This is a partial list of companies, across ALL INDUSTRIES, founded to commercialize UC Berkeley intellectual property rights.
20/20 Display Technologies, Inc.
20/20 Display Technologies solution allows people to view their devices without having to wear glasses, contacts, or receive extensive surgeries. This technology helps read emails, view videos or search the web, seeing the images in sharp focus without wearing...Read more about 20/20 Display Technologies, Inc.
20n Labs, Inc.
The next decade is going to see a biotech revolution fueled by three technologies: ability to read DNA (sequencing), ability to write DNA (synthesis), and computational systems that predict what DNA to read and write. With sequencing and synthesis being mainstream now, 20n...Read more about 20n Labs, Inc.
3C Energy Corporation
The company builds modular systems to capture and convert ambient carbon dioxide to value-added products such as fuels, biopolymers, pharmaceuticals, industrial enzymes, commodity chemicals, and biomass.
4D Molecular Therapeutics LLC
5Plus Therapeutics
5Plus Therapeutics combines patent-pending software with the motion-sensor technology of Microsoft's Kinect to accurately measure functional range of motion across multiple conditions and injuries as it relates to activities of daily living (ADL).
The diagnostic software...Read more about 5Plus Therapeutics
A/F Protein Inc.
A/F Protein Inc. is the world's only commercial producer of antifreeze proteins purified from natural sources for sale to the research and development community. The company was spun out of discoveries in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical...Read more about A/F Protein Inc.
Acacia Biosciences, Inc.
Acacia Biosciences, Inc. was a drug discovery technology company committed to the creation of proprietary assay systems and databases that facilitate the rapid development of biopharmaceutical s and agricultural chemicals. The Genome Reporter Matrix is the first in a series of...Read more about Acacia Biosciences, Inc.
Aclima Inc.
Aclima’s platform combines leading-edge sensor technology, climate science, and an enterprise software back-end to generate high-resolution maps of emissions across pollutants – from CO2 and methane to particulate matter. Aclima fills a fundamental need in climate
...Read more about Aclima Inc.Acrigen Biosciences, Inc.
Acrigin Biosciences is developing Precision Gene Editing Systems to harness the power of CRISPR for use in human therapeutics. Acrigen’s proprietary technology leverages novel αCas and μCas CRISPR gene editors coupled with ErAcrs (engineered anti-CRISPR proteins) to create an...Read more about Acrigen Biosciences, Inc.
Addition Therapeutics
Addition is transforming genetic medicine by developing RNA-only therapeutics that PRINT™ any genetic element at specific safe harbor sites.
Kathy Collins, Jeremy John McIntyre,...Read more about Addition Therapeutics
Adura Technologies
Adura Technologies provides wireless lighting and energy management systems to improve energy efficiency and facilitate cost savings.
Adura Technologies was acquired by Acuity Brands in 2013.
Aguru Images, Inc.
Aguru Images, Inc. develops and markets image capture devices. It provides Dome, a spherical imaging device that is used for capturing the shape and reflectance properties of the human face to create computer generated digital doubles; Scope, a compact device that captures...Read more about Aguru Images, Inc.
Algen Biotechnologies
Algen Biotechnologies is building a next-generation, functional genomics-based platform for the discovery of novel therapeutics for cancers with high unmet need. Algen’s research group focuses on developing and applying novel functional genomics technologies to address...Read more about Algen Biotechnologies
Alien Technology
Founded in 1994, Alien Technology is a passive Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) industry pioneer and leading provider of high-quality RFID innovations, technologies, and products. The company has offices in the US, China, Korea, Europe, Brazil, Australia and other parts of...Read more about Alien Technology
Amber Bio
A biotechnology company offering genetic medicine through biologically inspired design. The company offers gene editing modalities using multi-kilobase RNA writing to easily reach previously undruggable diseases, enabling medical researchers to easily develop independent...Read more about Amber Bio
Ambi Robotics
Ambi Robotics offers advanced robot grasping software for logistics and warehouse order fulfillment, allowing robots to grasp a wide variety of objects.
Ambi Robotics grew from the Dexterity Network (Dex-Net) project at UC Berkeley and is led by Dr. Jeff Mahler and...Read more about Ambi Robotics
Ambrx Inc.
Amyris, Inc.
Amyris, Inc. is an industrial biotechnology company, which engages in the provision of bioscience solutions. It focuses on the research, development, manufacture, and sale of fuels and farnesene-derived products. Its products include cosmetics, flavors and
Ansa Biotechnologies
With synthetic DNA fueling innovation in biological research, therapeutics, diagnostics, and biomanufacturing, there is an urgent need for faster and more accurate DNA synthesis. Currently, DNA is manufactured via a chemical method that has remained essentially unchanged for 35...Read more about Ansa Biotechnologies
Apertor Pharmaceuticals
Apertor creates novel molecular glues for therapeutic applications in multiple disease areas. The company applies a world-class synthetic biology platform using non-model organisms, a deep knowledge of complex natural products relevant to human health, and a computational
...Read more about Apertor PharmaceuticalsAptility, Inc.
A distributed thermostat architecture, system and software that provides energy efficiency, enhanced comfort, and load management functionality for residential HVAC operation. The underlying software is a platform for home intelligence using wireless sensor technology....Read more about Aptility, Inc.
ArKal Medical Inc.
ArKal Medical has developed the next generation continuous glucose monitoring system, using its minimally invasive, proprietary and patented MicroTipª technology. The Microtipsª provide painless access to ISF glucose. The ArKal CGM sensor is worn externally on the skin like a...Read more about ArKal Medical Inc.
Artris Therapeutics, Inc.
Artris Therapeutics was founded to identify and develop cancer therapeutics. The company was co-founded by UC Berkeley Professor of Chemical Biology and Molecular Therapeutics Daniel Nomura.
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AsparaGlue
AsparaGlue has developed a superglue-like medical adhesive for external wound closure and internal tissue adhesion. The proprietary technology is the world’s only biocompatible and biodegradable medical superglue.
Atheer Inc.
Atheer’s pioneering Augmented Reality Management Platform provides the world’s leading enterprises a competitive edge by markedly improving the productivity, effectiveness, accuracy, and safety of their workforces, customers, and supply chains.
Atoco
Atoco was created to leverage decades of advancements in reticular chemistry and nanotechnology to fight climate change. The company is tackling the causes of global warming and the resulting water scarcity by developing sustainable and transformational solutions in the
...Read more about AtocoAudioFocus
The company designs state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms that focus on sounds using binaural cues, just like the human brain. AudioFocus uses deep learning to selectively amplify nearby sounds, filtering out other sounds and voices that don't match this fingerprint, and...Read more about AudioFocus
Aurora Algae Inc.
Aurora Algae produced premium, algae-based products for the pharmaceutical, nutrition, aquaculture and fuels markets.
Formerly known as Aurora Biofuels.
Avametric
Avametric technology enables brands to deliver accurate 3D renderings of their apparel & accessories on customizable digital body models for web, mobile, and augmented reality. With the proprietary software, business can recreate a real-world fitting room experience online...Read more about Avametric
Axent Biosciences
Axent Biosciences is a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company developing next generation stem cell therapies to address unmet medical needs in human diseases/disorders. The company was spun out of research discoveries in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor of Chemical and...Read more about Axent Biosciences
Azalea Therapeutics, Inc.
Azalea Therapeutics is an early-stage biotech startup on a mission to revolutionize genomic medicines. By designing vehicles that enable cell-specific delivery inside the body, the company aims to unlock precision therapeutics for genetic diseases and unleash the promise of...Read more about Azalea Therapeutics, Inc.
Bandwidth10 Inc.
Bandwidth10 was founded to commercialize cutting-edge tunable lasers suited for high-speed and high-resolution sensing in the medical, industrial, automotive, and telecommunication industries. The company brings revolutionary wavelength-tunable Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting...Read more about Bandwidth10 Inc.
Bandwidth9, Inc.
Bandwidth9, Inc. manufactured fiber-optic components and modules optimized for metro optical network systems. The company offered Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) and optical Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structure (MEMS) based optical
Berkeley BioSciences Inc.
Berkeley BioSciences, Inc. is a molecular immunology and oncology company with two divisions: biopharmaceutical and nutraceutical. It is researching and developing therapeutics and nutritional products based on patented...Read more about Berkeley BioSciences Inc.
Berkeley Madonna Inc.
