Clinical Innovation Incubator Program recognizes inaugural awardees

UC Irvine Department  Dermatology, UC Irvine School of Medicine and UCI Health, in partnership with UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, recently launched a new initiative, called the Clinical Innovation Incubator Program, to foster collaborations among clinicians, basic scientists and engineers, and industry mentors to develop innovative solutions for clinical needs.

During a series of three workshops, candidates pitched their clinical problem and then worked with mentors and collaborators to create an innovative solution. The inaugural program saw eight incredible proposals and the following two awardees were selected to receive $50,000 each to further develop their innovations that will address a clinical need: Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology, for his project "Developing a New Vascular Targeted Treatment for Rosacea," and Andrew Creadore, MD, a PGY-4 resident in the Department of Dermatology, for his project "Mobile App to Fill Gap in Natural Broadband Phototherapy Treatment Guidance."

Congratulations to the awardees of the inaugural Clinical Innovation Incubator Program, and stay tuned for information on the next round of the Clinical Innovation Incubator Program that will be held in 2025.