Technology Commercialization Associate Peter Bluford of Berkeley Lab's Innovation and Partnerships Office discussed the lab-to-market process for science innovations with two scientists -- Dr. Ureshnie Govender of of South Africa and Dr. Angeline Akelo Kasina of Kenya -- who visited Berkeley Lab last month as part of the State Department's TechWomen international exchange … [Read more...] about IPO Talks Tech Transfer with Visiting Scientists
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The Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO) seeks your support for a solution to a pressing technology transfer challenge – developing and scaling prototypes. As you know, the ability to create, refine, and scale prototypes is critical to transitioning a technology from lab to market. However, prototype development and scaling is rarely funded by DOE programs and is often … [Read more...] about Support Berkeley Lab Prototyping for Commercialization
Remediation of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water Using Post-Synthetically Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks 2015-174
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Utility scale or home-based water purification Heavy metal ion detection ADVANTAGES: High ion uptake capacity Selectivity against common benign ions Able to reach EPA limits from very high ion concentrations Fast uptake kinetics Tunable ion selectivity High internal surface areas Easily scaled up for large cleanup … [Read more...] about Remediation of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water Using Post-Synthetically Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks 2015-174
Beneficial Biochemical Products from Post-Consumer Hygiene Materials 2015-008
APPLICATIONS Upcycling of waste hygiene products into biofuels and bio-based chemicals Cellulose supply and homogenization of overall feedstock quality ADVANTAGES Maximize recycling and reuse of hygiene materials safely Reduction of post-consumer waste left in landfills New source of biofuel and bio-based chemical production Reduction of raw material … [Read more...] about Beneficial Biochemical Products from Post-Consumer Hygiene Materials 2015-008
A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Microbiome engineering for medicine, agriculture, biomanufacturing and renewable energy Pharmaceutical synthesis Commodity chemical and biofuel production Livestock research and development ADVANTAGES: Enables high-throughput, stable, accurate, efficient gene integration and expression of very large DNA constructs (e.g., … [Read more...] about A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024