Berkeley Madonna offers an incredibly fast, general purpose differential equations solver, which can handle large, memory-intensive models. Academic and commercial institutions use the software for for constructing mathematical models for research and teaching, solving ordinary...Read more about Berkeley Madonna Inc.
Berkeley Microinstrument, Inc.
Berkeley MicroInstrument exploited flexural-plate-wave technology to develop sensors and actuators. FPW delay lines make use of ultrasonic waves generated by micromachined membranes on silicon chips, providing high sensitivity to actuators as well as physical and gravimetric...Read more about Berkeley Microinstrument, Inc.
Berkeley Open Arms
Accelerating robotics through low-cost hardware. Berkeley Open Arms manufactured the BLUE robot arm that was developed at UC Berkeley's Robot Learning Lab. BLUE is a low-cost, high-performance robot that is intrinsically safe, developed from the ground up with ever-increasing...Read more about Berkeley Open Arms
Berkeley Yeast
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
BeThere Computer Services
Software for ecommerce merchandising solutions.
Jitendra Malik, Paul Debevek, Camillo TaylorRead more about BeThere Computer Services
Bio-H2
Bio-H2 was founded to commercialize a proprietary photosynthetic hydrogen production process that utilizes microalgal cultures.
Anastasios Melis, Michael Seibert, John Benemann,
...Read more about Bio-H2BioAmp Diagnostics
BioAmp develops novel, instrument-free screening and diagnostic tools to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patient samples.
BioChoric
Biochoric uses isochoric supercooling to enable stable preservation of sensitive biological matter at sub-zero temperatures without freezing or solidification.
Matthew Powell-Palm, Boris...Read more about BioChoric
BioScale, Inc.
BioScale developed diagnostic solutions that address critical unmet needs in population health and chronic care. An area of focus has been vulnerable populations such as those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. The company's...Read more about BioScale, Inc.
Biotock
Development of treatments for age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
Monika Maria Haoui, Polina LishkoRead more about Biotock
C. Light Technologies, Inc.
C. Light Technologies, Inc. is revolutionizing the way we detect, monitor, and treat multiple sclerosis (MS) through the use of a patented, non-invasive, IRB-approved retinal eye-tracker - the tracking scanning laser ophthalmoscope (TSLO) with accompanying machine learning...Read more about C. Light Technologies, Inc.
CalGen Therapeutics
Developer of a therapeutic inhaled antisense technology designed to prevent and treat respiratory infections.
Kasper Karstensen, Sakari Kauppinen, Anders Michael Naar, Chi ZhuRead more about CalGen Therapeutics
California Wave Power Tech
CalWave Power Technologies Inc. provides a solution to harness the renewable power of ocean waves to produce electricity and freshwater. CalWave’s patented Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is moored offshore, simple and scalable. WEC operates submerged, allowing it to survive stormy...Read more about California Wave Power Tech
Calimetrics, Inc.
In the early 1990s, UC Berkeley biophysics doctoral students Michael O'Neill and Terrence Wong, under the guidance of their professor Allan Bearden, developed a laser measurement innovation that led to the foundation of Calimetrics, Inc. in 1994 and to the subsequent
...Read more about Calimetrics, Inc.Calyx
Calyx is a materials science company that harnesses biology to provide low cost and highly accurate sensors for real-time detection and analysis of air chemicals in a variety of industries, including safety, healthcare, transportation, and food. The company offers commercial...Read more about Calyx
CardioRegenx, Inc.
Developer of scanning electrochemical microscopy technology intended for clinical use.
TimelineJulius Guccione, Kevin Healy, Mark Ratcliffe, Samuel WallRead more about CardioRegenx, Inc.
Caribou Biosciences Inc.
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.
CaseForge, Inc.
CaseForge produces personalized stabilizers for use in research and clinical imaging. These stabilizers interface with medical devices to precisely position the patient and eliminate motion, guaranteeing comfortable, fast, simple placement consistency...Read more about CaseForge, Inc.
Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.
Catalyst is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company leveraging exceptional science to discover and develop essential medicines. Catalyst is focused on creating and commercializing novel medicines to address serious medical conditions for patients...Read more about Catalyst Biosciences, Inc.
Catena Biosciences
Cantena Biosciences uncovered a novel protein conjugation method that can bring breakthroughs in biological therapeutics, autoimmune disorders, and vaccine development.
Catena’s technology allows the attachment of any two proteins together...Read more about Catena Biosciences
Cell Guidance Systems Ltd
Cell Guidance Systems is based in Cambridge (UK), at the heart of one of the world's most exciting biotech regions. The company develops therapeutic products as well as medical research tools and technologies that expand the possibilities of life...Read more about Cell Guidance Systems Ltd
Cell-X
Editing T-cells with nanopore-electroporation to improve CRISPR-Cas9 editing capabilities.
YuHong Cao, Jennifer Doudna, Enbo Ma, Peidong Yang
Read more about Cell-XCellASIC Corp.
CellASIC¨ ONIX Microfluidic Platform delivers precise control for live cell analysis experiments by facilitating long-term perfusion cell culture. Cutting-edge microfluidics technology provides an improved cell culture microenvironment, exceptional...Read more about CellASIC Corp.
CellScope Inc.
CellScope’s mission is to make healthcare more accessible and convenient. We are building smart mobile tools to empower families with easy access to health answers and care when they need it most.
CellScope was acquired. The details are not yet public
Cerebrotech Medical Systems Inc.
Cerebrotech Medical Systems is an innovative medical device company focused on the development of portable neurotechnology solutions. The Cerebrotech Visor, is a non-invasive wireless neurological device intended for use as an aid in the assessment of fluid volume differences (...Read more about Cerebrotech Medical Systems Inc.
Ceres, Inc.
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.
ChemFinity Technologies
ChemFinity Technologies addresses environmental challenges in critical mineral recovery, water purification, and gas separations by creating molecularly selective materials that eliminate pollution and circularize natural resources.
Timeline...Read more about ChemFinity TechnologiesChiron Corporation
Chiron Corporation was an American biotechnology company engaged in biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and blood testing.
Chirp Microsystems, Inc.
Chirp Microsystems, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures a line of extremely low power, ultrasonic 3D-sensing solutions for consumer electronics, smart homes, industrial automation, and much more. The company's ultrasonic 3D-sensing systems offer...Read more about Chirp Microsystems, Inc.
Clarity Movement Co.
Clarity Movement Co. is a team of passionate engineers and scientists focused on making a positive impact in the world by tackling the global air pollution crisis. We leverage our expertise in air sensing technology, IoT devices, and data analytics to create solutions that...Read more about Clarity Movement Co.
CNNSuperChip, Inc.
CNNSuperChip was founded to commercialize a supercomputer on a chip, called a cellular neural network, with a parallel analong array processor architecture similar to the retina.
Leon O....Read more about CNNSuperChip, Inc.
Cognitive Wearable Technologies
Cognitive Wearable Technologies developed a minimally obtrusive wearable system that can assess cognitive performance continuously throughout normal life activities by excitation of the peripheral nervous system and detection of the central nervous system response. The...Read more about Cognitive Wearable Technologies
Colusa Software
Colusa commercialized software for developers to produce memory-protected high-performance internet components in popular programming languages. The company provided a cross-language virtual machine that provided secure execution within systems such as
CommandCAD, Inc.
CommandCAD, Inc. offers software solutions that enable foundries and design teams to achieve strategically critical efficiencies in the development of next generation chips and technologies. The integrated circuits layout technology is designed for architectural, construction,...Read more about CommandCAD, Inc.
Cooler, Inc.
Cooler is a for-profit social venture that connects every purchase to a solution for global warming. It does this by enabling businesses and people to eliminate the global warming impact of their everyday purchases and activities.
Timeline 2007Correlia Biosystems, Inc.
Correlia Biosystems develops streamlined assay platforms to reduce the time and cost for quantifying proteins for proteomic and pharmaceutical applications. Our research instruments provide multiplexing capabilities for large protein panels including cytokines and post-...Read more about Correlia Biosystems, Inc.
Cortera Neurotechnologies
Cortera Neurotechnologies, Inc. designs medical devices aimed at revolutionizing the treatment of incurable neurological conditions. The company's mission was to deliver innovative products that improve patient care, quality of life and advance neuroscientific research.
Covarium, Inc.
Covarium offers advanced analytical services and custom pattern recognition software solutions for sensor systems and data mining applications. Covarium helps you separate the information wheat from the data chaff.
Formerly known as Health Interactive Inc.
