FALL 2025 APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN 

The Intersection of Healthcare and Technology

IGE is re-imagining the acceleration of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This program will help you navigate the complex processes of bringing medical innovations to market.

• Experienced Industry Mentors & Executive Advisors
• Knowledgeable Investors & Strategic Corporate Partners
• UCSD Clinical Test Facilities & Clinical Trial Design Services
• Leading Researchers from UCSD & the entire University of California network

What Stage Are You?

Tailored for teams and startups across the spectrum of product and business development.  Applicants can enter at any point in the sequence.

• Stage 1: Market and Clinical Needs Validation (3 Month Bootcamp for Teams and Startups)
• Stage 2: MVP and Prototype Development (Up to 6 Months - Startups Only)
• Stage 3: Clinical Validation and Launch (Up to 12 Months)

Requirements

UC San Diego affiliation: You are applying as a team whose lead is UCSD-affiliated.

Deep Tech: Your startup is scalable and potentially patentable.

Time Commitment: One three-hour weekly course session for 12 weeks requires team attendance. Interviews, mentor meetings, homework outside of class time

DOWNLOAD STAGE 1 SAMPLE CURRICULUM

IGE is accepting applications for teams and startups in the following categories:

• Devices, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
• Digital Healthcare (Consumer Products, Wearables, Software Solutions)
• AI, Machine Learning, Healthcare Analytics

Fall 2025 Schedule

NSF I-CORPS Virtual Sessions (5:00 PM – 8:00 PM):

Session 1: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

• Session 2: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

• Session 3: Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• Session 4: Wednesday, October 29, 2025

In-Person Workshops (5:30 PM – 8:30 PM):

• Session 5: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

• Session 6: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

IGE Annual Showcase Event:

• Thursday, November 06, 2025 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Continued In-Person Sessions (5:30 PM – 8:30 PM):

• Session 7: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

• Holiday Break: November 26 (Thanksgiving Week)

• Session 8: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Winter Break: Finals & Holidays

Final In-Person Sessions (5:30 PM – 8:30 PM):

• Session 9: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

• Session 10: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

• Session 11: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

• Session 12: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Interested?

Fall 2025 Applications are Open

Apply Now