This briefing is to learn about UCSF's acclaimed global startup class, Entrepreneurship for Life Sciences/Healthcare Startups: Master Class Direct from Silicon Valley and hear the experience of a UCSF biomedical entrepreneur who is a class alum and new entrepreneur. Vinith Johnson, cofounder of digital health company Sophys Health, speaks about the class and how it prepared him to start a company. He just graduted from famed Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator, which has a 2% acceptance rate.

We detail what you can expect in this professional class which starts on September 28. The class is a 10 week, 2 hour/week dive into the business side of company creation. Guest lecturers from Silicon Valley include serial entrepreneurs, investors, pharmaceutical executives, attorneys, and domain experts. This class is uniquely focused on the special requirements of life science/healthcare startups, is online, live and recorded. There is an international group of alumni from 24 countries and 6 continents who include scientists, physicians, researchers, startup CEOs, executive management, startup ecosystem heads, tech transfer, investors, and government.