Timeline...Read more about Covarium, Inc.CyberPac
CyberPac was founded to commercialize an antioxidant nutritional supplement.
Lester Packer, Sashwati Roy, Chandan Sen, Oren TiroshRead more about CyberPac
Dahlia Biosciences
Davis Allergy Research
Research tool to test genetically-engineered foods for allergens.
TimelineBob Buchanan, Gregorio Del Val, Oscar Frick, Hye Rim Jung, Boihon YeeRead more about Davis Allergy Research
Demetrix, Inc.
Demetrix, Inc. works with nature to make rare ingredients readily accessible to promote healthier and happier lives. By using microorganisms such as baker's yeast and fermentation combined with the most advanced biotechnology, data science and automation, Demetrix can produce...Read more about Demetrix, Inc.
Digital Mosaic Systems, Inc.
Developing a cellular neural network and super-computer bionic eye.
Leon O. Chua, Tamas Roska, Frank Werblin, Lin YangRead more about Digital Mosaic Systems, Inc.
Discera Inc.
Discera develops and markets micro-electrical mechanical system-based timing solutions for consumer, enterprise, industrial, and communication markets. The company offers timing and clock oscillators, including differential, standard, high stability high temp,
...Read more about Discera Inc.DNA Nanobots, LLC
With a portfolio of existing IP, DNA Nanobots develops products for targeted therapeutics and functionalized gene delivery. We have a dual approach, building partnerships to provide development expertise in the functionalization of DNA nanotechnology with experience in Gene...Read more about DNA Nanobots, LLC
DNA Sciences, Inc.
While gene sequencing and gene expression technologies have become relatively industrialized, genetic analysis is a time-consuming, labor intensive, and rate-limiting step in drug discovery. DNA Sciences, Inc. removed this bottleneck by developing a high-throughput system that...Read more about DNA Sciences, Inc.
EditPep, Inc.
CRISPR therapies enabled by a simple, potent delivery platform. The biotechnology company creates a class of peptides capable of delivering CRISPR enzymes into clinically-relevant and previously untransfectable cell types, enabling clients to get CRISPR therapies.
...Read more about EditPep, Inc.Ekso Bionics
Since 2005, Ekso Bionics has used exoskeleton technology to enhance natural abilities and improve quality of life. The exoskeleton industry leader, offering technologies that help those with paralysis to stand up and walk, enhancing worker capabilities globally, and providing...Read more about Ekso Bionics
Elenae Therapeutics
Applying antisense oligonucleotide technology to target coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Anders Naar, Sakari KauppinenRead more about Elenae Therapeutics
ElmedTech
Electronics and nanotechnology applications for medical technology.
Boris Rubinsky, Gregory TroszakRead more about ElmedTech
Elon Therapeutics, Inc
Developing a gel pill to painlessly spray a vaccine into the cheek and reach cells in the underlying tissue to trigger a mucosal immune response.
Timeline 2015. Company founded InventorsKiana Aran, Kunwoo Lee, Dorian Liepmann, Niren Murthy, Jacobo...Read more about Elon Therapeutics, Inc
Emerging Objects Corp.
Emerging Objects is an independent, creatively driven, 3D Printing MAKE-tank specializing in innovations in 3D printing architecture and building components. Emerging Objects' innovation lies in the unique approach to materials and sizes and the belief that 3D printing is the...Read more about Emerging Objects Corp.
Enable Biosciences, Inc.
Enable Biosciences is an early-stage biotech company creating the next generation of tools for predictive medicine, with diagnostics 10,000x more sensitive than previous methods, for earlier detection and treatment of diseases like HIV and type 1 diabetes.
The company...Read more about Enable Biosciences, Inc.
Ensighta Security, Inc.
Cybersecurity company founded by computer science professor Dawn Song.
Developer of a malware detection platform headquartered in Berkeley, California. The company offered software for the market-scale mobile malware static and dynamic analysis
Epigenetic Gene Editing
Epigenetic Gene Editing is a gene editing tools company dedicated to improvements in CRISPR-Cas9 editing by providing a fusion protein kit to gene editing companies.
Formerly known as EPI-CRISPRx.
EscharaX Medical, Inc.
Tissue engineering to develop biometric materials for replacement arteries, nerve grafts, and healing wounds.
TimelineCraig Hashi, Ngan Fong Huang, Kyle Kurpinski, Song Li, Shyam PatelRead more about EscharaX Medical, Inc.
Euclid Media
Founded by two graduate students around a digital brand graphics insertion technology for video advertising.
Euclid Media developed and built a platform that helped advertisers reach online audiences. The company specialized in professional and brand-safe content from...Read more about Euclid Media
Evercrisp Biosciences
Evercrisp Biosciences is a biotechnology company engineering self-deliverable CRISPR genome editors intended to improve the area of oncology. The company focuses on the discovery and development of protein-based genome editors as therapeutics for multiple disease areas,
...Read more about Evercrisp BiosciencesExcellin Life Sciences, Inc.
Bionic chip technology that merges a living biological cell with electronic circuitry. This chip-based instrument allows for verification of transfection, enabling downstream assays and in situ detection of results, for use in basic research on cell death and drug toxicity....Read more about Excellin Life Sciences, Inc.
Exelixis, Inc.
Exelixis, Inc. is a commercially successful, oncology-focused biotechnology company that strives to accelerate the discovery, development and commercialization of new medicines for difficult-to-treat cancers. Following early work in model genetic systems, the
EZNome, Inc.
EZNome commercializes high-throughput mammalian genome editing technologies utilizing CRISPR ribonucleoprotein (RNP) electroporation of zygotes (CRISPR-EZ).
Timeline 2018. Company founded. InventorsSean Chen, Lin He, Yiu-Fai LeeRead more about EZNome, Inc.
Flux Technology
Developer of high selectivity composite membranes intended for chemical separations. The company's technology improved polymer membrane stability and performance by incorporating metal-organic frameworks. The membranes offered improved carbon dioxide selectivity and...Read more about Flux Technology
Fluxion Biosciences, Inc.
Fluxion Biosciences provides analytical, live cell analysis tools that facilitate the transformation of research discoveries into new ways to diagnose and treat patients. By characterizing molecular and cellular mechanisms in physiologically relevant micro-environments, Fluxion...Read more about Fluxion Biosciences, Inc.
FLX Micro, Inc.
FLX Micro, Inc. manufactures silicon carbide-based microsensors. The company develops its products through silicon carbide deposition and microfabrication technology platform. Its products are used in various applications, such as automotive, energy, environmental, and...Read more about FLX Micro, Inc.
Fortiphyte
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
Frontier Medicines Corporation
Frontier Medicines was founded to develop medical treatments for currently "undruggable" diseases. The clinical stage precision medicine company pioneers medicines for genetically-defined patient populations in oncology and immunology, and plans to broaden its therapeutic...Read more about Frontier Medicines Corporation
FuelFX, Inc.
FuelFX is a multimedia studio which produces an array of bespoke solutions from websites, mobile applications, and 3D animations to interactive training, augmented reality, and virtual reality.
Timeline2007. Company founded
Inventors...Read more about FuelFX, Inc.Gaowei
Software for vehicle guidance. The company was founded by staff at UC Berkeley's Institute for Transportation Studies.
Fanping Bu, Thomas Hessburg, Wei-Bin Zhang
Read more about GaoweiGenEdit, Inc.
GenEdit develops innovative therapies through targeted delivery of genetic medicines. The GenEdit founders share the vision that recent scientific advancements in engineering CRISPR components and delivery vehicles offer a groundbreaking opportunity to develop safe and
...Read more about GenEdit, Inc.Geneditor Biosciences, Inc.
Geneditor Biosciences is a pre-clinical stage gene editing company focused on the treatment of rare cancers with unmet medical needs.
Jennifer DoudnaRead more about Geneditor Biosciences, Inc.
Generation Lab
Generation Lab provides the first and only platform that measures the effectiveness of longevity interventions to identify what works. Co-founded by pre-eminent aging and longevity researcher Dr. Irina Conboy from UC Berkeley, Generation Lab combines an easy-to-use test with...Read more about Generation Lab
Genocea Biosciences, Inc.
Genocea finds targets of T cell responses to discover and develop life-changing medicines. The company created a pipeline of novel vaccine and immunotherapy programs that stimulate the T cell arm of the immune system, which is increasingly recognized as critical to generating...Read more about Genocea Biosciences, Inc.
