Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A student focuses intently as he operates one arm of a many-armed robot, while a teacher watches

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UC San Francisco

August 28, 2025

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

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An E. coli detector may be in your hands soon

A multidisciplinary UC Davis startup is working to create a hand-held pathogen detector.

Decade after QB3’s first incubator, lawmaker wants to fund more UC innovation

Proposed bill would help support startup services at UCSF, other UC campuses.

UC’s climate of innovation pays off for California

UC is increasingly playing a pivotal role in the California economy as a driving force behind successful startups.