Innovator Network: Medical Technology

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Aggie Commons @ Aggie Square, 4480 2nd Avenue, Sacramento

Join us for a discussion on novel medical technologies and the startups that grew from them. Our broadest panel of UC Davis innovators yet — including undergraduate founders, a professional researcher, two professors in the College of Engineering, and a doctor — will share their entrepreneurial stories. 

  • Dr. Peter Yellowlees was inspired by his experience as a practicing psychiatrist to develop a telemedicine startup. 
  • Dr. Soheil Ghiasi, working at the intersection of engineering and medicine, has co-founded a company based on a methodology that more accurately assesses fetal wellbeing during delivery.
  • Dr. Julien Bec, similarly spanning the fields of engineering and medicine, has developed a fluorescence device for distinguishing healthy and cancerous tissue during surgery. 
  • UC Davis alum Jaya Athuluru ’25 and current Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior major Simran Lallian '26 won numerous competitions to launch a company based on their epilepsy seizure detection device. 

Faculty, researchers and students from UC Davis and UC Davis Health, as well as members of the medical device entrepreneurship community in Sacramento and Davis, are invited to attend, network, and learn about the panelists’ diverse experiences. Learn more and register to reserve your spot.

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