The evolution of biotech company Second Genome and its focus on finding a platform to cure disease are detailed in a feature piece by Fast Company. Second Genome was spun out from work by Berkeley Lab researchers Gary Andersen and Todd DeSantis. To read the entire piece, go here. … [Read more...] about Groundbreaker Second Genome Featured in Fast Company
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Humanitarian Invention Licensed by Oakland-based Company
The Darfur cookstove, designed at Berkeley Lab and recently licensed to Oakland-based Potential Energy, was featured on KQED's Quest website. Potential Energy will produce and deliver the stoves to people in need in the Sudan. The Darfur stove works with traditional regional cookstoves to operate more efficiently, reducing the time and resources to obtain firewood. Limiting … [Read more...] about Humanitarian Invention Licensed by Oakland-based Company
Market Research Reports Now Available Through IPO
UPDATE: As of Oct. 1, 2015, Lux reports are no longer available. Berkeley Lab researchers can access Lux market research reports for use in grant applications, presentations, and commercialization plans through the Innovation and Partnerships Office's subscription. Lux Research is an independent market research firm providing analysis and competitive intelligence on global … [Read more...] about Market Research Reports Now Available Through IPO
New Startup Afingen Offers Pathway to Enhanced Plants
11.03.14 Berkeley Lab scientists Henrik Scheller and Dominique Loqué have launched a startup, Afingen, based on their technology to genetically enhance plants for a wide range of needs such as stronger construction lumber, drought-tolerant plants and more digestible forage crops, among many other applications. Given the immense possibilities for the technology, Afingen elected … [Read more...] about New Startup Afingen Offers Pathway to Enhanced Plants
Berkeley Lab Selected for Lab-Corps
10.31.14 Berkeley Lab will field entrepreneurial teams to identify paths to commercialization for energy-related technologies as part of the Department of Energy's new Lab-Corps program. Lab-Corps, based on the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) model, seeks to facilitate transition of researchers' discoveries into technologies that benefit society and … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Selected for Lab-Corps