Lygos, a start-up biotechnology company founded based on technologies catalyzed by the DOE Office of Science through the Berkeley Lab-led Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), discovered a new, environmentally-benign way to manufacture malonic acid using synthetic biology. In less than four years from this initial discovery, the startup, working with experts at Berkeley Lab's … [Read more...] about High Value Chemicals from Low Cost Sources
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Tiny Tool for Life-Saving Research
The Compact Dynamic Beamstop developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and licensed exclusively by MiTeGen, LLC enhances protein crystallography research that supports development of treatments for diseases such as cancer, AIDS, Ebola, tuberculosis. In protein crystallography research, scientists use intense X-rays to extract structural and biological … [Read more...] about Tiny Tool for Life-Saving Research
SF Business Times Highlights Berkeley Lab Tech Transfer
In a special section saluting innovation in Berkeley, the San Francisco Business Times credits Berkeley Lab's research and technology transfer programs in making startups such as Nanosys and Aeroseal a success. The article highlights recent developments from Berkeley Lab's Innovation and Partnerships Office, such as the Innovation Portal for managing intellectual property and … [Read more...] about SF Business Times Highlights Berkeley Lab Tech Transfer
Intelligent System for Personalized Ambient Comfort and Energy Efficiency 2016-183
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Commercial buildings including offices, hotels, classrooms with multiple occupants with varying comfort needs Residences Vehicles HVAC and lighting controls Intelligent furniture ADVANTAGES: Provides hyperlocal environmental sensing, e.g., ambient temperature, humidity, air quality, daylight, noise Integrates localized … [Read more...] about Intelligent System for Personalized Ambient Comfort and Energy Efficiency 2016-183
2017 R&D 100 Award – Berkeley Lab Finalists
The following Berkeley Lab technologies have been named as finalists in the 2017 R&D 100 Award competition: Energy Technologies Area Estimation of Renewable Energy Generation on the Grid (Stewart, Kara, Roberts, Tabone) MyGreenCar (Saxena) BEST Cities Software (Zhou, Price, Khanna, Ohshita) Biosciences: Dub-Seq: Double Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library … [Read more...] about 2017 R&D 100 Award – Berkeley Lab Finalists