INNOVATION STARTS

UC Ecosystem

10 Campuses

5 Medical Centers

3 National Labs

200K+Faculty /

Staff

~250K Students

~1.6M Living Alum

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University of CaliforniaInnovation & Entrepreneurship

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Commercialization via Licensing

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Commercialization via Licensing

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INVENTIONS PER DAY (AVG.)

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12,000+ 4,800

4,600 2,400

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I’m a UC Entrepreneur

UC Entrepreneurs

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Chiara RodrigoCo-Founder, Greyble

Isabelle SatoCo-Founder, Orisun

PARTNERSHIPS

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Example: UC Berkeley• Relied on

federal grants to fund research

• Then asked companies to license products

• Asked companies to fund earlier in process

• Gave companies ability to license results & option agreement to patent

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Innovative Genomics Institute

Energy Bioscience Institute

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Center for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Tissue & Organ Regeneration (C-DOCTOR)

Multi-Campus Collaboration

Partnership in the Making - Samsung

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Work In Progress

Starting on the Path to Commercialization

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• Engage partners earlier, rather than later

• Do your market research – ensure that have a viable product the market is willing to bear

• Keep in touch!

Christine Gulbranson, PhD MBA

Senior Vice President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

SVPInnovation@ucop.edu