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SBIR Phase I Workshop

This six-week workshop combines hands-on customer discovery, expert instruction, and individualized mentorship to help technology innovators validate their market opportunity and develop a credible commercialization plan. Participants will work with an assigned Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) and receive feedback from experts familiar with the SBIR/STTR process.

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BizTech Connect: For Companies Ready to Grow to the Next Stage

BizTech Connect is a four-week business growth program for established, product-based companies ready to reach their next stage of growth. Through expert instruction and personalized guidance, you'll learn how to increase revenue, strengthen operations, and develop a clear roadmap for scaling your business.

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Turn Your Idea Into a Business

INNOVAR is a 7-week training program that helps aspiring founders transform technology concepts into real-world solutions with commercial potential. Whether you're exploring innovations in sustainable farming, robotics, health tech, transportation, or other fields, INNOVAR gives you the tools to validate your idea, build a business model, and move confidently toward launch.

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Move Your Research Beyond the Lab in 3 Weeks

Launch your idea with ZAP, a three-week virtual startup program that helps science innovators validate their market, refine their value proposition, and build a stronger business model through real customer discovery.

Explore Our Upcoming ZAP Cohort

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Turn Your Research Into Funding

Attend UCR’s SBIR Talks on the 3rd Thursday of each month to learn how startups and small businesses can pursue non-dilutive federal funding through America’s Seed Fund programs.

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Join UCR Innovation & Entrepreneurship for our monthly Community Innovation Office Hours - a free virtual session designed to connect Inland Southern California entrepreneurs with experienced mentors, practical business insights, and resources to support innovation and business growth.

Join UCR’s Monthly Community Innovation Office Hours

Get your innovation and startup questions answered by an expert on the 4th Wednesday of each month to connect with mentors, entrepreneurs, and startup resources designed to support innovators and small businesses across Inland Southern California.

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Free Quarterly Open Workdays at Riverside ExCITE

Join UCR’s Quarterly ExCITE Open Workday + Startup Social to cowork alongside founders, entrepreneurs, and innovators during the day, then connect with Inland Southern California’s startup community during an evening networking social.

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Free Monthly Open Workday at the Life Sciences Incubator

Join us each month at UCR’s Life Sciences Incubator for a free open workday designed for startups, faculty, researchers, students, and community innovators working in life sciences, medtech, biotech, agriculture, health innovation, and related fields.

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The Latest Innovation & Entrepreneurship News at UCR

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UC Riverside Welcomes Inaugural Cohort of SBIR Phase I Workshop Program

October 09, 2026

UC Riverside launches its inaugural SBIR Phase I Workshop cohort, supporting 10 innovative companies with expert mentorship, commercialization training, and federal grant proposal development.

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UCR Research Explores Nematode-Derived Proteins as a New Frontier in Sustainable Crop Protection

August 18, 2026

UCR Research Explores Nematode-Derived Proteins as a New Frontier in Sustainable Crop Protection As global agriculture faces mounting challenges from destructive insect pests, evolving pesticide resistance, and the need for more sustainable farming practices, researchers at the University of California...

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