Students win funds

From algal farming microbusinesses to synthetic-free pharmaceuticals, student innovators at the University of California San Diego’s 8th Annual Triton Innovation Challenge cast a wide net on solutions to global problems.

Wearable

Centimeters below the skin, a new wearable is slated to sense the deep tissues and essential organs, built and patented by researchers Sheng Xu and Shu Xiang.

Born out of the University of California’s Center for Accelerated Innovation, Softsonics hopes their new device will provide a continuous and more accurate measurement of blood pressure, both for people in intensive care and for those going about their daily lives.

NSF I-CORPS™

IGE runs the NSF I-Corps program 3 times a year.

Experienced Industry Mentors

The program is based on real-world, hands-on, immersive learning in concert with mentoring from experienced industry entrepreneurs.  It includes interviewing customers and understanding their needs and problems to develop a strong product/market fit. In each session, participants engage with mentors and other teams to share what they learn from their customer discovery efforts - as constructive feedback to further their development.

Tales of a Startup: Craitor

Manufacture. Anywhere. For years, the U.S. Department of Defense has been struggling with 3D printers that are typically large, fragile, and complicated to run. Basement founded Craitor is the first 3D printer that fixes these issues and makes it possible to bring additive manufacturing into the field for military use.

Closing the Carbon Loop with Fixing CO2

Founder and UC San Diego PhD alumna Alma Zhanaidarova shares her journey on creating a commercially viable solution - poised to become a crucial part of the zero-emissions economy.

MedTech Accelerator

We support entrepreneurs working at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Our mandate: Make a significant impact by increasing the number of medical technologies translated to the marketplace. Would you like to learn how to launch your idea into the market?

Global Innovation Program

IGE is an international hub for innovative teams seeking to enter the US market.  We offer entrepreneurship and business development services to industry and academic partners on a global scale. Programs are tailored to meet specific needs, ranging from shorter-term workshops to educate entrepreneurial leaders to longer-term efforts that assist startups seeking to establish a physica

IGE Showcase

San Diego, Calif., November 21, 2019 -- To kick off its 2020 expansion, the UC San Diego Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) hosted its inaugural showcase on November 1, with over 20 technology teams and startups exhibiting from across campus and the surrounding San Diego ecosystem.

During the program, IGE announced it’s launching a new MedTech Accelerator, as well as the Shah Family Entrepreneur Fellowship, and a new IGE Founders Fund, seeded with an initial $1 million philanthropic gift from the Legler Benbough Foundation.

Sonika O.

Sonika Obheroi

"During the interview with my current company, they asked me to interview for the product manager role once they learned about my experience with the IGE Technology Management Program. I wouldn't have stepped into this role without that experience"

 

Product Manager, Gamma Scientific

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