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  • QB3/GE bioprocessing course

    GE

    This intensive course on separation and purification strategies will provide both theory and technique to members of the biotech industry and academic community. Participants will understand the principles and develop strategies for separating and purifying proteins, recombinant DNA products, and monoclonal antibodies. Hands-on laboratory exercises include cell disruption, centrifugation, membrane filtration, chromatography techniques utilizing AKTA Explorer, and column packing. The exercises allow participants to integrate theory with practice and to understand practical issues in purification of biotechnology products.

  • QB3 global bio-entrepreneurship course

    Mission Bay

    A one-week comprehensive course in bio-entrepreneurship tailored to the needs of professionals situated in countries with emerging biotechnology industries. The course provides a content-rich overview of the life sciences industry, entrepreneurship and venture financing. It incorporates cases and projects throughout the course to build the skills and expertise of the individuals to become leaders in their opportunity areas.

  • Idea to IPO course for entrepreneurial scientists

    Idea to IPO logo

    "Idea to IPO... and Beyond" is a course for scientists who have an interest in entrepreneurship or who wish to build value from their biomedical inventions. Offered at UCSF, the course examines the "nuts and bolts" of building successful biomedical businesses from concepts or promising experimental results. The culminating event for this course occurs when scientists pitch their ideas/results to a panel of venture capitalists.

  • SURF-IT undergrad fellowship

    SURF-IT

    SURF-IT provides an intensive and personalized summer program for women, minority, or disadvantaged undergraduates. SURF-IT includes research directly supervised by a UC Santa Cruz faculty member in computer engineering, computer science, or electrical engineering. Students also have weekly meetings focused on graduate school preparation, how to present research results, research ethics, as well as field trips to local neighboring Silicon Valley research laboratories, and of course a number of social activities.