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 more sustainable, non-toxic production processes to … [Read more...] about Startup Lygos Tops $50M
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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 the lab-to-market innovation cycle as well recent improvements to IPO operations. Startups, key licensees and FY17 data are also featured. … [Read more...] about IPO Releases 2018 Annual Report
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: Synthesis and Application in Biopolymer Processing (PI Ning Sun), $500,000 Low-cost roll-to-roll manufacturing of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells (PI Michael Tucker), $100,000 Sulfur Electrode … [Read more...] about Promising Energy Technologies Among TCF Recipients
Research ROI
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has released "A Remarkable Return on Investment in Fundamental Research - 40 Years of Basic Energy Sciences at the Department of Energy." The 64-page report highlights advances from nanotechnology and high performance computing to advanced materials and biotech generated through the efforts of strategic research planning … [Read more...] about Research ROI
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 in the pharmaceutical industry and in clinical labs, speed identification of proteins and other molecular components in biological samples at a sensitivity 10 to 100 times greater than competitors. The result: better long-term … [Read more...] about Startup Newomics Enters Precision Medicine Market