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

Event details Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Location: Qualcomm Institute - 5004 - 3195 Voigt Drive La Jolla, CA 92093 Type: Arts / Performance Campus area: Warren Audience: Students, Graduate and Professional About this event This program is designed to help students and postdocs from UC San Diego, the Sanford Consortium and Salk Institute better understand the broader context of their research, including the goals of their labs, the translational impact their work can have on society, and how their research aligns with the overarching missions of major funding agencies such as the NSF, NIH, DOE and DOD. Through a combination of seminars, case studies, workshops and team-based projects on Tuesdays from June 30 to September 1, 2026, participants will gain the skills needed to define research initiatives that address major scientific and societal challenges, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary integration. Alumni of this program will have a broader perspective on their day-to-day work in the lab and recognize the greater impact their research can have as they identify translational opportunities. Additionally, participants may discover opportunities to leverage the technologies they help develop, potentially contributing to the formation of startup ventures in the short or long term. The course also equips participants with foundational knowledge of company formation, intellectual property transfer, customer discovery, business models and financing. To enroll in “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education for Everyone (Section ID: 197166), visit in the course’s UC San Diego Extended Studies page. For a $50 discount code, use SUMMERBUSA26, before June 12, 2026. Instructor Bio: Yves Theriault has a highly diversified background, with multidisciplinary expertise in life sciences, nanotechnology, systems engineering, pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development strategies, leadership, organizational performance, strategic program and project management, research translation, and innovation and entrepreneurship. He serves as Program Manager for Education and Outreach and Chief Catalyst for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute (QI). At QI, he manages the QI Innovation Space and connects QI to the UCSD’s innovation ecosystem. He also develops and implements educational programs focused on convergence education; highly integrated, multidisciplinary science and engineering program and project management; leadership in science and technology environments; research translation; and innovation and entrepreneurship. Yves is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). Over the past 15 years, he has trained more than 1,500 professionals from the life sciences and engineering industries, as well as academia, to perform more effectively on innovation-driven projects. He holds a doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Montreal, a Certificate in Project Management and a Ce Official event details: https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/summer-course-on-research-positioning-research-translation-and-innovation-and-entrepreneurship