GenoptX, LLC
A CRISPR-based gene editing company.
Formerly known as Syncodi.
Jennifer Doudna, Abraham Isser Flamholz, Dana Nadler, Benjamin Oakes, David Frank SavageRead more about GenoptX, LLC
Global Newborn Solutions, Inc.
Global Newborn Solutions (GNS) develops medical innovations to address the most vital components of neonatal health and survival in resource-limited settings.
GNS has commercialized an infant warming device called the Dream Warmer, which was invented by UC
...Read more about Global Newborn Solutions, Inc.GoodGuide, Inc.
GoodGuide is a comprehensive, authoritative resource for information about the health, environmental, and social performance of consumer products and companies. GooGuide's goal is to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions that reflect their preferences and values. As...Read more about GoodGuide, Inc.
Grafty, Inc.
Grafty is a Berkeley-originated computer vision startup bringing face detection, tracking, recognition and biometrics solution to mobile platforms to bolster consumer, healthcare, and security industries. Built on extensive experience, Grafty plan to democratize computer vision...Read more about Grafty, Inc.
Harmonic Devices, Inc.
Developer of Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) contour mode resonator technology - small electromechanical structures that vibrate at high frequencies - for filtering and clock synthesis. MEMS resonators ...Read more about Harmonic Devices, Inc.
HFTA
Biomass remediation and energy generation through anaerobic digestion. HFTA's proprietary technology utilizes nitric acid rather than sulfuric or hydrochloric acid to hydrolyze cellulosic material for the production of ethanol and other fuels from biomass. ...Read more about HFTA
Humen, Inc.
Humen, Inc. is a platform for personalized interactive content creation using artificial intelligence. The AI platform permits transferring movements and skills through video, enabling users to share video content. Its popular iOS app, Sway: Magic Dance, uses state of the art...Read more about Humen, Inc.
Huue
The fashion industry is one of the most environmentally damaging in the world.
Huue's mission is to spread our sustainable indigo dyeing strategy and revolutionize the denim supply chain.
Formerly known as Tinctorium.
Hybrid Wisdom Labs, Inc.
Hybrid Wisdom Labs patented and launched the “Collaborative Discovery Engine”, a scalable way for companies to rapidly generate realtime insight from their customers and employees.
Acquired by SurveyMonkey in 2012.
Iaterion
Iaterion is a biopharma company developing novel therapeutics for women's health and diseases. The company develops targeted selective nuclear receptor drugs addressing multiple indications encountered by women and focuses on novel drugs as an alternative to menopausal hormone...Read more about Iaterion
iMEDD, Inc.
Drug delivery based on micro-engineering technology utilizing silicon microcapsules with nanofilters so that treatments can be controlled and targeted to particular cells and sites in the body.
The company licensed intellectual property that had been previously licensed...Read more about iMEDD, Inc.
Imprint Energy, Inc.
Imprint Energy aims to reshape the battery landscape. Currently available battery technologies limit the pace of improvement in design and functionality of portable electronic devices. Imprint Energy will address these shortcomings with its breakthrough zinc-
IMYu
Rejuvenation therapy based on a modified version of an already FDA-approved plasma exchange technique known as plasmapheresis, in which a machine separates the plasma (the liquid part of the blood) from the blood cells and then returns the blood to the person receiving...Read more about IMYu
Inapill
Inapill is developing novel therapeutics that tune immune cell metabolism (immunometabolism) to treat diseases caused by immune system overactivation and excessive inflammation.
Indoor Reality, Inc
Indoor Reality's visual and metric documentation of the indoors creates technological bridges between the physical and digital worlds. The company's patented hardware and software platform automates 3D-tagging of objects, and dimension measurements, making it possible for...Read more about Indoor Reality, Inc
Infinite Uptime, Inc.
Infinite Uptime is the Industrial Internet Platform that directly benefits manufacturers by solving key manufacturing problems. It has manufacturers across the globe that are using its platform to reduce machine downtime, increase machine productivity and predict machine...Read more about Infinite Uptime, Inc.
InkSpace Imaging, Inc.
InkSpace Imaging makes comfortable, patient-customized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) surface receive coils, that help MRI operators decrease their costs while increasing patient comfort and the speed of exams.
UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences...Read more about InkSpace Imaging, Inc.
Inktomi Corporation
Inktomi's core technology was born out of US DARPA funded research on massively paralleled systems. The company's original focus was on large scale Internet search, providing private-labeled search services to some of the world's best known search engines including Yahoo!,...Read more about Inktomi Corporation
Innovative Guidance Technologies
Automated vehicle control utilizing an intelligent roadway reference system for vehicle lateral guidance and control.
Robert E. Parsons, Wei-Bin ZhangRead more about Innovative Guidance Technologies
IntegenX
IntegenX is the market leader of Rapid DNA technology for human identification in forensics and law enforcement applications. IntegenX’s RapidHIT technologies integrate advanced fluidics, optics, and biochemistry capabilities to produce sample-to-answer solutions for DNA-based...Read more about IntegenX
Intellia
Intellia is a leading genome editing company focused on the development of proprietary, potentially curative therapeutics utilizing a recently developed biological tool known as the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Intellia leverages leading scientific expertise, clinical development...Read more about Intellia
Intropic Materials
Intropic Materials is developing truly compostable plastic and other self-degrading products that can be composted or perfectly recycled. The company combines the performance of proteins with a patented stabilization technology to build better materials that address the world's...Read more about Intropic Materials
Iota Biosciences
Established in 2017, iota Biosciences was formed with a vision to change how the world monitors and treats disease. Building on award-winning 'neural dust' technology invented at the University of California, Berkeley, Iota Biosciences is building a platform for the...Read more about Iota Biosciences
Iris Micromedical, Inc.
Drug delivery based on microstructural devices that administer therapeutic agents to selected target sites for treatment.
Iris Micromedical was focused on the development of UC Berkeley Associate Professor of Engineering Mauro Ferrari's silicon particulate technology for...Read more about Iris Micromedical, Inc.
Isatis, LLC
SASSI software for analysis of soil-structure interaction.
Chih Cheng Chin, John Lysmer, Farhang OstadanRead more about Isatis, LLC
Isoreticular Sciences
The design and synthesis of novel isoreticular materials.
Timeline 2020. Company founded. InventorsNikita Hanikel, Steven James Lyle, Hao Lyu, Lac Ha Nguyen, Wentao Xu, Omar Yaghi, Bing ZhangRead more about Isoreticular Sciences
Izote Biosciences
Producing bioplastics through aerobic microbial processes.
John CoatesRead more about Izote Biosciences
Juvena Therapeutics
Juvena Therapeutics is a venture-backed biopharma startup discovering novel protein-based therapeutics that promote tissue regeneration in the elderly and treat various age-related diseases. We are building a protein-based discovery platform by implementing an
Juvenon, Inc.
UC Berkeley scientists founded Juvenon to make their healthy aging breakthrough available to the public. The company's patented combination of natural micronutrients promotes a healthier, more energetic body and protects tissue from the toxic oxidants that increase with normal...Read more about Juvenon, Inc.
Kaiwood Technologies
Functionally integrated microanalytical system for performing fluorescence spectroscopy via fluorescence-excition radiation, typically from an LED, integrated onto a substrate along with a photodetector an an optical filter.
Timeline 2003....Read more about Kaiwood TechnologiesKalinex, Inc.
Kalinex is developing technology that emulates the sense of smell, which is the only human/animal sense that has not yet been replicated in small devices and systems. The company's proprietary technology allows for the detection of molecules with extremely high sensitivity and...Read more about Kalinex, Inc.
KaRNAteq, Inc.
KaRNATeq develops tools for RNA sequencing that are the next step forward in genomics. The enzymes developed by the company enable doctors and scientists to capture more information at reduced cost.
Kathleen CollinsRead more about KaRNAteq, Inc.
KineMed Inc.
This field-leading biotech company worked with major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to produce data on target engagement, toxicity and disease progression to accelerate drug development and reduce the overall costs and risks. The pathway-based drug discovery and...Read more about KineMed Inc.
Kryptos Biotechnologies
Developer of molecular diagnostic software designed for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. The company's platform develops a point-of-care, ultrafast photonic polymerase chain reaction that can create a fast photothermal heating plasmonic thin film by a light-emitting diode...Read more about Kryptos Biotechnologies
Kuro Labs Inc.
