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Invitation to Comment on University of California Office of the President Policy on Inventions, Patents, and Innovation Transfer

Invitation to Comment on University of California Office of the Presid…

The University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Inventions, Patents, …
FECM FY23 Technology Commercialization Fund to Support Partnerships Between Industry and National Labs

FECM FY23 Technology Commercialization Fund to Support Partnerships Be…

March 3, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is calling for applications for the DOE Office of …
DOE Tech Commercialization Fund Issues FY23 Call for Proposals

DOE Tech Commercialization Fund Issues FY23 Call for Proposals

The DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT)’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) leverages R&D funding in the applied energy …
Biosciences Inventor Deepika Awasthi Wins 2022 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition

Biosciences Inventor Deepika Awasthi Wins 2022 Berkeley Lab Pitch Comp…

On Oct. 27, Berkeley Lab inventors eloquently pitched their inventions in a “pitch” competition as part of an …

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Berkeley Lab Licensee Newomics Inc. Places Its 100th Mass Spectrometry Front-end System

Berkeley Lab Licensee Newomics Inc. Places Its 100th Mass Spectrometry…

Newomics Inc. Places Its 100th Mass Spectrometry Front-end System Customers include 8 of the top 10 global biopharmaceutical …
LBNL Startup Sepion Recognized in C&EN's Ten Startups to Watch

LBNL Startup Sepion Recognized in C&EN’s Ten Startups to Wat…

Every year, Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) recognizes a handful of startup companies for their science and the …
Berkeley Lab Startup NexTech Achieves Milestone UN/Department of Transportation Certification for Lithium Sulfur Technology

Berkeley Lab Startup NexTech Achieves Milestone UN/Department of Trans…

NexTech Batteries, a Berkeley Lab spinoff, earns milestone UN/DOT safety certification, advancing patented lithium-sulfur technology towards commercialization. Its …