Agriculture

UC Berkeley intellectual property spinouts commercializing technologies in AGRICULTURE

Berkeley Yeast

Brief Description

Berkeley Yeast is a startup founded by UC Berkeley scientists, with grant funding from NSF, NIH, and USDA, as well as from venture capital. Berkeley Yeast bioengineers yeast strains that improve fermentation for brewers, winemakers, and beyond. The company uses synthetic...Read more about Berkeley Yeast

CalGen Therapeutics

Brief Description

Developer of a therapeutic inhaled antisense technology designed to prevent and treat respiratory infections.

Timeline
2021. Company founded
Inventors

Kasper Karstensen, Sakari Kauppinen, Anders Michael Naar, Chi ZhuRead more about CalGen Therapeutics

Caribou Biosciences Inc.

Brief Description

Caribou Biosciences is a clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing transformative therapies for patients with devastating diseases. The company’s genome-editing platform, including its Cas12a chRDNA technology, enables superior...Read more about Caribou Biosciences Inc.

Ceres, Inc.

Brief Description

Ceres, Inc. produced seeds of genetically modified crops used for biofuel production. The biotech company, based in Thousand Oaks, California, with a subsidiary in Brazil called Ceres Sementes do Brasil, operated from 1996 to 2016, when it was acquired by Land O'Lakes....Read more about Ceres, Inc.

CyberPac

Brief Description

CyberPac was founded to commercialize an antioxidant nutritional supplement.

Timeline
1999. Company founded
Inventors

Lester Packer, Sashwati Roy, Chandan Sen, Oren TiroshRead more about CyberPac

Evergreen Saponins

Brief Description

Evergreen Saponins is commercializing a sustainable, scalable production method for saponins, unlocking a new supply chain for an essential ingredient in processed food, bio-pesticides, medicines, vaccines, and more. Early in his career, company founder Dr. Ricardo San Martin...Read more about Evergreen Saponins

Fortiphyte

BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Working with nature to create a greener future.

Provider of agricultural protection products that protect crops from disease and reduce fungicide use. The company helps identify natural disease resistance traits to accelerate the development of

...Read more about Fortiphyte

GigaCrop

Brief Description

Manufacturer of bio-derived hydrogen peroxide using synthetic biology intended to make photosynthesis better. The company engineers enzymes that are used instead of traditional chemical catalysts to remove organic solvents during the production of hydrogen peroxide, allowing...Read more about GigaCrop

Mendel Biological Solutions

Brief Description

Mendel Biological Solutions creates new technologies to satisfy the evolving needs of the agricultural industry. The biological research and development team is focused on biological crop solutions that increase crop yield through naturally-derived products. Mendel Biological...Read more about Mendel Biological Solutions

Namuh

Brief Description
Namuh is on a mission to close the nutritional gap between infant formula and human milk. The company provides parents with infant nutrition closest to breast milk at the molecular level, using only clean and thoughtfully-sourced human milk ingredients so parents can nourish...Read more about Namuh

Peregrine Biotechnology

Brief Description

Production of foie gras without force feeding.

Timeline
2017. Company founded
Inventors

Jacob Corn, Benjamin Gregor GowenRead more about Peregrine Biotechnology

Prolific Machines

Brief Description

Prolific Machines specializes in cell production with a unique manufacturing approach that combats climate change, enables space-food, and makes cell therapy accessible to everyone. The company's photomolecular biology platform leverages safe and effective tools — light,...Read more about Prolific Machines

Reticular Labs

Brief Description

Developing practical water harvesting technologies to address global water scarcity.

Inventors

Nikita Hanikel, Steven James Lyle, Hao Lyu, Lac Ha Nguyen, Wentao Xu, Omar Yaghi, Bing ZhangRead more about Reticular Labs

Tilden Bio

Brief Description

Development of photosynthetic bioproducts including natural plant essential oils, cannabinoids, and biopharmaceutical proteins. The technology has been applied to enhance yields of high-value photosynthetic bioproducts in the UC Berkeley Melis Laboratory.

Formerly known...Read more about Tilden Bio

Two Blades Foundation

Brief Description

2Blades was established as a 501(c)3 charitable organization to implement practical uses of important innovations in plant science that address the rising incidence of crop disease. Working together with world leading scientists in plant-pathogen interactions, 2Blades has...Read more about Two Blades Foundation

Varada Agriculture

Brief Description

Varada Agriculture is transforming pest management to reduce crop loss with proprietary RNA interference (RNAi) technology. The company's biodegradable products are safer for workers and consumers, while also minimizing residue impact on the environment. The company's RNAi...Read more about Varada Agriculture

Water Harvesting, Inc

Brief Description
Water Harvesting Inc. was formed in 2018 to commercialize atmospheric water harvesting systems based on metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and address the global challenge of water scarcity. MOFs work for atmospheric water harvesting even under very arid conditions....Read more about Water Harvesting, Inc

ZestBio

Brief Description
A biotechnology company harnessing synthetic biology to convert the low value, abundant fruit and vegetable byproducts like citrus peels and sugar beet pulp into useful products such as household cleaning ingredients, bio-based plastics, vitamins, and other specialty...Read more about ZestBio