Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2017, 5:00PM PST
Award Notification: March 2017
More about the Surgical Innovations Accelerator:
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APPLICANTS: The Surgical Innovations Accelerator is open to any UCSF faculty member with a promising medical device idea or project that, if accepted, is willing to invest the necessary time to work with the Surgical Innovations Program and their Innovation Advisory Board to develop their idea into a marketable product. Non-faculty applicants may apply with the support of a faculty member.
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PROJECTS: Medical device projects at any stage of development that could benefit from seed funding and specialized advising services are encouraged to apply. The therapeutic area can cover any surgical or medical problem where there is an unmet need or the potential for significant improvement over current treatments, diagnostics, or services.
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REVIEW CRITERIA: Submissions will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary internal review panel with input from external advisors who have agreed to the confidentiality and intellectual property protections outlined in the Surgical Innovations Program's Code of Conduct. Proposals will be evaluated on the following:
- Compelling unmet clinical need
- Scientific/technical and development feasibility
- Likelihood for successfully getting to patients
- SUSTAINABILITY POLICY: Donations of equity and licensing income resulting from work funded by the Surgical Innovations Accelerator help ensure the future sustainability of the program and funding of future grantees. For Accelerator projects that result in startup creation or licensing agreement, we request that the grantee donate a small share of equity or licensing income back to the Department of Surgery. This requested donation is in addition to any equity or royalties paid by the startup to UCSF to license any patents.
If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Gress at 415-476-0449 or [email protected].