APPLICATIONS: Growing primary human epithelial cells for Pharmaceutical development Toxicology Biotechnology research ADVANTAGES: Regular and consistent formulation Superior growth for 1/12 of the price Up to 60 population doublings Can sustain long term cultures ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a low cost technology for growing … [Read more...] about Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
Lab Startup Heliotrope Selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator
Heliotrope, a startup based on electrochromic smart window technology developed at Berkeley Lab, is one of six early stage, energy efficiency tech startups selected to receive technical and business assistance to advance commercialization through the $10M Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, IN2 administered by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). For the complete … [Read more...] about Lab Startup Heliotrope Selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator
Matched Illumination and Detector Interferometry Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (MIDI-STEM) for Efficient Phase-Contrast Imaging 2015-170
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Analyzing material interfaces Imaging classes of materials that are challenging to image conventionally ADVANTAGES: High signal efficiency Good transfer of low spatial frequency information Enables imaging while in-focus to minimize signal delocalization Anticipated to enable complete aberration correction Adaptable to … [Read more...] about Matched Illumination and Detector Interferometry Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (MIDI-STEM) for Efficient Phase-Contrast Imaging 2015-170
Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant gene expression for biofuel feedstocks biomass as feedstocks for chemical industry ABSTRACT: Xylan is one of the major polysaccharides in cellulosic biomass. There are four Arabidopsis reduced wall acetylation (RWA) genes shown to be involved in the acetylation of xylan during secondary wall biosynthesis. This invention provides … [Read more...] about Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
From Lab to Startup to Acquisition
The story of Berkeley Lab battery startup Seeo and its recent acquisition by Bosch demonstrates the windy path technologies travel from proven scientific principle to production for the marketplace. "This is a great opportunity for groundbreaking technology to be realized by a large, multinational company,” said Elsie Quaite-Randall, Berkeley Lab’s Chief Technology Transfer … [Read more...] about From Lab to Startup to Acquisition