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Institute for the GlobalEntrepreneurUC San Diego9500 Gillman Dr.La Jolla, CA 92093http://ige.ucsd.edu
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2019 IGESHOWCASE
November 1, 2019 4:00 PM- 6:30 PMAtkinson Hall Auditorium
D I R E C T O R ' S W E L C O M E
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IGE 2019 Showcase
Welcome to the 2019 IGE Showcase! The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) is fostering anenvironment where UC San Diego faculty and studententrepreneurs can flourish and create paths for innovation toenter the market - solving critical problems and improvinglives. Entrepreneur DNA - UC San Diego has a great track record ofentrepreneurship. Our faculty, students, and alums havedemonstrated the Passion, Leadership, and Commitment tocreate successful companies and bring impactful products tomarket. Path to Success - Our goal is to accelerate that process byproviding the mentorship, resources, and funding throughcollaborations with partners on campus and in the communityto help UC San Diego founders find their path to success.
Investor Panel Participants
Sujit Dey, Director
Dennis Abremski,Exec. Director
Vish Krishnan,Assoc. Director
Rohini Chakravarthy, NGP Capital
Rohini is a partner atNGP Capital and her
focus ison investments in
the Intel l igentEnterprise area.
Dean Rosenberg, Tech Coast Angels
Dave Schwab, Vertical Venture Partners
Dean is thePresident of TechCoast Angels and
an investor,advisor, and
mentor to earlystage companies.
Dave is co-founder andmanaging partner for
Vertical VenturePartners.
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Showcase Agenda4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Registration, Networking andShowcase Tabling 4:30 PM - Program Begins
Chancellor's Welcome- Pradeep KhoslaIGE Director's Remarks
Sujit Dey- IGE DirectorAnnouncement-Shah Fellowship
Vish Krishnan- IGE Associate DirectorAnnouncement- 2020 Medtech Accelerator
Dennis Abremski- Executive Director, IGEGary Firestein- Director, ACTRIDebbie Chen- Founder & CEO, Hydrostasis
Panel- Investing in University InnovationDave Schwab- Partner, Vertical Venture PartnersDean Rosenberg- President, Tech Coast AngelsRohini Chakravarthy- Partner, NGP Capital
Announcement- Founders' FundPeter Ellsworth-The Legler Benbough Foundation
Introduction to Showcase- Dennis Abremski, Exec.Director IGE
5:20 PM- Reception and Showcase 6:30 PM -Event Concludes*
*last shuttle ride to the Hopkins Garage leaves at 6:45 PM
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F E A T U R E D S T A R T U P S
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MedTech/BioTech
ARC Endoscopy
ARC Endoscopy is bringing low-cost, flexible endoscopic roboticinstruments to clinics and outpatient procedures so that doctorshave the dexterity and precision of robotics at their disposal inany routine procedure, without the cost, personnel and facilitiesneeded for today's robotic systems. Contact: Michael Yip ([email protected])
CARI Therapeutics intends to transform opioid use disorder(OUD) treatment with a bio-sensor based continuous monitoringsystem that reduces relapse rates and saves lives.Contact: Patrik Schmidle ([email protected])https://caritherapeutics.com
The Esophageal Deflection Device has been designed to assist incardiac ablation surgeries.Contact: Karcher Morris ([email protected])
MRI as a radiation free imaging modality with superior softtissue visualization has become attractive for guidance ofinterventional heart procedures which have traditionally beenperformed under X-ray with metallic devices. We developed aproprietary nanocomposite coating to make alreadycommercially available interventional cardiology tools, such asguidewires, MRI safe and visible.Contact: Sanjeet Hegde ([email protected])
Magnes Medical
Hydrostasis™ is developing solutions to monitor hydration levelsin real-time using Diffuse Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. ThisPersonalized Hydration Index™, provides data critical to the vastnetwork of healthcare providers, as well as coaches and trainerssupporting thousands of elite athletes in the quest for ultimateperformance.Contact: Debbie Chen ([email protected])https://hydrostasis.com/
Rapid, microbial screening platform to enable timely targetedtreatment for newborns suspected of infections.Contact: Dr. Mridu Sinha ([email protected])
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Navega Therapeutics is a preclinical stage company pursuing aradically different approach to treat chronic pain and tackle theopioid epidemic with gene therapy that is non-addictive, highlyspecific, and long-lasting.Contact: Ana Moreno ([email protected])https://navegatx.com/en
SciScore is an AI-based tool that checks to ensure majorreproducibility metrics for scientific literature are present andsuggest to authors where gaps are, working with them toimprove reporting in the biomedical literature.Contact: Anita Bandrowski ([email protected])https://sciscore.com
NeuraLace is leveraging exponential technology for AxonTherapy, a non-invasive platform for chronic nerve pain relief.By providing sustainable pain relief for multiple neuropathicconditions, Axon is more effective than opioids. Utilizingrobotics, computer vision and machine learning NeuraLace isable to augment physician intuition and work towardsdemocratizing neuropathic pain management.Contact: Jaime Thomas ([email protected])http://www.neuralacemedical.com/
MedTech/BioTech
Partners
