IPIRA Startups

IPIRA Startups

Demetrix, Inc.

Brief Description

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 complex, sustainable ingredients at high purity and low cost. The company is initially focusing on producing cannabinoids to build its portfolio of ingredients. Exclusively licensed breakthrough technology from the University of California, Berkeley will soon enable Demetrix to commercially produce...

Rewrite Therapeutics

Brief Description

Rewrite Therapeutics accelerates drug development using a proprietary CRISPR-based evolution platform. For more information, contact Shakked Halperin.

Formerly known as Evolve Biotech, and Rewrite Biotech.

The company was acquired by Intellia Therapeutics in 2022.

Timeline 2018. Company founded 2022. Acquired by Intellia Therapeutics Inventor

Shakked Halperin

Genocea Biosciences, Inc.

Brief Description

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 protective immune responses against a wide array of diseases. Genocea designs its medicines using ATLASª, a proprietary technology platform. Genocea's platform has the potential to revolutionize vaccines and immunotherapies for a range of infectious diseases, cancers and autoimmune diseases. The...

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....

Atheer Inc.

Brief Description

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.

Timeline 2011. Company founded Inventors

Ruzena Bajcsy, Roozbeh Jafari, Sosale Sastry, Allen Yang

Photoswitch Biosciences Inc.

Brief Description

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 focus on providing advanced tools to the research community.

Our mission is to provide best-in-class instrumentation to the industrial and academic research communities. Founded by scientists familiar with need for reliable instrumentation and advanced software, the user experience is at the...

Renovis, Inc.

Brief Description

Renovis, Inc. was a biopharmaceutical company developing drugs to treat neurological diseases and disorders.

Renovis, Inc. was acquired by Evotec AG in 2008.

Inventors David Lin, Percy Luu, John Ngai, Tito Serafini

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 Zhang

GoodGuide, Inc.

Brief Description

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 more consumers buy better products, retailers and manufacturers face compelling incentives to make products that are safe, environmentally sustainable and produced using ethical sourcing of raw materials and labor. The company was founded by inventor Dara O'Rourke, a UC Berkeley Associate Professor...

Grafty, Inc.

Brief Description

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 and make it more accessible by inventing a state-of-the-art computer vision platform that is super simple to use for research and can operate at scale in real-time industrial applications.

Timeline 2015. Company founded. Inventors

Ruzena Bajcsy, Allen Yang,...