SPRING 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN 

The Intersection of Healthcare and Technology

IGE is re-imagining the acceleration of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This program will help you navigate the complex processes of bringing medical innovations to market.

• Experienced Industry Mentors & Executive Advisors
• Knowledgeable Investors & Strategic Corporate Partners
• UCSD Clinical Test Facilities & Clinical Trial Design Services
• Leading Researchers from UCSD & the entire University of California network

What Stage Are You?

Tailored for teams and startups across the spectrum of product and business development.  Applicants can enter at any point in the sequence.

• Stage 1: Market and Clinical Needs Validation (3 Month Bootcamp for Teams and Startups)
• Stage 2: MVP and Prototype Development (Up to 6 Months - Startups Only)
• Stage 3: Clinical Validation and Launch (Up to 12 Months)

Requirements

UC San Diego affiliation: You are applying as a team whose lead is UCSD-affiliated.

Deep Tech: Your startup is scalable and potentially patentable.

Time Commitment: One three-hour weekly course session for 12 weeks requires team attendance. Interviews, mentor meetings, homework outside of class time

DOWNLOAD STAGE 1 SAMPLE CURRICULUM

IGE is accepting applications for teams and startups in the following categories:

• Devices, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
• Digital Healthcare (Consumer Products, Wearables, Software Solutions)
• AI, Machine Learning, Healthcare Analytics

Fall 2024 Schedule

NSF I-Corp session dates: ZOOM

Introduction session, Monday 10/07/24, 5-6 PM

Sessions 1- 4

Wednesdays, 10/09/24-10/30/24, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Workshop dates: IN PERSON

Sessions 5-6: Wednesdays, 11/06/2024 & 11/20/24, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Sessions 7-8: Wednesdays, 12/04/2024 & 12/11/24, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM 

Sessions 9-12: Wednesdays, 01/08/2025 & 01/29/25, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM 

Location: Franklin Antonio Hall, IGE Suite 1400 

The application deadline is 9/29/24 

Spring 2025 Schedule

NSF I-Corps session dates: Zoom

Introduction Session, Monday 02/24/2025, 5 - 6 PM

Sessions 1-3, Wednesdays 02/26/25, 03/05/25 & 03/12/25, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Session 4, Wednesday 04/02/25,  5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Workshop dates: In Person

Sessions 5-8 Wednesdays 04/09/25 - 04/30/25, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Sessions 9-12 Wednesday, 05/07/25 - 08/28/25, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM

The application Deadline is 01/20/25

Interested?

Spring 2025 Applications are Open

Apply Now