As the region's only academic medical center, UC Davis Health System is responsible for both discovering and sharing knowledge and providing the highest quality care to our community. The connection between UC Davis Health System and industry partners allows for unique collaborations to advance health and business alike.

Gain a competitive advantage by teaming with UC Davis Health System while supporting the university in its role of providing world-class research, education and primary care. Corporate partners enjoy numerous benefits, including:

• Developing relationships with UC Davis Health System expert investigators and clinicians, exceptional students and pioneering researchers;
• Connections with one of the world’s top-ranked health-care institutions;
• Cost-effective research and development results for their area of focus;
• Stronger recruiting efforts for the next-generation workforce with the #1 provider of biologists;
• Affiliations with UC Davis multidisciplinary collaborations (School of Veterinarian Medicine,  College of Biological Sciences, College of Engineering and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences);
• Increased access to UC Davis Health System affiliated partners (Shriner’s Hospital for Children, Veterans Administration, California National Primate Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories); and 
• Proven technology-transfer programs.

There are many ways your company can build a partnership with UC Davis Health System. Depending on your interests and goals, we can work with you to develop a plan in one of the following areas or help you come up with another option to suit your needs. Please feel free to contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or at (916) 734-9433 to get things started.

Endowment of a distinguished professorship or chair shows a company’s belief in the values of higher education. It allows us to recruit and retain the best faculty in the world so we continue to have top quality scientists, researchers, and doctors at UC Davis Health System. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

Companies can support medical students through fellowships and scholarships. These gifts can enable the best students to gain a world-class education regardless of their economic background. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

Funding existing and new facilities allows corporations to make a long-term impact on UC Davis Health System. Our research and need for research, along with the staff to support it is growing faster than our current physical space can sustain. Showcase your support with a naming opportunity for a building, wing or lab. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

As a world-class research university, many innovations are born at UC Davis Health System. Funding and equipment from companies help support this cutting-edge research that could change your industry and our everyday lives. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

Matching employee contributions are a great way to help both UC Davis Health System and to encourage employee philanthropy. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

Event and program sponsorship provides companies with opportunities to market to targeted audiences and increase recognition and involvement while supporting the UC Davis Health System. Sponsorships range from educational outreach programs, lecture series, golf tournaments, black-tie galas, community fundraising and customized promotional events. Sponsorships can be in-kind product donations and/or cash. Contact Tami Oppedahl by e-mail at tami.oppedahl@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9638.

Visiting lecturers and instructors help students gain valuable insights from non-academic perspectives. Visiting executives also increase exposure of their company to our students, who are among the best and most talented in the world. Contact Kären Woodruff by e-mail at karen.woodruff@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu or by phone at (916) 734-9433.

Companies interested in research contracts and technology transfer and licensing to further their business goals and utilize expert resources should contact Meg Arnold, UC Davis InnovationAccess, via e-mail at mearnold@ucdavis.edu or by phone at (530) 757 3448.

UC Davis conducts more than 1,000 research studies annually, including basic science, translational and clinical trial research — all with the goal of bringing new, effective and safe treatments to patients more quickly. Community volunteers help us achieve our goals by participating in research studies that lead to new and improved treatments. In addition, UC Davis encourages diversity in its clinical trial enrollments since the effects of diseases or conditions can vary with age, race and ethnicity. If you are interested in our clinical trials program, call (800) 2-UCDAVIS or (916) 703-9190, or e-mail Rayanne Hildreth at rayanne.hildreth@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.

UC Davis Health System offers continuing education courses for corporations wishing to keep employees up-to-date on the latest trends in biotechnology and health-care research. For more information, visit the UC Davis Continuing Medical Education Program.