From Lab to Market: ULP REALIZE Accelerator Program for Health Innovations | Sunstone Stage Connects
📅 Friday, August 28, 2026 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
📍 Sunstone
Join Sunstone Management and University Lab Partners (ULP) for an afternoon showcasing the next generation of science and technology startups emerging from Orange County’s innovation ecosystem.
The event will feature nine startups from the ULP cohort, each delivering a focused 4-minute pitch highlighting their technology, market opportunity, and vision for growth.
Shruti Rao, Head of Lab Incubator & Development at University Lab Partners, will open the program with an introduction to ULP and its work supporting entrepreneurs in life sciences, medical technology, and other science-driven industries.
Following the pitches, founders, investors, industry leaders, and members of the innovation community are invited to connect and continue the conversation over networking.
Agenda
2:00 PM – Check-in & Registration
2:30 PM – Welcome
2:45 PM – Founder Pitch w/ Q&A
3:30 PM – Networking
Why Attend
Whether you're a founder, investor, healthcare professional, researcher, student, or innovation enthusiast, join us as we connect the people and ideas shaping the next generation of healthcare technologies.
We look forward to seeing you at Sunstone Stage Connects!
About Sunstone
Sunstone Venture & Innovation Center brings together capital, resources, and opportunity across Southern California's innovation ecosystem. From capital access to public-private partnerships, we're here to help founders build scalable, durable companies.
Join us on Fridays at our weekly Sunstone Stage Connects events as we bring together founders, investors, and innovators the community to spark ideas, share insights, and build meaningful connections.
About ULP
University Lab Partners is Southern California’s premier nonprofit life science incubator, built to transform breakthrough research into high-growth commercial enterprises. Operating state-of-the-art facilities at UCI Research Park and ULP @ Soka, ULP provides early-stage therapeutics, medical device, diagnostics, and drug discovery founders with flexible, fully equipped lab space and direct access to an elite network of veteran medtech and digital health executives.
Since 2019, ULP has supported more than 69 resident and alumni companies and catalyzed the creation of nearly 500 regional jobs. Through its flagship REALIZE Accelerator, ULP delivers hands-on executive mentorship, targeted strategy, and direct investor access to early-stage healthtech ventures—at zero cost and for zero equity. Beyond space and acceleration, ULP serves as a vibrant innovation hub, offering hands-on education, high-value ecosystem events, and critical founder resources to power the future of healthcare.
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