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GCN Investor Conference in Newport Beach, CA
OCT 15 · NEWPORT BEACH, CA
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A fast-growing University of California campus at the centre of Orange County's medical device industry.
UC Irvine has grown quickly into one of the stronger research campuses in the University of California system, with particular depth in biomedical engineering, computer science, and materials.
Orange County around it hosts a dense concentration of medical device manufacturers, which gives the university's engineering research unusually direct industrial relevance.
Orange County's economy is built on medical devices, aerospace components, and consumer products, sitting between Los Angeles and San Diego without being dominated by either.
The region is often overlooked by investors relative to its industrial base, which means less competition for local deals but a thinner pool of local capital.
Company formation clusters in medical devices, diagnostics, health software, and interactive media.
The university's games and computer science programmes also feed Southern California's substantial interactive entertainment industry.
Orange County has an active angel community drawn from medical device executives, alongside Los Angeles and San Diego venture funds.
Medical device companies frequently raise from strategic corporate investors already operating in the region.
GCN’s global network includes millions of startups and founders and a broad community of investors, creating opportunities to discover potential connections across university communities.
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