News + Events

Featured Events

Recent News

Posting Date
August 28, 2025

Pathways to Impact workshops are designed to help researchers think about impact beyond the laboratory and the publication. The workshops will help PhD students, PostDocs, and Faculty members at universities adopt an entrepreneurial mindset to question how they ultimately hope their research and careers will make an impact. Unlike the Local, Regional, and National I-Corps programs, participants in Pathways to Impact workshops are not expected to have a technology commercialization idea in mind.

Read Story Here
Posting Date
August 25, 2025

Work by ITP PI, Pamela Yelick, on bioengineered living teeth highlighted in online news site

Read Story Here
Posting Date
August 25, 2025

Work by ITP PI, Pamela Yelick, on bioengineered living teeth highlighted in online news site

Read Story Here
Posting Date
August 25, 2025

Project on Tolerance-Inducing Biomaterials, led by TRC PI, David Mooney, featured in the The Wyss Institute’s 2025-2026 Validation Projects roster

Read Story Here

Funding Opportunities

Application Due Date
September 30, 2025

Medline | Investigator-Initiated Studies Program

The IIS Program provides support for research that advances scientific and medical knowledge about Medline products and generates promising approaches to medical care. Our support of projects can include direct funding to cover all or a portion of study-related costs, product and study design input. If the Scientific Review Committee approves an application, execution of an agreement is required for disbursement of funds and/or product, which includes milestones and publishing expectations.

Read Story Here
Application Due Date
September 30, 2025

Medline | Fellowship Grant

Fellowships play an important role in ensuring that fellows are trained in the latest medical procedures and technologies.

Applications for awards are submitted by teaching institutions, community hospitals, medical societies, and associations that have a bona fide fellowship program and selection process to determine fellowship recipients.

Read Story Here
Application Due Date
November 3, 2025
The UCSF-Stanford PDC Accelerator is offered to participants selected through a Pitch competition in Spring and Fall  for accepted applicants. The Accelerator is open to any promising pediatric device idea or project that, if accepted, is willing to invest the necessary time to work with the PDC, our advisors, and our mentors to develop their idea into a marketable product. Projects at any stage of development are encouraged to apply, with no restriction as to the therapeutic area.
Accepted projects considered by the PDC and its advisors to be commercially viable will receive a grant of up to $100,000 along with customized mentoring and commercialization services as appropriate to the project’s stage and needs, including but not limited to: Value estimate coaching, Product development planning, Regulatory strategy, Reimbursement planning, Business planning, Commercialization strategy
The program is open to academic, business, or independent startups with a promising pediatric device idea at any stage of development that, if accepted, is willing to invest the necessary time to work with the UCSF-Stanford PDC and its advisors to develop their idea into a marketable product. Selected finalists must be available to present at our pitch competition on Monday November 3, 2025.
Read Story Here
Application Due Date
December 1, 2025

Osteo Science Foundation Philip J. Boyne Research Awards

Created in memory of Dr. Philip Boyne, world famous Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, this grant is the Foundation’s primary research program exclusively designated for an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon in a junior faculty position in a CODA/CDAC accredited Oral and Maxillofacial Program – with an aim to inspire their pursuit of advancing the field of tissue regeneration.

Read Story Here
Application Due Date
December 1, 2025

Osteo Science Foundation Resident Research Awards

In line with its commitment to the next generation of physicians, this award is designated for residents and fellows in a full-time accredited Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Program and aims to allow for residents with innovative and interesting ideas to perform entry levels of research. Dental students who have, or who are pursuing, a PhD are also eligible to apply.

Read Story Here

Upcoming Events

Webinar
August 28, 2025

Fluoride & IQ: Separating Fact from Fiction

Join CareQuest Institute and the American Dental Association for a webinar where expert speakers will critically review the evidence behind these claims, highlighting key limitations in the research and clarifying common misconceptions. The speakers will also share proven strategies on how to respond to any patient concerns and communicate the science behind fluoride and IQ with clarity and confidence.

View Event
Los Angeles, CA
September 12, 2025

Regulatory Science Symposium: Product Development in a Digital World

Join us to learn about the applications of virtual reality and AI in therapeutic product development. You will also have the opportunity to network with other professionals in the clinical and translational research field. There will be lunch and raffle prizes!

View Event
Webinar
September 17, 2025

Securing Investment for Your Startup – Part 2

Raising capital for an early-stage startup is one of the toughest hurdles in entrepreneurship. Beyond funding, investors often shape company strategy and management. Join Michael Schultz, Senior Director of Venture at Portal Innovations (Chicago), for an insightful session on securing support for your biomedical innovation.
This is part two of our three-part Bench2Market series, designed to guide university researchers through the commercialization journey.

View Event
Lowell, MA
September 18, 2025

Combo Drug & Device Strategies: Pathways to Market

Join us for Combo Drug & Device Strategies: Pathways to Market , a dynamic innovation event bringing together leaders from across the healthcare and life sciences ecosystem to explore the unique challenges and opportunities in developing and commercializing combination drug-device products.

The event will feature a panel discussion with strategic industry experts and regulatory leaders who will share insights into the evolving pathways to market for combination products, including regulatory strategy, clinical validation, reimbursement considerations, and partnering opportunities.

View Event