TechTIPS Partnerships

• SDSU MBA Fellowships/Internships

  TechTIPS/SDSU MBA fellowships are designed to support commercialization of UCSD technologies with designated resources in the form of highly qualified and capable SDSU MBA students. Fellows perform strategic industry analysis, marketing plan development for technologies, and other related activities. All candidates for the TechTIPS/SDSU fellowship program are expected to have completed core courses (or equivalent), possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and have excellent writing skills. Fellows often have direct knowledge of particular industries related to their project, though it is not required. Fellowships can be applied for credit in the SDSU MBA program.

• SITTNET

  Under the auspices of Science & Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, “Shanghai International Technology Transfer Network”, called SITTNET for short, is initiated and organized by the National Technology Transfer Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Technology Innovation Center, Shanghai Co-Way International Technology Transfer Center Company Limited, the Technology Transfer Center of Shanghai Academy of Science & Technology and Shanghai Small Enterprises Service center. It is a part of Shanghai research & development public service platform system giving overall service and support to Shanghai international technical transfer.

  SITTNET aims at integrating resources of companies concerned in Shanghai dealing with international technical transfer, strengthening the link of production, learning and researching, promoting the effective flow of scientific & technical intermediary resources, accelerating the technical exchange and high-tech production trade between international and regional areas, giving support to accelerate industrialization of national and international scientific & technical achievements and transnational transfer of industrial technology.

• Triton Innovation Network (TIN) $50k Entrepreneurship Competition

  UCSD TechTIPS has partnered with The Triton Innovation Network (TIN), a UCSD-based student organization, that is organizing first annual $50k Entrepreneurship Competition. The purpose of the competition is motivate the formation of multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and business-minded students to drive community development and innovation.

  Team participating in the competition will consist of at least one full-time UCSD undergraduate or graduate students. The first place team will receive 30K with the second and third place teams receiving 10k in prize money. An additional 30k will be given to the winning team if the foundation of their technology is based on UCSD intellectual property. Sponsored by the UCSD TechTIPS (Technology Transfer & Intellectual Property Services) and known as the “UCSD TechTIPS Topper” this added incentive will help in promoting UCSD technology.

  The UCSD $50K Entrepreneurship Competition aims to:

  Encourage interdisciplinary networking and collaboration.
  
  
  Educate participants with a series of workshops, panel discussions, and individual team mentorship.[For a more detailed view of upcoming fall events please refer to the calendar.]
  
  
  Build local support by involving the San Diego business community as judges and mentors for the competition.

  Current sponsors include the Rady School of Management, Jacobs School of Engineering, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, IRPS, UCSD TechTIPS, the Von Liebig Center, and several student organizations. In addition to internal UCSD support, TIN relies on the participation of the San Diego business community to support and enable the $50k Entrepreneurship Competition.

  In addition to fostering collaboration amongst students the competition aims to build bridges between UCSD and the local San Diego business community that will lead to successful business ventures.