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December 24, 2024

ChemFinity Technologies awarded SBIR grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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December 18, 2024

Tessera Therapeutics Receives Investment to Develop Curative In Vivo Genetic Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

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December 11, 2024

ChemFinity is Transforming Critical Mineral Extraction

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December 10, 2024

Homayoon Kazerooni, Founder of suitX, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

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December 6, 2024

Harvesting Water From Air: Building Water Resilience In Remote Arid Regions Is Science, Not Science Fiction

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December 5, 2024

ChemFinity's Co-Founder, Adam Uliana, Added to Forbes "30 Under 30" List for 2025 in the Energy & Green Tech Category

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December 4, 2024

Izote Biosciences announces Joint Development Agreement with Axxence Aromatic GmbH to Drive Innovation in the Flavor Industry

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November 25, 2024

Enzymes to make plastics disappear

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November 21, 2024

OptoCeutics Expands Multi-Sensory Cognitive Wellness Platform with Impact Assessment and 40Hz Sound

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November 13, 2024

Clarifai Joins the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Open Research Commons to Advance AI Innovation

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November 12, 2024

Ansa Biotechnologies Sets New Standard in Long, Complex DNA

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November 5, 2024

Sift Biosciences Wins MBC BioLabs Golden Ticket Competition

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October 23, 2024

Capturing Carbon from the Air Just Got Easier

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Amyris Lands $12.3M to Tackle U.S. Drug Shortages Through Synthetic Biology

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October 17, 2024

Travertine Demo Plant will Repurpose Mining Waste and Capture CO2

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October 14, 2024

CRISPR Ex Vivo Gene Editing Gets on Target With Caribou’s Hybrid Guides

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October 10, 2024

FDA Grants iota Biosciences IDE Approval for First-In-Human Early Feasibility Study with Implantable Bladder Device

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October 2, 2024

EBI Announces New Center to Advance Use of Seaweed in the Global Economy

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New Center to Advance Use of Seaweed in the Global Economy

The UC Berkeley Energy & Biosciences Institute (EBI) has received nearly $20 million to establish a center aimed at advancing the use of seaweed in the global supply chain. The International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC) at UC Berkeley will address the need for foundational knowledge, technological approaches, supply chain designs, policy frameworks, community engagement, and educational materials for businesses and consumers to build sustainable macroalgal-based bioeconomies.

September 25, 2024

Resvita Bio Receives NIAMS SBIR Phase II Funding for Netherton Syndrome

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