Kuro Labs measures more of the world than ever before, with instrumentation in mobile devices, laptops, desktops, datacenters, vehicles, and even our own bodies. Kuro Labs developed Normal, a battery diagnosis service that suggests personalized actions that
Kynikos Technologies, Inc.
Producing pre-lithiated graphite from recycled lithium-ion batteries. The company was born out of technology invented by researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
Laguna Bio
Developer of drug discovery platform designed to selectively activate and expand the innate immune system against cancer. The company specializes in providing a specific type of T cell for the immune system to fight solid tumors by increasing the response rate of a
...Read more about Laguna BioLeucadia Technologies, Inc.
IRIS International acquired Leucadia Technologies for $10.1 million in 2006.
Charles Cantor, Roy Chuck, Doris Tse
Libraria, Inc.
Libraria Inc. is using computational techniques to discover new small-molecule drugs that can be administered orally. Its proprietary technology enables the company and its partners to leverage known molecular structures, chemistry protocols, and bioactivity data to
...Read more about Libraria, Inc.Lightstage LLC
Light Stage systems efficiently capture how an actor's face appears when lit from every possible lighting direction. From this captured imagery, specialized algorithms create realistic virtual renditions of the actor in the illumination of any location or set, faithfully...Read more about Lightstage LLC
Lucira Health
Luminus Devices, Inc.
For almost two decades, Luminus has worked with the community of light to solve its most challenging problems. For much of its first decade Luminus focused on improving energy efficiency, light output, the quality of light, and longevity, and developing new form factors to...Read more about Luminus Devices, Inc.
Lumiphore, Inc.
Lumiphore develops proprietary bi-functional chelators for biomedical applications in drug discovery research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. These include biological detection systems based on luminescent lanthanide complexes (which provide a unique combination of sensitivity...Read more about Lumiphore, Inc.
LuxDx, Inc.
A mobile molecular diagnostics system that leverages efficient and dependable blood sampling, automated sample preparation, rapid optical detection of multi-analyte nucleic acids and proteins, and user-friendly systems integration with wireless communication. The system...Read more about LuxDx, Inc.
Lygos, Inc.
Lygos' technology goes beyond engineering microbes and includes fermentation and purification development. Our goal is to manufacture and sell chemicals. This work has been supported, in part, by over $6.5MM in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of...Read more about Lygos, Inc.
Lymphax, Inc.
Lymphax, Inc. is a therapeutics company treating ocular diseases and conditions.
Formerly known as NewVision Bioscience, Inc.
Lu Chen, Sammy Grimaldo, Meng Shi, Don YuenRead more about Lymphax, Inc.
Lyterian Therapeutics, Inc.
Lyterian Therapeutics is committed to developing transformative medicines for patients by co-opting physiologically relevant protein homeostatic mechanisms to regulate genetically-validated targets. Lyterian is derived from λυτήριος or lutḗrios, which means termination, healing...Read more about Lyterian Therapeutics, Inc.
Magan Materials
Magan Materials was founded based on revolutionary antioxidant materials discovered by UC Berkeley Chemical Engineering Professor Alexander Katz’s research group.
James Charles Bohling, Juan Callejas...Read more about Magan Materials
Magnetic Insight
Magnetic Insight is developing solutions in Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI), a ground-breaking technology that will overcome major deficiencies with current clinical and translational research imaging techniques.
Magnetic Insight Inc. was founded by one of the leading...Read more about Magnetic Insight
Magnetic Tides
Magnetic Tides has developed a new non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) system capable of modulating brain function more reliably and effectively than previously existing NIBS methods.
NIBS is used as a research tool to safely, transiently alter the excitability state...Read more about Magnetic Tides
Mammoth Biosciences
Mammoth’s vision is to provide a CRISPR-based platform on which an infinite number of tests can be built by both ourselves and our partners - democratizing access to an endless variety of tests for bio sensing in healthcare, as well as across industries such as agriculture,...Read more about Mammoth Biosciences
Marco Medical
Prevention and treatment of Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness that affects around 80 million people worldwide.
MediFuel Inc.
MediFuel is the first tiny, Biological Fuel Cell (BFC) Company solving the power problem of the next generation of implantable medical devices – a market which is projected to reach over a billion dollars. The company's technology is a GlucoCell ™ , a MEMS based power chip that...Read more about MediFuel Inc.
Mend Neuroscience, Inc.
Mend Neuroscience, Inc. is a therapeutics company treating cognitive disorders.
Daniela Kaufer, Alon Friedman, Luisa CacheauxRead more about Mend Neuroscience, Inc.
Mendel Biological Solutions
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
Menlo Security
Menlo Security is eliminating the threat of advanced malware by introducing a new cyber security model. The company's software protects against threats and attacks that bypass many advanced security products by mirroring content from a remote browser in the cloud to the desktop...Read more about Menlo Security
Mercator MedSystems Inc.
Mercator MedSystems, Inc. is a medical technology company focused on the treatment of peripheral artery disease utilizing its catheter-guided, microfluid infusion systems for site-specific, non-systemic delivery of therapeutic agents directly across any blood vessel. The...Read more about Mercator MedSystems Inc.
mFluiDx
mFluiDx is aiming to develop the world’s lowest cost, automated point-of-care DNA diagnostic assay for small clinics. In small clinics, such as primary care out-patient clinics, disease diagnosis is typically done by observing symptoms or using paper-strip antibody tests....Read more about mFluiDx
Microbial Medical
Microbial Medical was established to launch novel imaging agents and drugs for diagnosing and treating bacterial and fungal infections, based on a platform technology for chemically linking existing medical compounds with sugars that pathogens consume and human cells reject....Read more about Microbial Medical
Microgrid Labs
Microgrid Labs Inc (MGL) is a consulting and software company specializing in microgrids and electrification of transportation.
The company's consulting arm follows a simple and practical approach to planning microgrids and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The...Read more about Microgrid Labs
Microreactor Technologies
Developer of miniature bioreactor technology platforms. The company offers improved cell fermentation and cultivation productivity services. It develops and operates Micro-24, fermentation and cell culture system which runs up to 24 simultaneous experiments with independent...Read more about Microreactor Technologies
Mimesyn
Developing a novel class of molecules, aza-@-tides, that mimic the structural features of natural amino acids. These can be synthesized from amino acid precursors in either direction using standard peptide synthesis methods, facilitating the assembly of libraries...Read more about Mimesyn
Modulus Video, Inc.
The company developed MPEG-4 advanced video coding (AVC) compression systems designed for HD video content delivery. The technology, based on how the brain processes images, was co-invented by UC Berkeley Professor of Neurobiology William Geoffrey Owen and Sean McCarthy (...Read more about Modulus Video, Inc.
Molecular Dynamics
The development of high speed, high throughput and highly accurate DNA sequencing methods was one prerequisite for the success of the Human Genome Project. In answer to this need, Richard Mathies and his lab at UC Berkeley developed a new method called capillary array
...Read more about Molecular DynamicsMoment Bio
Developing curative therapies through versatile RNA targeting
Patrick David HsuRead more about Moment Bio
Monolets, Inc
MonoLets, Inc. is a systems company developing a wireless sensor network for the Internet of Things. The company builds the network with the lowest power System-on-Chip (SoC) hardware platform that can be operated from harvested energy requiring no external
Mosaic Materials
Mosaic Materials is dedicated to reducing the cost and environmental impact of fossil fuels through the application of proprietary, highly efficient gas separation technologies. The company utilizes porous solids known as metal-organic frameworks to selectively remove...Read more about Mosaic Materials
MRL Bio
The company is developing a unique drug delivery platform for tissue regeneration in acute and chronic wounds.
Timeline 2019. Company founded InventorsPhillip Messersmith, Jing Cheng, Ellen Heber-KatzRead more about MRL Bio
MuMec, Inc.
MuMec builds wireless transceiver technologies that drastically reduce power consumption for use with Bluetooth LE (BLE) and LoRa/Sigfox protocols. Founded by researchers from UC Berkeley, MuMec integrates Radio Frequency MEMS technology with CMOS design, offering a 10-100x...Read more about MuMec, Inc.
Myo Corps
Measuring muscle mass through analysis of creatinine in urine samples. The company's proprietary D3Creatine dilution method to measure muscle mass, termed the Muscle Assessment Test (MAT), is being used to assess muscle mass in several NIH sponsored cohort studies...Read more about Myo Corps
MZR Neurotech
MZR Neurotech has developed an in-ear electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor packed with biosensors that detect brain activity. The discreet, comfortable brain-machine interface is being developed for monitoring and diagnosing sleep disorders.
