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UCSF Rosenman Institute

UCSF Health / University of California, San Francisco (QB3)

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
The UCSF Rosenman Institute supports healthtech entrepreneurs, including UCSF clinicians, in moving medical device and digital health concepts toward commercialization. Its Rosenman Innovators program selects early-stage companies each year and connects them to a curated network of clinicians, industry experts, corporate partners and investors, while the Rosenman Fellowship supports academic innovators in identifying and validating unmet clinical needs.
Organizational model
Academic · Nonprofit
Location
San Francisco, California
Program types
Physician innovationAcceleratorEntrepreneurshipInnovation center
Commercialization pathways
InvestmentStrategic partnership
Focus areas
ClinicalMedical deviceDigitalWorkforce
Public scale or maturity signals

Documented successes: Named Rosenman Innovator companies include Fibralign, Perceptive Navigation (Dr. Ted Abraham), BRIUS (Dr. Mehdi Peikar) and Moving Analytics; BRIUS credits program introductions with producing a COO hire, a board director and a consultant; Moving Analytics credits Rosenman investor exposure with two investors joining its funding round; partnership with UCSF Division of Cardiology launched in 2022-2023 to accelerate cardiovascular technology

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

The UCSF Rosenman Institute supports healthtech entrepreneurs, including UCSF clinicians, in moving medical device and digital health concepts toward commercialization. Its Rosenman Innovators program selects early-stage companies each year and connects them to a curated network of clinicians, industry experts, corporate partners and investors, while the Rosenman Fellowship supports academic innovators in identifying and validating unmet clinical needs. The institute also runs UCSF Rosenman ADAPT, which pairs startups with large healthcare companies for scaling partnerships, and Rosenman RISE, a mentorship and networking track for underrepresented entrepreneurs. In 2022 the institute partnered with the UCSF Division of Cardiology to fast-track cardiovascular health technology through a dedicated fellowship program.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalMedical deviceDigitalWorkforce

Commercialization Pathways

These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    Named Rosenman Innovator companies include Fibralign, Perceptive Navigation (Dr. Ted Abraham), BRIUS (Dr. Mehdi Peikar) and Moving Analytics; BRIUS credits program introductions with producing a COO hire, a board director and a consultant; Moving Analytics credits Rosenman investor exposure with two investors joining its funding round; partnership with UCSF Division of Cardiology launched in 2022-2023 to accelerate cardiovascular technology

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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. UCSF Rosenman Institute official source rosenmaninstitute.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. UCSF Rosenman Institute source 2 rosenmaninstitute.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. UCSF Rosenman Institute source 3 ucsf.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  4. UCSF Rosenman Institute source 4 ucsf.edu. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  5. UCSF Rosenman Institute source 5 rosenmaninstitute.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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