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7 New Startups Further Their Dreams in the Wayfinder Program
UC Irvine (UCI) Beall Applied Innovation’s Wayfinder incubator recently added seven new startup teams to its roster of more than 60...

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Sandals, Slippers and the Duchess of Sussex: UCI Alum Bianca Gates Puts a Stylish Foot Forward at Ma
Inspiration from her immigrant parents (with a little bit of sole) is what propelled UC Irvine (UCI) alum Bianca Gates to launch her...

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The Future of Bone Cement is Radioactive
UCI Professor Joyce Keyak combines Phosphorus-32 and bone cement to help treat patients with bone tumors in more targeted areas. Joyce...

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Three UCI Startups Pitch at “Super Connector” Event
Three startup companies from UC Irvine (UCI) put their best foot forward at the First Look SoCal Innovation Showcase all-virtual, two-day...

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UCI Beall Applied Innovation Supports Re-Designation Efforts for the Chao Family Comprehensive Cance
Even though the pandemic put in-person events on pause, this did not stop UCI Beall Applied Innovation’s Events and Audio Visual...

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UCI’s Industry Sponsored Research Agreements Reaches Record-Breaking $27M
UC Irvine (UCI) Beall Applied Innovation’s Industry Sponsored Research (ISR) group had a record-breaking year for sponsored research...

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Docbot Tackles GI with AI
The UCI startup and Wayfinder graduate’s deep learning technology helps guide gastrointestinal disease diagnosis and has propelled their...

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Current Surgical Wants to Give Surgeons Superpowers
A swish of a magic wand to make dreams come true is the stuff of fairy tales. But, Wayfinder startup Current Surgical believes they can...

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SimRated Improves Patient Safety with an Online Educational Simulation Program
The UCI startup is tapping into the growing online education market to teach students from high school to medical school basic surgical...

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Natural Acquisition Versus Vaccine – Which is More Effective?
A long-awaited serologic study, organized by a team led by UC Irvine (UCI) faculty Phil Felgner, Ph.D., professor of Physiology and...

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UCI Professor Spies on Cells to Learn What They Say
Though widely considered an impolite social transgression, it turns out eavesdropping on cells – minus the social offense – can now...

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Four UCI Faculty Receive POP Grants for Their Innovations
Four UC Irvine (UCI) faculty members received Proof of Product (POP) Grants for their innovations that demonstrate commercialization...

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Cartilage Inc. Receives Second SBIR Grant for Glue that Holds it All Together
UC Irvine (UCI) startup Cartilage Inc., a Wayfinder team, recently received a $256,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) phase one Small...

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Rising Tide - March 2021 Digital
The March 2021 issue of UCI Beall Applied Innovation's internal publication, Rising Tide. Download here. Stories Syndicated: Leslie...

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Wayfinder Program Opens Doors to All UC-Affiliated Startups
UC Irvine (UCI) Beall Applied Innovation’s startup incubator program, Wayfinder, is now accepting startup teams who have a University of...

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UCI Black Management Association Talks VC Funding and More for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship, investments and funding in the black community were the main topics of focus in UC Irvine’s (UCI) Black Management...

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Richard Sudek Talks University, Community Innovation and More on SmartMoney Ventures Podcast
During a recent SmartMoney Ventures podcast, Richard Sudek, Ph.D., UCI Beall Applied Innovation executive director and UCI chief...

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Come On In! (Virtually for Now)
UCI Beall Applied Innovation is an open resource for campus. With its wide variety of resources that foster growth ranging from forming...

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Rising Tide - January 2021 Digital
The January 2021 issue of UCI Beall Applied Innovation's internal publication, Rising Tide. Download here.

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What’s in The Blue Box? Breast Cancer Detection
As COVID-19 cases increase, more people are opting out of regular cancer screenings, with breast and colorectal cancer leading the...

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