Facilities

The UC Davis High-Performance Computing Core Facility (HPCCF) is a campus research core facility in the Office of Research specializing in high-performance computing (HPC) systems for research and education.

As part of the HPCCF mission, they manage high-performance computing services that enable practical innovation at the UC Davis Research Community to enhance the university's competitive advantage. NCIBT has purchased a GPU node in the HPC2 cluster that is available for all NCIBT collaborators.

The UC Davis Center for Nano-MicroManufacturing (CNM2) is equipped with the fabrication tools needed to carry out the proposed research and education activities. The CNM2 is the home for the prototype and fabrication of thin-film, micro- and nano-structures. CNM2 is housed in a 10,000 ft2 Class-1000 and -100 clean room that provides capabilities for fabricating integrated circuits and assembling hybrid modules. To support these activities, CNM2 is fully equipped with photolithography, etching, mask-making, metal deposition, and furnaces, vacuum systems, and assembly equipment. NCIBT will leverage CNM2, with professional staff support and state-of-the-art equipment for benchtop development of device prototypes for NCIBT research.

This facility seeks to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of newly developed technologies through aid in design and inexpensive rapid prototyping techniques. TEAM’s goal is to facilitate prototyping, so that engineers and innovators can test their ideas and get them into production and on the market with minimal delay. The TEAM prototyping facility will be able to support manufacturing and prototyping needs of the NCIBT.

CMGI is a world-class, fully equipped core facility that provides in vivo animal imaging and biospecimen imaging. A biomedical cyclotron and radiochemistry laboratory allow on-site synthesis of custom radiotracers. NCIBT will utilize CMGI facility infrastructure to provide an efficient platform for medical imaging technology development that directly addresses the preclinical translational needs of this project. 

SRF is managed by a team of professionals devoted to providing quality research and teaching opportunities through the responsible use of animals. SRF is a facility where quality science merges with animal welfare, and it is dedicated to improving the lives of both animals and mankind. An on-site full-time veterinarian oversees and participates in research projects along with highly specialized technical support staff with extensive experience in surgery and anesthesia. Services include proof of concept, prototype development, safety testing, efficacy testing, device validation and verification, training, animal model based training, didactic training, sponsor-designed product-specific instructional courses, surgeon-to-surgeon training, pre-clinical testing, and biocompatibility.

The UC Davis CTSC was one of the inaugural Clinical and Translational Award sites and over the last 15 years has transformed the clinical and translational research enterprise at UC Davis. CTSC’s mission is to create research teams of the future to improve human health through provision of research resources, development, demonstration, and dissemination of innovative processes and methods, cutting edge informatics, and community engagement.

The CTSC provides centralized resources to facilitate translation of new technologies such as those of NCIBT. It offers support for all aspects of clinical trial development and of training of clinical investigators, both of which will be available to the NCIBT. The CTSC will provide the NCIBT with expertise and resources - in areas including trial design, application for IRB approval, regulatory compliance, and rigorous analysis of results - needed to plan, implement, and conclude the clinical trials of its technologies. CTSC expertise in education and training will be available to the NCIBT as it develops and executes its strategies for education, training, and dissemination.

UC BRAID, a consortium of five University of California health campuses – UC Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco – aims to accelerate research through shared resources, processes, and infrastructure development. UC BRAID connects researchers and administrators to solve problems, increase opportunities, and create efficiency of scale. Its platform of shared governance acts as a catalyst for collaboration, enabling to amplify individual work and multiply the impact of technological advancements such as those anticipated from NCIBT. UC BRAID believes the Hubs can be stronger than the sum of their parts.

UC BRAID will eagerly and effectively support dissemination and clinical testing of new optical clinical technology. the collaboration of the major health systems of the University of California opens a high caliber conduit for rapid dissemination of NCIBT technologies and tools to a vast network eager to share research and clinical trials.

UCDCCC's mission is to generate discoveries to increase understanding of cancer's biology, improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for populations in its diverse catchment area and beyond, and prepare trainees as leaders in cancer care and research. 

The UCDCCC will provide full access to the Center's shared resources, including the biorepository, biostatistics capabilities, and access to the clinical trials office to ensure the success of NCIBT. The Cancer Center will commit to supporting the training and career development of under-represented early career investigators engaged in translational and clinical research in alignment with NCIBT's efforts to optimize DEI and cancer health equity.

The goal of Innovation and Technology Commercialization at UC Davis is to help transform today’s research and development into tomorrow’s successful businesses, ensuring that nascent technologies emerging from campus research will be the seed for tomorrow’s successful products, services, and economic development. The success of ITC is based on the close working relationships of its staff with faculty and personnel within academic and administrative units across the campus, as well as its effective engagement with the local economic community, including government, business, and not-for-profit organizations.

UC Davis Innovation and Technology Commercialization Office will facilitate NCIBT to achieve the goal of accelerating the development and dissemination of new biomedical technologies.