF I-Corps methodology through virtual kickoff sessions, an in-person experience at the convention engaging with industry leaders, and follow-up virtual sessions to refine the market potential of their technology.
Turn your research into real-world impact by joining the NSF I-Corps Aspire Cohort, a fast-paced virtual program designed to help academic innovators move ideas from lab to market through hands-on customer discovery and problem-solution validation.
With multiple cohort dates available, participants learn the fundamentals needed to take the first steps toward SBIR eligibility and a potential $50,000 National I-Corps grant through four engaging Zoom sessions.