IPIRA Startups

IPIRA Startups

CardioRegenx, Inc.

Brief Description

Developer of scanning electrochemical microscopy technology intended for clinical use.

Inventors

Julius Guccione, Kevin Healy, Mark Ratcliffe, Samuel Wall

Timeline 2015. Company founded

Calimetrics, Inc.

Brief Description

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 development of MLTM (MultiLevel) Recording for optical data storage systems.

MLTM Recording: Unlike conventional binary recording, ML Recording allows data to be stored in marks (or pits) of multiple levels of reflectivity, thereby increasing data density on the surface of read-only,...

CalGen Therapeutics

Brief Description

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

Inventors

Kasper Karstensen, Sakari Kauppinen, Anders Michael Naar, Chi Zhu

Company Founders

Anders Naar (UC Berkeley, Ph.D. ’95, Molecular Pathology), UC Berkeley Professor of Metabolic Biology in the Department of Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology

Timeline 2021. Company founded

C. Light Technologies, Inc.

Brief Description

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 algorithms. In the future, our vision is to use the TSLO for other applications, including concussions, Parkinson’s, ALS, and Alzheimer’s.

Inventors

Austin John Roorda, Pavan Kumar Tiruveedhula, Christy Sheehy-Bensinger, William Tuten, and Qiang Yang

Company Founders

Christy Sheehy (UC...

BioScale, Inc.

Brief Description

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 algorithms utilized combinations of blood-based biomarkers for identifying individuals at high risk for severe outcomes. BioScale's rigorous approach to test development included collaborating with leading academic medical centers and validating assays in large, carefully curated cohorts.

Bioscale...

BioChoric

Brief Description

Biochoric uses isochoric supercooling to enable stable preservation of sensitive biological matter at sub-zero temperatures without freezing or solidification.

Inventors

Matthew Powell-Palm, Boris Rubinsky

Company Founders

Matthew Powell-Palm, UC Berkeley Professor Boris Rubinsky

Timeline 2021. Company founded

BioAmp Diagnostics

Brief Description

BioAmp develops novel, instrument-free screening and diagnostic tools to identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria in patient samples.

Inventors

Tara DeBoer, Niren Murthy, Jessica Marie Palomino, Lee Woodland Riley

Company Founders

Tara DeBoer

Timeline 2017. Company founded, and participated in the Citris Foundry accelerator program

Bio-H2

Brief Description

Bio-H2 was founded to commercialize a proprietary photosynthetic hydrogen production process that utilizes microalgal cultures.

Inventors

Anastasios Melis, Michael Seibert, John Benemann, Marc Forestier, Maria Ghirardi, Hsu Ching Wintz, Liping Zhang

Timeline 2002. Company founded

BeThere Computer Services

Brief Description

Software for ecommerce merchandising solutions.

Inventors

Jitendra Malik, Paul Debevek, Camillo Taylor

Timeline 1997. Company founded

Berkeley Yeast

Brief Description

Berkeley Yeast is a startup founded by UC Berkeley scientists, with grant funding from NSF, NIH, and USDA, as well as from venture capital. Berkeley Yeast bioengineers yeast strains that improve fermentation for brewers, winemakers, and beyond. The company uses synthetic biology to develop yeast strains with a variety of benefits, ranging from unprecedented control over flavors, to protection against the increasing vulnerability of crops, to greater product shelf stability and increased production efficiency. CEO Charles Denby co-founded the company based on the...