Kyocera Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Kyocera Corporation, recently announced an investment in KatoMed, which was the IGE MedTech Accelerator Company of the Year in 2025. KatoMed, who has developed a navigation tool for spine surgery that could result in safer, less costly procedures and improved workflow for surgeons, has deep ties to the University of California San Diego. Those connections were on display recently, as the current and incoming presidents of Japanese electronics giant Kyocera attended a demo of KatoMed’s technology on campus, at the UC San Diego Center for the Future of Surgery. Read Full Article
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The IGE MedTech Accelerator will be hosting an opportunity for Stage 1 and Stage 2 MTA startups to connect with UC San Diego students and recruit their next intern, volunteer or team member. Startups seeking to expand their teams are invited to sumbit the role(s) they are lookint to fill by April 1 so that opportunities can be shared with students in advance of the event. More Information to follow
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The Triton Sustainability Challenge is back and is open to current students, faculty, and staff across UC San Diego. This year's Challenge will feature 2 tracks:
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Previous applicants who were non-winners are welcome to reapply. All applicants are encouraged to participate in the NSF I-CORPS™ winter program focused on sustainability; more information is available here.
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Offered by the NSF I-Corps Desert and Pacific Region, this engaging virtual program is designed to help innovators build confidence in their ideas through proven customer discovery methods. Across four interactive Zoom sessions, participants learn how to identify real customer needs, evaluate problem solution fit, and strengthen the foundation for future commercialization.
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The MedTech Accelerator by IGE is re-imagining the acceleration of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship here at UCSD. Our proprietary Stage One Program helps UCSD-affiliated startups navigate the complex processes of bringing deep tech-medical innovations to market.
Deadline to Apply is February 23rd!
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