At the Intellectual Property Office, we work to advance the development and commercialization of scientific discoveries at Berkeley Lab. We do this by evaluating Lab technologies, protecting intellectual property, and marketing these technologies. We also encourage the development of startup companies that aim to bring Berkeley Lab technologies to the market.
We evaluate inventions, software, and other assets created at Berkeley Lab, build and protect intellectual property around these innovations, and identify licensing opportunities with established and startup companies to transform these technologies into successful commercial products.
We facilitate collaboration with external partners while protecting Lab intellectual property by negotiating non-disclosure and material transfer agreements (NDAs and MTAs).
We support the creation of new companies by providing entrepreneurship training to Lab scientists and encouraging the participation of industry in the development of these new companies.
Phenix Software, with over 35,000 users globally and more than 70 commercial licenses facilitated by the Intellectual Property Office, has revolutionized structural biology and accelerated drug discovery. From its origins in the late 1990s, Phenix has transformed how researchers analyze macromolecular structures.
More than 80 companies have been founded on Berkeley Lab innovations, creating jobs, growing the economy, and offering cutting-edge solutions to challenging problems.
Are you interested in licensing a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) technology, forming a startup based on Berkeley Lab technology, or hearing from us about new Berkeley Lab technologies?
