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Berkeley Lab’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has released its 2019 annual report providing a summary of FY18 technology transfer data.  Annual reports from 2019 and past years may be found and downloaded here. … [Read more...] about IPO Releases 2019 Annual Report

LabTech, a newly-released Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) virtual environment, showcases everyday uses of federal technologies. Each technology represents years of R&D and demonstrates successful technology transfer with industry partners across numerous scientific areas. FLC selected LBNL startup Nanosys for the site's Home Office area. The startup licensed LBNL's … [Read more...] about LBNL Startup Featured in Virtual Tool

Drug firm Takeda has moved over 250 San Diego-based  employees into a new R&D center, adding to the company's existing research centers in Boston and Kanagawa, outside Tokyo. The site lead, David Weitz, noted that the research center is the result of Takeda's growth and acquisitions, starting with its 2005 acquisition of Syrrx, a Berkeley Lab startup. Syrrx developed … [Read more...] about Startup Syrrx in Takeda R&D Center’s Lineage

In an interview with SynBioBeta, Lygos CEO Eric Steen describes the evolution of the startup, the value of collaborations with DOE's Agile Biofoundry and the Advanced Biofuels and  Bioproducts Development Unit (ABPDU), and the benefits to small businesses of programs such as DOE's Small Business Vouchers. Lygos seeks to replace petrochemicals used in the manufacturing, flavors, … [Read more...] about Startup Lygos Seeks Less Toxic Future

Berkeley Lab startup Whisker Labs has introduced Ting, which monitors home electrical systems and alerts homeowners of potential fire hazards such as micro-arcs and sparks that develop over time in wiring and electrical cords. Ting also monitors changes in power voltage or frequency that can damage electrical devices and appliances. Unlike competitive devices that require an … [Read more...] about Startup Whisker Labs Launches Fire Prevention Device