IPIRA Startups

IPIRA Startups

GenEdit, Inc.

Brief Description

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 effective medicines for genetic diseases.

The company's proprietary Polymer nanoparticle can deliver CRISPR protein and gRNA. CRISPR in a protein form has many advantages, delivery has been a challenge limiting its application. To deliver CRISPR protein, encapsulation of CRISPR ribonucleoprotein (RNP...

Gaowei

Brief Description

Software for vehicle guidance. The company was founded by staff at UC Berkeley's Institute for Transportation Studies.

Inventors

Fanping Bu, Thomas Hessburg, Wei-Bin Zhang

Timeline 2020. Company founded

Frontier Medicines Corporation

Brief Description

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 focus over time. The company uses chemoproteomics - an innovative approach to chemically interrogate proteins in living systems – to discover and pharmacologically target new binding pockets (or "hotspots") on proteins, making them accessible to small-molecule drug discovery and development. The...

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 disease-resistant crop varieties.

Protecting plants from disease improves the yield, quality, and reliability of harvests to benefit growers and consumers.

Reducing agricultural chemicals in agriculture results in: less residue in food, reduced exposure for farm workers and nearby communities, less runoff into...

FLX Micro, Inc.

Brief Description

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 manufacturing. The company was formerly known as Fiberlead, Inc.

Inventors

Di Gao, Roger Howe, Roya Maboudian

Company Founders

Mehran Mehregany

Timeline 2000. Company founded.

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc.

Brief Description

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 helps bridge the translational medicine gap by bringing research data closer to patients. Fluxion's innovative systems for live cell analysis are enabling rapid advances in disease research, drug discovery, and the development of diagnostic tests.

The company successfully introduced three...

Flux Technology

Brief Description

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 permeance, as well as increased robustness under harsh feed conditions, enabling clients to maximize product recovery and reduce operational footprint.

The company was co-founded by UC Berkeley Professor of Chemistry Jeffrey Long and a PhD student in his research group, Jonathan Bachman....

EZNome, Inc.

Brief Description

EZNome commercializes high-throughput mammalian genome editing technologies utilizing CRISPR ribonucleoprotein (RNP) electroporation of zygotes (CRISPR-EZ).

Inventors

Sean Chen, Lin He, Yiu-Fai Lee

Timeline 2018. Company founded.

Exelixis, Inc.

Brief Description

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 company established a broad drug discovery and development platform that has served as the foundation for its continued efforts to bring new cancer therapies to patients in need. The company developed CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib), COMETRIQ® (cabozantinib) and COTELLIC® (cobimetinib), and partnered with leading...

Excellin Life Sciences, Inc.

Brief Description

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.

Formerly known as Bioelectronic Micro Systems, Inc.

Inventors

Yong Huang, Boris Rubinsky

Timeline 2000. Company founded.