By the Numbers
The 29 faculty members of UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic span 20 departments in the UC Irvine Schools of Medicine, Engineering, Physical Sciences and Biological Sciences.
The Institute engages approximately 150 people every year in research and training, including visiting scientists, postdoctoral and medical fellows, graduate and medical students, undergraduates and high school students. The Institute hosts over 500 individuals for educational courses and workshops; collaborative studies and meetings; informative clinic and laboratory tours and special lectures, events and demonstrations.
The Medical Clinic has over 2,300 patient visits annually with more than 90,000 patient visits since the opening of the Institute.
UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic enrolls over 300 subjects in more than 40 clinical protocols annually evaluating biophotonics technologies in skin diseases, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic disease, trauma and critical care, ophthalmology, neurologic function, head and neck surgery and exercise medicine.
Since its establishment, UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic has generated 6% of the UC Irvine technology transfer portfolio, 31% of the campus patent royalty revenue and $56 million for the University of California (UC) technology transfer portfolio.
During this past fiscal year, 3 patents were awarded; 4 patent applications were submitted; 2 invention disclosures were filed and 7 spin-out, incubating and collaborative companies were hosted in the Institute’s Photonic Incubator.