Nadaeon
Life sciences company.
Danica Chen, Hanzhi LuoRead more about Nadaeon
Namuh
NanoNerve
NanoNerve is a medical device company developing tissue engineered implant solutions for neurosurgery. Their mission is to improve patient outcome by providing neurosurgeons with innovative solutions that encourage rapid neural tissue recovery and minimize complications. Using...Read more about NanoNerve
Nanosys
NanoVasc
NanoVasc, Inc. is a medical device company that designs and manufactures biomimetic materials that are non-thrombogenic, durable and demonstrate long-term patency. The Company uses an electrospinning process to manufacture scaffolds in a multitude of shapes and sizes, and then...Read more about NanoVasc
Narra Biosciences, LLC
Narra Biosciences develops anti-cancer therapeutics based on anti-cancer properties of the soybean protein Lunasin (from the Tagalog word "lunas" for cure. The technology can be used to identify potential drug targets and diagnostic biomarkers, and also as a research tool for...Read more about Narra Biosciences, LLC
Neomorphic Software
Neomorphic uses proprietary software algorithms and computing infrastructure to analyze, assemble and annotate genomic and expressed gene sequence data. Neomorphic's bioinformatics capabilities have been demonstrated in several scientific settings, including the...Read more about Neomorphic Software
Neuprene Inc.
Neuprene, Inc. is developing a “green” technology for the production of a short-chain volatile hydrocarbon called ISO-NEUPRENE, the next generation solution in fuels and chemicals. ISO-NEUPRENE is a direct replacement for isoprene, a short-chain
Nexilico
Nexilico, Inc. is an early-stage startup with the mission to advance microbiome and precision medicine research and development by developing next generation of predictive, computational platforms that improve drug design and development as well as therapeutics clinical outcome...Read more about Nexilico
nEye Systems
Noble Thermodynamic Systems
Noble Thermodynamics is a clean-tech startup spun out from the Combustion Analysis Laboratories at University of California, Berkeley. Our core technology, the Argon Power Cycle, is a closed-loop IC engine cycle using a noble gas working fluid to increase efficiency and...Read more about Noble Thermodynamic Systems
Nodexus, Inc.
Nodexus is commercializing an integrated, “one-click” platform that is low-cost, compact, and provides a simplified workflow to deliver enriched single cells of interest from a wide variety of samples such as stem cells, transfected cell lines, cultured cell lines, dissociated...Read more about Nodexus, Inc.
Nurix
Nurix is pioneering rational drug design in the emerging field of protein regulation by targeting E2 conjugating enzymes and E3 ligases that control the Ubiquitin Proteasome System (UPS).
Regulation of protein stability by the UPS is modulated by the activity of these E2...Read more about Nurix
O.N. Diagnostics, LLC
O.N. Diagnostics was founded by UC Berkeley Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tony M. Keaveny based on biomedical engineering research conducted at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. The company's mission is to improve patient outcomes by developing non-invasive and...Read more about O.N. Diagnostics, LLC
Ogma Scientific
Ogma Scientific works with clients in the energy, mining and agriculture sectors and clients in the chemical industry to identify innovative treatment strategies for problems in industrial ecosystems. Our high-throughput screening services are uniquely
Omniox, Inc.
Omniox is an early stage biopharmaceutical company developing new medicines for hypoxic diseases. Hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) impacts cancer, cardiovascular diseases, trauma and many other conditions. The company has engineered an unusually stable oxygen carrier technology (H-...Read more about Omniox, Inc.
OmniTact
OmniTact was founded to commercialize a robotic manipulation sensor designed by researchers at UC Berkeley. The sensor uses micro-cameras to detect multi-directional deformations of a gel-based skin. It is designed to be used as a fingertip for robotic manipulation with robotic...Read more about OmniTact
Oncobionic
Oncobionic commercialized irreversible electroporation (IRE) technology, a minimally invasive treatment for tumors that revolutionized cancer therapy. The minimally invasive surgical system delivers 1,500 volts of electric current through needle-like probes, ablating the...Read more about Oncobionic
OncoRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
OncoRx Pharmaceuticals is an early-stage pharmaceutical company discovering and developing targeted therapies that control the progression of invasive malignant cancer. OncoRx has identified and tested drugs that markedly alter the sustained directional
OneD Battery Sciences
In 2013, the company acquired nanowire technologies and Palo Alto R&D activities from Nanosys.
Today, OneD Battery Sciences operates a SiNANODE® pilot production to support the development of advanced electrochemical cells and the initial production
Onix Microsystems, Inc.
OniX Microsystems, Inc. was engaged in the design, development, and supply of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based all-optical switching engines for telecommunications equipment suppliers. Its products covered optical switching needs, including network protection...Read more about Onix Microsystems, Inc.
OnWafer Technologies, Inc.
OptoCeutics
Advancing non-invasive light technologies to stimulate the brain and improve cognitive function.
Through clinical trials, Optoceutics tests and develop solutions to treat and diagnose neurodegenerative diseases using emerging gamma stimulation therapy
Opus Biosciences
The mission of Opus Biosciences is to advance the field of lipid nanoparticle delivery through the development of safer, higher efficacy, cost effective, and exceedingly efficient LNPs, surpassing industry standards. Opus is committed to unlocking existing limitations within...Read more about Opus Biosciences
Organos, Inc.
Oswald Green Technologies, Inc.
Oswald Green Technologies, Inc., is an environmental solutions company with a proven carbon-negative technology for reclaiming water, energy, and nutrients from municipal, industrial and agricultural wastewater. The Advanced Integrated Wastewater Pond Systems (AIWPS) technology...Read more about Oswald Green Technologies, Inc.
Peregrine Biotechnology
Production of foie gras without force feeding.
Jacob Corn, Benjamin Gregor GowenRead more about Peregrine Biotechnology
Perlumi
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 Perlumi
Persistent Efficiency
Persistent Efficiency was founded with the goal of providing cost-effective, sustainable energy-monitoring solutions.
Jeremy Coyle, Igor Paprotny, Jason Trager, Richard White, Qiliang XuRead more about Persistent Efficiency
Personal Comfort Systems Inc.
Personal Comfort Systems, Inc. (PCS) was incorporated as a Delaware corporation in July 2014 by cofounders Peter Rumsey and Kurt Herzog. At the same time PCS signed an exclusive license for the patent of a heated and cooled office chair with smart controls and whole...Read more about Personal Comfort Systems Inc.
PhenomeX
PhenomeX empowered Digital Cell Biology by combining bioscience, technology and information in unique new ways to accelerate science. The platforms, assays and services, biologists can move faster and more efficiently to meet the demands for cell based processes in...Read more about PhenomeX
Photoswitch Biosciences Inc.
Photoswitch Biosciences was founded in 2010 to advance applications of designed-for-purpose, photo-activated ion channels. It became clear that new tools were needed to advance the research. The therapeutic mission has been separated so that Photoswitch Biosciences today can...Read more about Photoswitch Biosciences Inc.
Picoyune
Picoyune replaces complex equipment with reliable, portable, and easy to use devices.
Their first target? Mercury. The company has developed a miniaturized, low-cost mercury sensor and applying it to personal exposure monitoring. The portable device is a good fit for...Read more about Picoyune
Pinnacle Photonics
Pinnacle Photonics develops high-efficiency vertical-cavity surface emitting laser arrays for 3D-sensing and ranging applications.
Connie Chang-Hasnain, Kevin Cook, Jonas Horst Kapraun,...Read more about Pinnacle Photonics
Pow.Bio
Pow.Bio provides intelligent fermentation services for industrial and synthetic biology. The company's services combine continuous fermentation with advanced control methodology to quickly optimize the fermentation process and deliver high yields at low cost. The scale runs...Read more about Pow.Bio
Preference Metrics, LLC
The company's proprietary numerical method, called a principal component analysis, delivered computer-based recommendations of selective information based on an individual's personal preferences such as books, invoices, stocks, or toys. Preference Metrics, LLC was founded by UC...Read more about Preference Metrics, LLC
Prolific Machines
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
Propagate Sensing
Measuring changes in temperature and strain distributed along the length of an optical fiber with Brillouin optical time-domain reflectometry for civil engineering projects.
Bo Li,...Read more about Propagate Sensing
Protiveris, Inc.
Protiveris Inc. develops and commercializes micro- and nanocantilever systems for academic research, drug discovery and development, bio-defense, protein research, and discovery of new pharmaceuticals and diagnostic applications.
