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Synvivia, Inc.

Brief Description

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 use of synthetic biology outside of the laboratory.

The company's technology was developed at UC Berkeley with grants from the NSF and DARPA. The work was published in ACS Synthetic Biology and featured as an Editor’s Choice in Science Magazine. Synvivia has exclusive license to the...

Artris Therapeutics, Inc.

Brief Description

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.

Timeline

2017. Company founded Inventors

Leslie Bateman, Jessica Cestellos Spradlin, Tucker Huffman, David Miyamoto, Elizabeth Anne Moore, Truc Bang Nguyen, Daniel Nomura, James Arthur Olzmann, Allison Marie Roberts, Carl Ward

Shrink Technologies, Inc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

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 MEF technology, which integrates rapid prototyping methods with metal-fluorescence enhanced immunoassays, significantly enhances the sensitivity of diagnostic assays, making it possible to detect interactions that current methods miss. This technology has broad applications in drug discovery,...

IntegenX

Brief Description

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 human identity testing. The RapidHIT ID System for Crime Labs generates lab-...

BioAmp Diagnostics

Brief Description

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

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

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

Cell-X

Brief Description

Editing T-cells with nanopore-electroporation to improve CRISPR-Cas9 editing capabilities.

Timeline 2021. Company founded Inventors

YuHong Cao, Jennifer Doudna, Enbo Ma, Peidong Yang

Epigenetic Gene Editing

Brief Description

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.

Timeline 2021. Company founded Inventors

Enrique Lin Shiao, Jennifer Doudna

IMYu

Brief Description

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 treatment. The company's approach, called next gen-apheresis, promises to spur the rejuvenation of organs and tissues as people age.

Timeline 2019. Company founded Inventors

Irina Conboy, Michael Conboy, Wendy Cousin, Christian Elabd, Yutong Liu, Melod Mehdipour, David...

EZNome, Inc.

Brief Description

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

Timeline 2018. Company founded. Inventors

Sean Chen, Lin He, Yiu-Fai Lee

Dahlia Biosciences

Brief Description Dahlia Biosciences is leading the development of cell-based RNA detection tools using CRISPR technology. The foundational RNA-targeting Cas9 technology was invented by Dr. Mitchell O’Connell and Dr. Sam Sternberg in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Doudna at UC Berkeley.

The company's vision is to empower scientists to study and isolate cells at high resolution via sensitive, robust, and multiplexed RNA detection in both fixed and live cells.

Timeline 2011. Company founded Inventors

Jennifer Doudna, Mitchell O'Connell, Benjamin Oakes,...