
30
CURRENT RESIDENT COMPANIES
69
ALUMNI COMPANIES
3M+
SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES
2
LOCATIONS

UCI ADJACENT
Strategic Proximity & Direct Connections to UCI
Operational relationships among UCI Health, core research facilities, faculty members, and commercialization resources.
Beall Applied Innovation
Research translation, IP licensing & sponsored research support for UCI founders
Faculty Network
Serial faculty founders, KOL consulting & warm introductions
UCI Health Clinical Access
Active clinical trial & validation pathways
Core Facilities
Advanced manufacturing, high-throughput genomics, biological imaging & clinical trial assistance
ADVISORY & MENTORSHIP
The Experts Powering Our Innovation Ecosystem.
Advisors and mentors form an essential pillar of our strategic network. We bring together founders, domain experts, and industry thought leaders across the life sciences spectrum—including medtech, diagnostics, digital health, and specialized scientific fields. They help empower ULP innovators at every step, facilitating the critical connections and hands-on support needed to achieve their next key milestones and advance their companies’ unique goals.

Ecosystem Connections
Beyond mentorship, advising, and grant review resources—ULP helps facilitate connections across our broader network, offering introductions to UCI teams and resources, connections to vetted service providers, and networking opportunities with alumni founders.

Hands-On Guidance
Ongoing support tailored to each company's unique path. From facilitating advisor introductions to sharing resources for grant application review, ULP works alongside teams to support their journey every step of the way.

Domain Expertise
Our mentors bring extensive leadership across medtech, diagnostics, digital health, and core scientific disciplines—offering broad expertise spanning regulatory strategy, IP, capital allocation, clinical development, commercial execution, and more.
FOR INVESTORS
Join Our Innovation Ecosystem as an Investor.
ULP serves as a resource for investors seeking visibility into Orange County’s life science ecosystem, helping facilitate networking and connections with resident and alumni companies.
Ecosystem Connections
Opportunity to engage with the ULP community through events, showcases, and company updates.
Early Visibility
Connect with emerging life science companies building within our labs as they develop their core technologies.
Curated Introductions
ULP helps facilitate introductions between interested investors and resident companies aligned with mutual focus areas.
STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
REALIZE Accelerator
The REALIZE Accelerator gave early-stage health tech founders hands-on mentorship, expert guidance, and investor access to scale — at no cost and with no equity taken

Investor-Ready Insights
Fine-tune your presentation and gear up to pitch to investors at the Demo Day competition.

No-Cost Access
Focus on what matters most – bringing new innovations to the health tech space. No cost and no equity taken from selected companies!

Tailored Guidance
Get support in areas like product development, regulatory strategy, fundraising and business growth.

Expert Mentorship
Work closely with experienced professionals who understand the health tech space inside and out.





























































