Q-Chem Inc.
Q-Chem, Inc. is a comprehensive ab initio quantum chemistry program to solve computational problems faster, more accurately and less expensively than ever before possible. Q-Chem's capabilities facilitate applications in pharmaceuticals, materials science, biochemistry, and...Read more about Q-Chem Inc.
Quadrant Imaging
LAMDA-based (laser amplified motion detection and analysis) ultra-high resolution optical microscopes with high-density data storage system, using a method of laser feedback interferometry which permits the imaging of nanometer-scale structures.
Timeline 1995....Read more about Quadrant ImagingQuick Flash Technologies
Manufacturer of manually controlled transition lenses intended to protect eyesight. The company's product offers color-changing sunglasses that have lenses which will allow users to adjust the shade of sunglasses with e-
RareTerra, Inc.
RareTerra is developing a one-step environmentally friendly bio-process for selective rare-earth element (REE) extraction, separation, and purification that doesn't rely on harsh acids or high temperatures and pressures. RareTerra’s technology eliminates the costliest and most...Read more about RareTerra, Inc.
Receptron, Inc.
Receptron, Inc. was founded to develop hormone receptor technology that modulates the endogenous thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor, a human hormone that stimulates patelet production.
Timeline 1987. Company founded InventorsAndrea Goldsmith, Robert...Read more about Receptron, Inc.
Redwood Bioscience Inc.
Redwood Bioscience, Inc. develops a protein-chemical engineering technology to produce antibody-drug conjugates and other semi-synthetic biotherapeutics. The company offers SMARTag site-specific protein modification and cytotoxin-linker technologies that enable the generation...Read more about Redwood Bioscience Inc.
Renovis, Inc.
Renovis, Inc. was a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat neurological diseases and disorders.
Renovis, Inc. was acquired by Evotec AG in 2008.
InventorsReRx Therapeutics
ReRx is developing novel oral therapeutics to treat patients with severe metabolic diseases including obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and liver diseases. The company's therapeutics target metabolic pathways involved in regulating energy homeostasis and improve treatment...Read more about ReRx Therapeutics
Resvita Biosciences
Reticular Labs
Developing practical water harvesting technologies to address global water scarcity.
Nikita Hanikel, Steven James Lyle, Hao Lyu, Lac Ha Nguyen, Wentao Xu, Omar Yaghi, Bing ZhangRead more about Reticular Labs
Rewrite Therapeutics
Rewrite Therapeutics accelerates drug development using a proprietary CRISPR-based evolution platform. For more information, contact Shakked Halperin.
Formerly known as Evolve...Read more about Rewrite Therapeutics
RHA Technology, Inc.
The company was founded to develop sustainable, eco-friendly concrete composed of rice hull ash (RHA). RHA Technology, Inc. was born out of technology developed in the lab of UC Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Povindar Kumar Mehta, who invented techniques...Read more about RHA Technology, Inc.
RM2
Wound treatment.
Mary Phillips, Paul Mikus, and Boris RubinskyRead more about RM2
RoadSafe GIS, Inc.
Our team is bringing modern technology to collision data management. We have seen too many outdated or complex software tools in the field and felt there was a better way. We are dedicated to providing a clean, effective means to manage collision data. We want to empower
...Read more about RoadSafe GIS, Inc.RS3Dprints
The Cryolithographic Technology was initially developed to produce biological organs
Rubicon Digital Mapping Associates
Rubicon Digital Mapping Associates was founded to commercialize tools that help users develop strong geologic field skills, based on technology developed in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor George Brimhall. GeoMapper and GeoLogger enable surface mapping, underground mapping,...Read more about Rubicon Digital Mapping Associates
Scribe Therapeutics
Scribe is focused on the engineering, delivery, and development of next-generation CRISPR molecules to rewrite and repair the underlying cause of genetic disorders. The molecular engineering company was spun out of discoveries in the lab of UC Berkeley Professor of...Read more about Scribe Therapeutics
Secured Streams, Inc.
Software for document content search and comparison from large sets or across the web.
Alexander Aiken, Joel Auslander, Steve Fink, Saul Schleimer, Anthony...Read more about Secured Streams, Inc.
Serinus Labs
Setex Technologies
Shrink Technologies, Inc.
Shrink Technologies, Inc., based in Carlsbad, California, was acquired by Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. on May 29, 2009. Shrink Technologies specializes in developing innovative technologies, particularly focused on metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) applications. Their...Read more about Shrink Technologies, Inc.
Silicon Basis Ltd.
Low power SRAM memory IP compilers.
TimelineNarasimha Bhat, Kamal ChaudharyRead more about Silicon Basis Ltd.
Silicon Clocks, Inc.
Headquartered in Fremont, CA, Silicon Clocks was founded in 2006 to develop high performance semiconductor timing and sensor designs and its patented CMEMS(TM) technology. Silicon Clocks was backed by leading venture investors including Tallwood Venture Capital, Charles
...Read more about Silicon Clocks, Inc.Silicon Genesis Corporation
Silicon Genesis Corporation, doing business as SiGen, develops substrate technology, processes, and equipment for semiconductor, solar, display, and optoelectronics markets worldwide. The company provides silicon-on-insulators (SOIs), strained-silicon products, and
...Read more about Silicon Genesis CorporationSilicor Materials, Inc.
Silicor Materials was a global leader in the production of solar silicon. The company was headquartered San Jose, California, with a research and development team located in Berlin, Germany.
The organization was founded as a development company in 2006 under the name...Read more about Silicor Materials, Inc.
Similix Corporation
Similix Corporation specializes in supporting lawyers, engineers, and businesses in evaluating possible infringement of software copyrights and other intellectual property. Similix's patented technology is based on algorithms developed in MOSS (for Measure of
...Read more about Similix CorporationSingulex, Inc.
Singulex is an immunodiagnostics company at the forefront of Single Molecule Counting technology, a novel immunoassay technology recognized for unprecedented ultra sensitivity in the precision measurement of biomarkers. Singulex is the developer of the Singulex Clarity
...Read more about Singulex, Inc.SirenOpt
SirenOpt provides manufacturing intelligence solutions that accelerate research and development and enable cost-effective manufacturing of high-performance micro- and nano-materials, including lithium-ion batteries, membranes, semiconductors, flexible electronics,
...Read more about SirenOptSMART Pad LLC
SMART Pad is commercializing a completely redesigned Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) pad for the semiconductor industry. CMP processes have not changed much since their introduction by IBM in 1983, consisting of polyurethane polishing pads, polishing slurries with...Read more about SMART Pad LLC
SmartSense Energy
SmartSense Energy developed sensors that predict faults in underground electric utility cables, enabling repair of cables before faults occur. The company received California Energy Commission's Energy Innovations Small Grant (EISG) to spin out technology from UC Berkeley...Read more about SmartSense Energy
Solidus Biosciences, Inc.
Solidus' mission for the pharmaceutical industry is to improve the process of new drug development by providing proprietary decision-enabling technology to enhance drug safety, efficiency, cost, and, thereby, productivity from investment in new drug research
Sonera Magnetics
Magnetometers are nearly ubiquitous in today’s world, fueling applications as diverse as medical diagnostics and self-driving cars. The most sensitive magnetometers, however, can only operate at extreme temperatures and in a shielded environment that isolates the sensor from...Read more about Sonera Magnetics
Spiral Devices LLC
Spiral Devices LLC is a biotechnology company committed to developing and commercializing technologies that improve the in vivo delivery of biological molecules for studying and treating disease. The company's BioDriver particle bombardment device delivers...Read more about Spiral Devices LLC
Spotlight Therapeutics
Developer of next-generation gene editing therapeutics in a preclinical pipeline. The company creates programmable nucleases that selectively target and edit specific cell populations directly in the body. These engineered nucleases will enable direct intervention in vivo...Read more about Spotlight Therapeutics
Stylus Medicine
Stylus Medicine is on a mission to develop next-generation therapies for disease, based on the pioneering work of leaders in the fields of genome engineering and chromatin regulation.
suitX
suitX brought advanced accessible exoskeletons to industrial and medical markets with funding from venture capital, industry, and government.
Formerly known as U.S. Bionics.
Acquired by Ottobock in 2021.
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Sunesis is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and future commercialization of new oncology therapeutics for the treatment of hematologic and solid tumor cancers. Sunesis has built an experienced cancer drug development organization committed to improving the...Read more about Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Synvivia, Inc.