NAMSA is a Medical Research Organization (MRO), acceleratingproduct development through integrated laboratory, clinical andconsulting services. Driven by our regulatory expertise,NAMSA’s MRO® Approach plays an important role intranslational research to move client’s products through thedevelopment process, and continue to provide support throughcommercialization to post-market requirements, anywhere inthe world.https://www.namsa.com/
Blue Linc connects brilliant graduate students withengineering, medical, business, and design backgrounds topropel advances in healthcare.Contact: Varun Govil ([email protected]) http://bluelinc.ucsd.edu/
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Energy/BlueTech/Sustainability
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Ateios is developing a platform technology for manufacturinghighly customizable and flexible batteries that can be integratedinto electronics manufacturing. This technology can be enabledin flexible electronics such as Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices,and medical/fitness-based wearable patches.Contact: Carlos Munoz ([email protected])http://ateios.com
Craitor is designing a rugged, portable 3D printer formanufacturing precision parts and tools in the field. Craitor hasbeen designed with assistance from the U.S. Marine Corps andthe U.S. Navy for use by soldiers in the field. Contact: Eric Shnell ([email protected])http://craitor.com
Air-Energy Ocean Nexus (AEON) is a novel modular mechanicalsystem that can convert kinetic ocean wave energy tocompressed air for power generation and energy storage. Contact: Jack Pan ( [email protected])https://www.oceanmotion.tech
TwentyFifty Fork addresses the global plastic pollutionproblem by creating the first 100% backyard compostableutensils. Made only of natural grain flours and water, theproduct's innovation lies in the use of aerospace-inspired moldand manufacturing technology.Contact: Albert Liu ([email protected])https://www.twentyfiftyfork.com
TyFast Li-Ion battery reduces the charge time of a battery to 6minutes without compromising the energy of the cell while alsoincreasing battery life. Contact: Haodong Liu ([email protected])
ARC provides additive engineering and manufacturing servicesto the aerospace and defense industries. ARC's goal is toaccelerate the adoption of metal 3D printing.Contact: Ryan Fishel ([email protected])https://arc-engines.com/
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EdTechResearch shows that spatial visualization training can increaseGPA and graduation rates for math and science majors. eGrovehas developed the Spatial Vis app for phone and tablettouchscreens which provides personalized feedback andmotivates students to persist until an assignment is solved.Contact: Nate Delson ([email protected])https://egrove.education/
Educational Vision Technologies (EVT) utilizes artificialintelligence to autonomously create note taking from atraditional auditorium lecture and generates an enhancedvideo indexed by the notes. It then populates an onlineplatform which students can use to learn more in a shorteramount of time.Contact: Monal Parmar ([email protected])https://evt.ai/
Global Innovation Companies
Offering a low-cost, semi-permanent electro-magnetic wavebased implantable glucose sensor for CGMS.Contact: Franklin Bien ([email protected]) http://www.sb-solutions.co.kr
Mollisen HAND is the world’s first soft sensor glove built withrevolutionary liquid metal printing technology. The texture andstretchability of the gloves’ soft sensors make it possible toaccurately measure the fine joint movement in users’ naturalmovement. The Mollisen HAND wearable system can be usedfor the applications such as VR user interfaces, gaming,detailed simulation, and rehabilitation.Contact: Joonbum Bae ([email protected])https://ftsame.com/
CD_PRIME: Early Cancer Diagnosis with the SimultaneousApplication of Liquid Biopsy and Multi-Omics. GENOSYSTEM:It is a custom genetic testing solution and a turn-key approachfor clients who plan to pursue genetic testing business.Contact: Jeffrey Kim ([email protected])http://clinomics.com/en/main
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W H A T W E D O
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The Institute for the Global Entrepreneur is a collaborationbetween the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering and RadySchool of Management. It is dedicated to training globaltechnology leaders and translating university discoveries to themarketplace.
Programs
Entrepreneurial Training and EducationIGE hosts one of the most active NSF I-Corps sites for trainingengineers and science innovators in the lean startup and customerdiscovery methodology. Our Technology Certificate program pairsengineers with Rady School of Management MBA's and allowsthem to earn a Mini-MBA from the Rady School of Management.
LeadershipThrough the Gordon Leadership Center, engineers get hands-onleadership training, team building, and project management skills
AccelerationIGE's Path-to-Market platform includes proof-of-concept fundingand business mentoring.
Global Entrepreneur Accelerator (GEA)IGE provides customized entrepreneurism and innovation trainingfor a number of global, strategic university partners in Asia. Inaddition, our GEA program works with international companiesthat want to accelerate their entry into the U.S. market
Our Venture Partners
Venture Partner ProgramOur venture partners actively invest in early-stage companies andvalue the UC San Diego pipeline of innovation and technologies.