HBA x Easton Center Innovation Challenge
The Landscape of Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Beyond Drugs, Devices & Digital Services Workshop + Mixer
HBA x Easton Center Innovation Challenge
The Landscape of Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Beyond Drugs, Devices & Digital Services Workshop + Mixer
Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: UCLA Anderson School of Management, Room G305
RSVP: https://luma.com/salpyu5z
This event explores healthcare innovation beyond traditional clinical pathways, focusing on pricing, risk management, and business model design. The program is designed to bring together UCLA Anderson and UCLA medical and health sciences students for interdisciplinary learning and networking. The evening will feature Jim Jusko (UCLA ’86), Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Excel Health Plans, who will lead a workshop on the economic structure of the US healthcare system followed by a cross-disciplinary mixer.
About the UCLA Innovation Challenge
The UCLA Innovation Challenge invites graduate students to develop tech-driven solutions that improve healthcare accessibility, affordability, outcomes, or care delivery. The challenge emphasizes real-world impact, feasibility, and innovation across areas such as biotech, digital health, care delivery and payer or provider systems. Learn more.
