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
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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
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 at a Nov. 17 ceremony in Orlando, Florida: Double Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library Sequencing (Dub-Seq) -- Vivek Mutalik, Adam Arkin, Adam Deutschbauer, Pavel Novichkov (BIO) Distributed Solar Estimation … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Named in Six R&D 100 Awards
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 in its #SeePeople campaign. The campaign illustrates the transformative effect of Acumen's investees, such as the Berkeley Lab startup, on the lives of individuals in need. WaterHealth International was founded on a Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about VC Firm Acumen Highlights WaterHealth