Summer Course on Research Positioning, Research Translation, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Summer Course on Research Positioning

Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Qualcomm Institute, 3195 Voigt Drive, La Jolla. This is a session of a recurring program that runs Tuesdays June 30 through September 1, 2026.

The program helps UC San Diego, Sanford Consortium, and Salk Institute students and postdocs understand research positioning, translation, and innovation. Seminars, case studies, workshops, and team projects cover lab goals, societal impact, and alignment with funding agencies like NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD.

Participants gain skills to define research initiatives that tackle major scientific challenges through multidisciplinary integration. The course also introduces company formation, intellectual property transfer, customer discovery, business models, and financing. Alumni may identify translational opportunities and potential paths to startup ventures.

Instructor Yves Theriault serves as Program Manager for Education and Outreach and Chief Catalyst for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute.

To enroll, visit the UC San Diego Extended Studies page for course Section ID 197166. A $50 discount code, SUMMERBUSA26, was available through June 12, 2026.

This program is for UC San Diego, Sanford Consortium, and Salk Institute students and postdocs who want to connect their daily lab work to broader impact and innovation.