Device Acceleration Center (DAC)
The Mission of the Device Acceleration Center (DAC) is to serve as the ideation and testing hub of medical devices at UC San Diego by
- Providing translational science training;
- Identifying unmet clinical needs amenable to clinician-engineer collaboration;
- Prototype testing;
- Commercialization.
The Vision of DAC is to advance health impact and discovery by accelerating the commercialization of medical devices designed and tested at UC San Diego.

For Entrepreneurs
DAC resources include partnerships across campus and with the local business community