Startup Lygos Tops $50M
Lygos, a startup developing bio-based delivery of high value specialty chemicals, has raised over $41M in equity financing and over $10M in non-equity government funding from the DOE and other agencies. The latest investment from LG Technology Ventures — $5M in January 2019 — emphasizes the startup’s potential to introduce … Read More
IPO Releases 2018 Annual Report
Berkeley Lab’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has released its 2018 annual report. This year’s report focuses on IPO’s involvement throughout … Read More
Promising Energy Technologies Among TCF Recipients
Three Berkeley Lab projects were selected for Technology Commercialization Funding (TCF) from DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions: Lignin-Derived Ionic Liquids: … Read More
Research ROI
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has released “A Remarkable Return on Investment in Fundamental Research … Read More
Startup Whisker Labs Launches Fire Prevention Device
Berkeley Lab startup Whisker Labs has introduced Ting, which monitors home electrical systems and alerts homeowners of potential fire hazards … Read More
Startup Newomics Enters Precision Medicine Market
Emeryville-based Newomics has just shipped its M3 emitters to commercial customers. The emitters, designed to work with mass spectrometers used … Read More
Berkeley Lab Named in Six R&D 100 Awards
Four Berkeley Lab technologies developed in the Biosciences, Energy Technologies and Earth and Environmental Sciences Divisions received 2017 R&D100 Awards … Read More
VC Firm Acumen Highlights WaterHealth
Acumen, a VC firm investing in early-stage companies that deliver products and services to the world’s poor, highlighted WaterHealth International … Read More
SF Business Times Highlights Berkeley Lab Tech Transfer
In a special section saluting innovation in Berkeley, the San Francisco Business Times credits Berkeley Lab’s research and technology transfer programs … Read More
WaterHealth International Receives Global Development Award
WaterHealth International, a startup based on Berkeley Lab technology, received the Unilever Global Development Award at the 2017 Responsible Business … Read More
WEF Names Second Genome a 2017 Technology Pioneer
The World Economic Forum has named Berkeley Lab startup Second Genome one of its Technology Pioneers for 2017. WEF’s Technology Pioneers … Read More
