The Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship focuses on cross-campus efforts providing undergraduate and graduates students a broad introduction to innovation and entrepreneurship.
We also provide support to campus research partners by promoting innovation and entrepreneurship activities that develop and demonstrate the commercial potential of their research.
Support includes developing commercialization pathways for research and connecting researchers with investors, entrepreneurs, and others in order to support the commercialization process.
Campus Programs
- Biomedical Engineering Department
- The BME applies engineering principles and techniques to solving medical problems and translating new discoveries to the clinic and operating room. Faculty work on better ways to detect, study, reverse and cure such problems as heart disease, repair and regenerate tissues, and design vaccines. Collegial faculty, outstanding students, and skilled staff collaborate to create an ideal research climate. Strong institutional support and unique resources, such as a medical school, veterinary school, and many other resources contribute to an incredibly rich research environment. The BME department co-sponsored the inaugural Biomed Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy in 2011.
- The BME applies engineering principles and techniques to solving medical problems and translating new discoveries to the clinic and operating room. Faculty work on better ways to detect, study, reverse and cure such problems as heart disease, repair and regenerate tissues, and design vaccines. Collegial faculty, outstanding students, and skilled staff collaborate to create an ideal research climate. Strong institutional support and unique resources, such as a medical school, veterinary school, and many other resources contribute to an incredibly rich research environment. The BME department co-sponsored the inaugural Biomed Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy in 2011.
- Center for Biophotonics
- The Center for Biophotonics Science and Technology advances research, development, and application of new optical/photonic tools and technology in medicine and the life sciences. CBST's unique location and environment enables engineers to collaborate with basic scientists and physicians at the UC Davis Medical Center to translate new biotechnologies from the benchtop to bedside. Projects supported by CBST include: super-resolution optical microscopies, advanced imaging and manipulation of living cells and biological systems, engineered fluorescent proteins, label-free cell analysis by Raman scattering spectroscopy, molecular sensors and assays, and in vivo diagnostics using advanced endoscopy.
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Center for Innovation Studies
- The center's research engages the many dimensions of the process of technoscientific innovation, from those that make it possible to those that constrain it. The focus is predominantly on the upstream spectrum of innovation -- from the design, articulation, and funding of research programs to the patenting and publication of their outcomes – paying particular attention to the process, practices, instruments, and techniques of innovation and to the conceptual and practical problems of knowledge transfer.
- The center's research engages the many dimensions of the process of technoscientific innovation, from those that make it possible to those that constrain it. The focus is predominantly on the upstream spectrum of innovation -- from the design, articulation, and funding of research programs to the patenting and publication of their outcomes – paying particular attention to the process, practices, instruments, and techniques of innovation and to the conceptual and practical problems of knowledge transfer.
- CITRIS
- The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) partnership is the first to create and harness information technology to tackle society's most critical needs. For real progress, California needs pervasive, secure, energy-efficient, and disaster-proof information systems, delivering new kinds of vital data that people put to use quickly. With this information, Californians can save billions of dollars and improve, even save, lives. CITRIS sponsors research on problems that have a major impact on the economy, quality of life, and future success of California: conserving energy; education; saving lives, property, and productivity in the wake of disasters; boosting transportation efficiency; advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease; and expanding business growth through much richer personalized information services.
- The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) partnership is the first to create and harness information technology to tackle society's most critical needs. For real progress, California needs pervasive, secure, energy-efficient, and disaster-proof information systems, delivering new kinds of vital data that people put to use quickly. With this information, Californians can save billions of dollars and improve, even save, lives. CITRIS sponsors research on problems that have a major impact on the economy, quality of life, and future success of California: conserving energy; education; saving lives, property, and productivity in the wake of disasters; boosting transportation efficiency; advancing diagnosis and treatment of disease; and expanding business growth through much richer personalized information services.
- Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC)
- The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center provides infrastructure support for the conduct of translational research by aiding access to and enhancing state-of-the-art technologies. The center assists faculty, fellows, and students across basic science, translational and medical disciplines working to turn silos of research into new collaborative scientific discoveries.
- The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center provides infrastructure support for the conduct of translational research by aiding access to and enhancing state-of-the-art technologies. The center assists faculty, fellows, and students across basic science, translational and medical disciplines working to turn silos of research into new collaborative scientific discoveries.
- Create IGERT
- The multi-institutional National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, entitled Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE), provides a structured, well-integrated graduate research and educational training program that focuses on the use of transgenic plants and in-vitro plant systems for the production of industrial non-food products and biopharmaceuticals. Throughout the training program, particular attention will be devoted to the scientific, engineering, environmental, regulatory, economic, intellectual property, societal and global issues associated with plant biotechnology.
- The multi-institutional National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, entitled Collaborative Research and Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering (CREATE), provides a structured, well-integrated graduate research and educational training program that focuses on the use of transgenic plants and in-vitro plant systems for the production of industrial non-food products and biopharmaceuticals. Throughout the training program, particular attention will be devoted to the scientific, engineering, environmental, regulatory, economic, intellectual property, societal and global issues associated with plant biotechnology.
- Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology (DEB)
- The Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology is an inter-graduate group program that allows Ph.D. students to receive and be credited for training in the area of biotechnology. The DEB provides a very effective multidisciplinary biotechnology concentration, which includes exposure to bioethics, business and legal aspects of biotechnology as well as a 3-6 month internship in a biotechnology company or research laboratory in another college or national laboratory.The Institute provides opportunities for DEB participants to further their lab to market ideas through participation in the Business Development Fellows program, Entrepreneurship Academies and Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.
- The Designated Emphasis in Biotechnology is an inter-graduate group program that allows Ph.D. students to receive and be credited for training in the area of biotechnology. The DEB provides a very effective multidisciplinary biotechnology concentration, which includes exposure to bioethics, business and legal aspects of biotechnology as well as a 3-6 month internship in a biotechnology company or research laboratory in another college or national laboratory.The Institute provides opportunities for DEB participants to further their lab to market ideas through participation in the Business Development Fellows program, Entrepreneurship Academies and Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.
- Energy Efficiency Center (EEC)
- The Energy Efficiency Center (EEC) identifies promising energy-efficient technologies, develops viable business ventures around those technologies, and connects those ventures to the financial, physical, intellectual and social capital that will be critical to their success. The EEC supports the Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy.
- Energy Institute
- The Energy Institute is accelerating the global transformation to a sustainable energy future, integrating energy efficiency with renewable energy solutions, and training the next generation of engineering, scientific, and policy leaders.
- The Energy Institute is accelerating the global transformation to a sustainable energy future, integrating energy efficiency with renewable energy solutions, and training the next generation of engineering, scientific, and policy leaders.
- Foods for Health Institute
- The Foods For Health Institute was established to link diverse scientific disciplines across the colleges and schools of the University of California at Davis, and develop regional and international multi-stakeholder partnerships. The FFHI acts as an engine for research, innovation, and economic development supported by competitive research programs, industry collaborations, and philanthropic funding. Together, the FFHI and its partners will lead the improvement of individual health through diet.
- The Foods For Health Institute was established to link diverse scientific disciplines across the colleges and schools of the University of California at Davis, and develop regional and international multi-stakeholder partnerships. The FFHI acts as an engine for research, innovation, and economic development supported by competitive research programs, industry collaborations, and philanthropic funding. Together, the FFHI and its partners will lead the improvement of individual health through diet.
- Institute for Transportation Studies
- The Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) is a multi-faceted, internationally recognized program with more than 60 affiliated faculty and researchers, 100 graduate students, and a $6 million annual budget. Its primary program components are research, education and outreach. By partnering with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations, ITS-Davis has successfully contributed to and advanced public discourse on key transportation issues, while also creating a diverse funding base.
- The Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis (ITS-Davis) is a multi-faceted, internationally recognized program with more than 60 affiliated faculty and researchers, 100 graduate students, and a $6 million annual budget. Its primary program components are research, education and outreach. By partnering with industry, government, and non-governmental organizations, ITS-Davis has successfully contributed to and advanced public discourse on key transportation issues, while also creating a diverse funding base.
- Medical Technology Commercialization Clinic (MTCC)
- A Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) award from NSF to the Center for Biophotonics Science & Technology formed the Medical Technology Commercialization Clinic (MTCC), bringing together multidisciplinary teams that include faculty, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) students, MBA students and experienced entrepreneurs to take medical technologies closer to market. PFI team Accelerated Medical Diagnostics took 1st place in the 2011 Big Bang! Business Plan Competition.
- OneHealth Institute
- The One Health approach addresses complex health problems on a platform that recognizes that the health of domestic animals, wildlife, and people are inextricably linked with each other and the environment. One Health is collaborative and trans-disciplinary – agricultural scientists, anthropologists, economists, educators, engineers, entomologists, epidemiologists, hydrologists, microbiologists, nutritionists, physicians, public health professionals, sociologists, and veterinarians working collaboratively to improve and promote both human and animal health
- The One Health approach addresses complex health problems on a platform that recognizes that the health of domestic animals, wildlife, and people are inextricably linked with each other and the environment. One Health is collaborative and trans-disciplinary – agricultural scientists, anthropologists, economists, educators, engineers, entomologists, epidemiologists, hydrologists, microbiologists, nutritionists, physicians, public health professionals, sociologists, and veterinarians working collaboratively to improve and promote both human and animal health
There are several ways faculty, graduate students and centers can collaborate with the Institute.
We offer four annual entrepreneurship academies each year, an ideal track for researchers to explore commercial and market opportunities for their research.
The lab to market academies are a unique asset for the campus. Science and engineering researchers, faculty and students attend at the rate of $150.
Food and Health Entrepreneurship Acacemy
Green Tech Entrepreneurship Academy
Biomed Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy
Grants and Funding
Writing a grant and need text justifying translational research education and training of your students and postdocs?
If you are working on a grant that includes a component for any of the following, we encourage you to reach out to the I2E and see if any of our existing programs fit your needs.
The I2E provides a full complement of programs, services and resources in a variety of training areas recognized as critical for the advancement of translational research.
We can also provide custom academies and training. We have provided custom academies for the Superfund Basic Research Program and School of Medicine through this model. Custom academies range in cost, depending on duration, type and number of participants.
Contact Nicole Starsinic, Associate Director, for more information.