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Standout Teams in I-Corps Program Conduct Market Research for their Technologies
It’s no secret that conducting market research to develop a technology or potential startup has been more difficult as of late. Despite...

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UCI Student Startups Pivot to Help in Pandemic Crisis Using Student Startup Fund
Learning to ride the COVID-19 innovation wave has never required so many surf lessons. Thankfully, UCI Beall Applied Innovation’s Student...

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AG Tools Wins Best Investment Opportunity Award
Wayfinder startup AG Tools recently won first place for “Best Investment Opportunity” in Next Wave Impact’s Founders of Color Showcase...

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Rising Tide - May 2020 Digital
The May 2020 issue of UCI Beall Applied Innovation's internal publication, Rising Tide. Download here.

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UCI Professor Launches 6-Month Study of Rapidly Testing for COVID-19 Antibodies
The UC Irvine Vaccine R&D Center at UCI’s School of Medicine’s Institute for Immunology developed a way to test COVID-19 immunity against...

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5 Tips on Pitching Your Startup Virtually
In a world gone virtual, pitching a startup company to investors is no exception. Although pitching and chiming in on virtual calls is...

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Kelly Carlson Receives Golden Stopwatch Award from Addgene
Kelly Carlson, industry research and material transfer officer at UCI Beall Applied Innovation, received the Golden Stopwatch Award from...

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UCI Beall Applied Innovation Screens UCI Life Science Startups Focused on COVID-19 Countermeasures
UCI Beall Applied Innovation recently held a private virtual screening for invited accredited investors featuring two of UC Irvine’s life...

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Five Funding Resources that can Help Startups During COVID-19
Although startup companies are all too familiar with the ebb and flow of change, recently COVID-19 has upended the vast majority of the...

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UCI Beall Applied Innovation Shuts Physical Doors, But Virtually Remains Open
Meetings and gatherings in a virtual space are still occurring. In recent weeks, the U.S. and the world have witnessed countless changes...

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UCI Tech Can Provide Better Understanding of COVID-19 and Vaccine Possibilities
In the last several weeks, California has become one of the top U.S. states to be affected by COVID-19, or coronavirus. The infectious...

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Rising Tide - March 2020
The March 2020 issue of UCI Beall Applied Innovation's internal publication, Rising Tide. Download here.

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Orange County Entrepreneurs Come Together to Share Experiences
Startup companies, investors, business leaders and academics came together at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to share...

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A Record-Breaking 600+ Attendees for the Cove @UCI’s Official Grand Opening and 5-Year Celebration
UCI Beall Applied Innovation recently celebrated its official grand opening and five-year celebration at the Cove @ UCI with more than...

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Startup Survives a Swim in ABC’s ‘Shark Tank,’ Pitches at the Cove @ UCI
Presenting the details of a startup company to a room full of investors can be intimidating. Pair that with investors on the hit...

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Startup Resource Fair Brings Startups to Cove @ UCI
More than 100 entrepreneurs and startup companies attended the OC Startup Resource Fair at UCI Beall Applied Innovation. In partnership...

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U.S. Small Business Administration International Tech Forum Focuses on Commercial World Post-Brexit
A large audience of entrepreneurs crowded the Beach at UCI Beall Applied Innovation @ the Cove to learn about navigating through the...

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Rising Tide - January 2020
The January 2020 issue of UCI Beall Applied Innovation's internal publication, Rising Tide. Download here.

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Head to the Beach for Your Next Meeting
For startups in Southern California, there are many options to incubate and accelerate their businesses, but unique to the startup...

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Local School’s Auto Shop Program Gets Helps from Wayfinder Startup
Philanthropy is contagious during this most giving time of the year and startup companies, like CarDana, are no exception. UCI Beall...

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