Tech Foundry
UC Davis Tech Foundry designs and manufactures devices to support research and solve problems. Research and development engineers collaborate with and support UC Davis faculty members, private companies and individuals to produce more than 500 projects and 2,500 objects each year across its locations at the Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility in Davis and Aggie Square in Sacramento.
Expansion to Aggie Square
To meet the growing demand for Tech Foundry's services and strengthen UC Davis’ collaborative, translational, multidisciplinary research, the device development facility is expanding to a 7,500-square-foot makerspace at Aggie Square, the expansive innovation district the university will open in Sacramento in 2025.
The new space will feature cutting-edge machinery for device fabrication, from modern 3D printers and computer numerical control mills to belt sanders and drill presses.
Recent News
After eight years of planning and development, Aggie Square opened its doors on the University of California, Davis' Sacramento campus on May 2. Among the first experts setting the stage for the expansive innovation district are members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
From bioengineering and medical device development, the next chapter of UC Davis' innovation story is set to unfold at Aggie Square. Here is a look at three innovative teams and programs connected to the College of Engineering that are getting ready to call it home.
Dateline UC Davis sat down with Tech Foundry Director Steven Lucero about the development facility’s focus and how a second location at Aggie Square will open new possibilities.
UC Davis Tech Foundry signifies the facility’s evolution from a biomedical engineering makerspace to a device development center providing engineering services and education to all in need across two locations — one on the Davis campus and another at Aggie Square in Sacramento.
The annual UC Davis event, hosted by the Biomedical Engineering Society and the Translating Engineering Advances to Medicine Lab, allows undergraduates to apply their engineering skills and receive hands-on experience in product design and prototyping.
A collaboration between UC Davis Health and the Translating Engineering Advances to Engineering, or TEAM, Lab is simplifying a rare, complex surgery through three-dimensional printed models to help surgical teams plan and prepare.