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Three LBNL Technologies Win 2014 R&D 100 Awards

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07.11.14 This year’s winners from Berkeley Lab include a fast way to analyze the chemical composition of cells, a suite of genetic tools to improve crops, and a bioinformatics platform for screening 3-D cell culture models. To learn more about these technologies, go here. DOE National Laboratories won a total of 31 awards this year. “These awards recognize the tremendous … [Read more...] about Three LBNL Technologies Win 2014 R&D 100 Awards

New Chief Technology Transfer Officer Welcomed

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6.09.14 Berkeley Lab's Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO - formerly the Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Management Office) welcomed its new leader, Elsie Quaite-Randall, today. The Chief Technology Transfer Officer (CTTO) joins IPO following seven years as Executive Director for the Industry Liaison Office at McMaster University and earlier experiences as … [Read more...] about New Chief Technology Transfer Officer Welcomed

Growing Adoption of QDEF

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6.06.14 The Quantum Dot technology developed by Berkeley Lab startup Nanosys and incorporated into color-enhancing QDEF (Quantum Dot Enhancement Film) by 3M™ and Nanosys, will be used by Asus in its new NX500 Notebook PC. QDEF offers 50 percent more color, greater energy efficiency and more brightness than current electronic device displays. For the complete story, go here. … [Read more...] about Growing Adoption of QDEF

Folium Project Highlighted in Quest

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6.03.14 Quest, a national multimedia outlet, highlighted efforts by the Folium project to engineer tobacco for conversion into biofuels. Folium, which is available for collaborative research, is supported by a $4.8 million ARPA-E grant and combines the research of scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley, and the University of Kentucky. Go here to read … [Read more...] about Folium Project Highlighted in Quest

Key Appointments at Berkeley Lab Startups

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5.07.14 Two startups based on Berkeley Lab technologies made key personnel announcements this week. TeselaGen Biotechnology named veteran investor Tom Baruch as a board member. (For more information, go here.) The startup offers a synthetic biology platform to enable efficient, rapid prototyping of recombinant molecules. ProGDerm, an Allied Minds business venture, named J. … [Read more...] about Key Appointments at Berkeley Lab Startups