Synvivia is a synthetic biology company that optimizes cell behavior for gene therapy manufacturing, providing a practical solution for genetically encoded biocontainment. The company is building genetically encoded biocontainment technologies that will enable the widespread...Read more about Synvivia, Inc.
Target Analytics
Statistical consulting services and software developer for translating causal interference methodology.
Mark van der LaanRead more about Target Analytics
Tenaya Therapeutics
Tenaya Therapeutics is shaping the future of heart disease treatment driven by a mission to discover, develop, and deliver curative therapies that address the underlying drivers of heart disease. Tenaya is developing therapies for rare genetic disorders as well as for more...Read more about Tenaya Therapeutics
TeraOps
Developer of OmniScope, a compact, portable night vision goggle system with multi-spectral sensing and enhanced color visualization.
Timeline1996. Company founded
InventorsLeon O. Chua, Tamas Roska, Frank Werblin, Lin YangRead more about TeraOps
TerraForma Technologies
TerraForma Technologies develops advanced water and environmental technologies focused on tackling drought and desertification. The company uses dynamic models and technologies to combine a range of innovative agricultural, forestry and water resourcing techniques to convert...Read more about TerraForma Technologies
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.
Developer of gene writing technology designed to permanently make small and large alterations to the human genome. The company's technology helps scientists and clinicians with the ability to write small and large therapeutic messages into the genome to treat diseases at their...Read more about Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.
Texas Fluorescence Labs
Texas Fluorescence Labs was a reagent and assay technologies company, spun out of modern fluorescent calcium indicator discoveries at UC Berkeley. The company specialized in pioneering new approaches to ion channel and ion transporter-focused basic and translational research...Read more about Texas Fluorescence Labs
Thuris Corporation
Thuris Corporation was a biopharmaceutical company focused on medical device solutions to aid in drug development and diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) disorders including mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Thuris was also developing pharmaceuticals for...Read more about Thuris Corporation
Tilden Bio
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
TL Revolution, LLC
TL Revolution delivers the next generation of data analysis tools with superior precision, reliability, and ease of use to pharma, FDA, and beyond. Data analysis drives mission-critical decisions, but hasn’t kept up with proven advances in statistics. Biased and imprecise...Read more about TL Revolution, LLC
Transformational Transportation Technologies, Inc.
Transformational Transportation Technologies develops infrastructure-assisted approaches facilitate self-driving cars, including automated vehicle lateral guidance. The company's rail-like automated mobility provides a fail-safe system with measurable reliability for Connected...Read more about Transformational Transportation Technologies, Inc.
Travertine Technologies
Travertine partners with mining and fertilizer operations around the world to recharge critical element production with a circular, electrified process. Standard mining methods use megatons of sulfuric acid annually, and dispose of vast amounts of byproducts, such as...Read more about Travertine Technologies
TruVideo, Inc.
Software to enable video viewing on mobile devices, offering faster speed, lower power consumption, smaller footprint, and superior visual quality. TruVideo's technology is deployed on mobile applications for Verizon Wireless, AllTell, and U.S. Cell.
The company was co-...Read more about TruVideo, Inc.
Tsingpo Tech, LLC
Tsingpo Tech is developing a technology invented at UC Berkeley for 3-dimensional chemical sensing on 2-dimensional surfaces.
TimelineTakeshi Hayasaka, Liwei Lin, YuMeng (Simon) LiuRead more about Tsingpo Tech, LLC
TTech Systems, Inc.
TTech Systems, Inc. developed a proprietary, software-based road traffic monitoring system.
As principal programmer analyst for UC Berkeley's Institute of Transportation Studies, founder/inventor Randall Cayford developed TTech's foundational patent-protected software...Read more about TTech Systems, Inc.
Tularik Inc.
Tularik, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of orally available medicines that act through the regulation of gene expression. The company’s drugs include T67, T607, T131, T71, and T487. The T67 is an anti-cancer drug. The T607 would be used for treating gastric...Read more about Tularik Inc.
Two Blades Foundation
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
UrbanScan
UrbanScan developed technologies for producing 3D virtual models with LiDar and video camera data. The technology was originally developed in the lab of Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Professor Avideh Zakhor, who co-founded UrbanScan in...Read more about UrbanScan
Valitor Inc.
Valitor, Inc. has developed novel methods of modifying therapeutic proteins to achieve substantial control over their pharmacokinetics, target specificity, and bioactivity. The company's technology platform can be broadly applied to improve the pharmacological properties of...Read more about Valitor Inc.
Varada Agriculture
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
Vedere
Vedere Bio, Inc. was developing gene therapy products to restore functional vision to patients who have suffered vision loss from inherited retinal degenerations, as well as other causes of both genetic and non-genetic vision loss. Vedere aimed to restore lost vision regardless...Read more about Vedere
Vedere Bio II
Vedere Bio II is pioneering beyond traditional gene therapy to not just slow vision loss from inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) or dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) with geographic atrophy (GA), but actually restore it.
Ventria Biosciences (formerly known as Applied Phytologics Inc.)
Ventria Bioscience is a privately held biopharmaceutical company with a product pipeline enabled by ExpressTec. ExpressTec is a patented, plant-based recombinant protein manufacturing technology that delivers a ten-fold higher recombinant protein yield than other plant-based...Read more about Ventria Biosciences (formerly known as Applied Phytologics Inc.)
Viasense, Inc.
ViaSense, Inc. developed software for image and video processing based on the biology of human vision. ViaSense IPeG software compressed still and video images two to four times better than any other available technology while preserving the same quality. The company's image-...Read more about Viasense, Inc.
Vicinitas Therapeutics
Vicinitas Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on targeted protein stabilizers known as Deubiquituinase Targeting Chimeras (DUBTACs). The company’s mission is to use this proprietary technology to solve critical problems in human health by developing next-generation...Read more about Vicinitas Therapeutics
Videnda, Inc.
Cellular Neural Network universal machine and super computer, nonlinear networks.
Timeline 2000. Company founded. InventorsLeon O. Chua, Tamas Roska, Frank Werblin, Lin YangRead more about Videnda, Inc.
Vitapath Genetics Inc.
VitaPath develops and performs genomic-based tests to determine an individual's need for targeted therapy in certain medical conditions treatable with vitamins. Using our platform, we are leading the exploration of the Vitanome, the subset of information that lies within...Read more about Vitapath Genetics Inc.
Vitrichoric, Inc.
Vitrichoric, Inc. develops technology for high-stability supercooling of aqueous solutions or suspensions for the preservation of biological matter.
Gabriel...Read more about Vitrichoric, Inc.
Vitruvian Medical Devices
Vitruvian Medical Devices specializes in surgical device innovations and wound care. The company's first product, MYOSEAL, is a sealing spray designed to prevent incisional hernias post operations. The company is working on refining a second product, the Sentinel Bandage - a...Read more about Vitruvian Medical Devices
Wasatch Collaboratory
The Wasatch Collaboratory is an unbiased and neutral technology-based business development consultancy focused on helping proactive government laboratories, research universities, and private sector clients expand rapidly into new areas of R&D, product development, and...Read more about Wasatch Collaboratory
Water Harvesting, Inc
Wireless Industrial Technologies, Inc.
The mission of Wireless Industrial Technologies, Inc. is to apply wireless technology to improve the productivity, energy efficiency, and environmental footprint of heavy industry. The company offers mesh networking, sensors, and model-based control software. Inventor and...Read more about Wireless Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Xenometrix, Inc.
Xip Diagnostics
Xip Diagnostics develops analytical solutions that advance human and animal health at the point of need through in-house product development and industry-leading collaborations.
The company's disposable blood analyzers wirelessly upload lab-quality clinical measurements...Read more about Xip Diagnostics
Xydex Corporation
Tweezers for dextrous manipulation of micro objects.
Ronald Fearing, Eiji ShimadaRead more about Xydex Corporation
YourChoice Therapeutics
YourChoice Therapeutics is revolutionizing birth control options for women and men by developing hormone-free contraceptives and bringing them to market. Our technology is the result of a decade of research at the University of California, Berkeley and has been published in...Read more about YourChoice Therapeutics
Zephyrus Biosciences, Inc.
This life science research tools company was spun out of technology developed in the UC Berkeley bioengineering department. Zephyrus Biosciences developed medical research tools for single-cell analyses, enabling high resolution biology. The company's first product, called Milo...Read more about Zephyrus Biosciences, Inc.