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Caribou Biosciences Co-Founder joins '30 under 30' list, Genocea's $75M IPO, Ekso Bionics raises $20.6MTRANSCRIPT
JANUARY 2014 SHARE | SUBSCRIBE | ARCHIVE | WEB VIEW
Office Hours at IPIRA
IPIRA is pleased to announce the introduction of new officehours with Errol Arkilic and Rob Schock
SBIR STTR Office HoursSBIRSTTR advice and funding for small businessesErrol Arkilic is a former NSF SBIR Program Manager and the foundingInnovation Corps (I-Corps) Lead Program Director Errol spent tenyears at NSF eight as a program director leading the Software andServices and Security (NanoBioIT) Technology portfolios Errol haspersonally reviewed approximately 1000 SBIRSTTR proposalsStudents seeking mentoring for SBIRSTTR grant applications areencouraged to sign up
Build Your Financial Model Office HoursBuild your financial model shy for small businessesRob Schock will be hosting office hours on Build Your Financial Model shyFor Small Businesses Rob is a serial Chief Financial Officer with overthree decades of senior management experience This workshop isintended for student entrepreneurs and researchers interested in expertadvice on financial models and financing alternatives for startups andsmall businesses
All appointments will be honored on a firstshycome firstshyservebasis Email ipiraberkeleyedu to sign up
Interested in more events Check out our EVENTS page atipiraberkeleyeduevents
You are also invited to find us on
IPIRA manages UC Berkeleysintellectual property portfolio based uponinventions created by our stellar facultyand student scientists We aim to providevalueshyadded services to Berkeleysresearch community through the outshylicensing of Berkeleys innovationsfacilitation of industry research dollarsand patent drafting services amongeducational programs and industrypartnered events
New TechnologiesThinking Big with NanoLabCaribou Biosciences CoshyFounder on 30 under 30Genocea Files for $75M IPOBerkeley Research NamedBreakthrough of the YearGrants LuncheonUC Tech Transfer Forum
View entire newsletter for moreIntellectual Property AnnouncementsResearcher Toolbox Portfolio StartupNews and Recommended IPIRA andCommunity Events
New Berkeley Technologies Released for Licensing
Engineering amp Physical SciencesDurable CarbonshyCoated Materials and Methods for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Cells 2014-114Applications in next generation lithium battery cells electric vehicles unmanned aerial vehicles electronics
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
GREEN An UltrashySmall Wireless Sensor Platform 2014shy043Applications in smart grid wireless sensing devices
Josephson Junction Transmission Line Parametric Amplifier 2014shy096Applications in quantum computing satellite-based communications astrophysics research
RedoxshyActive MetalshyOrganic Frameworks for the Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons 2014shy098Applications in chemical and natural gas processing green energy
SingleshyCell Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing within Microfluidic Droplets 2014shy085Applications in short tandem repeat (STR) typing for human forensic identification
ThreeshyDimensional Differential Phase Contrast Imaging By Computational Illumination 2014shy108Applications in 3D microscopy medical imaging
SoftwareVideo Stabilization Software 2014shy088Image stabilization video processing Photoshop and visual effects
HealthcareCompositions and Methods and for Isolating Rare Cell populations Based on Gene Expression 2014shy022Applications in microbial sorting pathogen diagnosis Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting (MACS)
Flexible Parylene Integrated Photonics 2014shy054Applications in brain-machine interface neural stimulation guided surgery cancer diagnostic
Flexible Wound Healing Monitor 2014shy059Applications in internal wound monitoring pressure ulcer prevention granular tissue detection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Visit IPIRAs website at httptechtransferuniversityofcaliforniaedudefaultaspxcampus=BK
to explore all Berkeley innovations and ways to collaborate with the University
Patent Awards between December 2013 and January 2014
Fabricated Adhesive Microstructures for Making an Electrical Connection 2004shy018 Applications in integrated circuits and consumer electronicsPatent Number 8610290 Inventors Autumn et al Status Available for Licensing
Integrated Magnetic Field Generation and Detection Platform 2008shy015 Applications in POC diagnostics environmental assaysPatent Number 8614572 Inventors Florescu et al Status Available for Licensing
Optoelectronic Tweezers for Microparticle and Cell Manipulation 2004shyE93Patent Number RE44711 Inventors Wu et al Status Licensed
Volumetric Induction Phase Shift Detection for Determining Tissue Water Content Properties 2005shy097Patent Number 8633033 Inventors Rubinsky et al Status Licensed
Research and Entrepreneur Toolkit
Thinking big about small things NanoLab may be right for you The UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory (The NanoLab) is a campusresource serving the research needs of over 90 faculty and almost 500 graduateand post graduate researchers The NanoLab is a shared nanotechnologylaboratory supporting more than 170 pieces of micronanofabrication andmetrology equipment in a 15000 square foot clean room
NanoLab provides access to this university cleanroom and enables use of the labrsquos specializedacademic research equipment by industrial and commercial researchers via the Berkeley NanoLabAffiliates (BNLA) Program Since 1995 over 100 local high technology companies many of themuniversity startups have used the BNLA program to launch their development efforts Venture capital andangel investors often encourage their clients to initiate laboratory work in already established researchfacilities to minimize upfront capital costs while early development milestones are met
Researchers from the private sector national labs (including Sandia and Lawrence Livermore) andnonshyacademic organizations are eligible to apply for affiliate membership A yearly commitment isrequired For more information contact Executive Director Dr Bill Flounders (billeecsberkeleyedu) orvisit the Berkeley NanoLab website at httpnanolabberkeleyedu
Tandem is now accepting applications until March 1 2014Tandem is a mobile industry accelerator awarding $200000 seed investment to each individualcompany Portfolio companies include Playhaven UpOut UC alumnishyfounded Parkify and PagerDutywhich has been adopted by Airbnb Instagram GitHub Harvard Box Evernote and more PagerDutyraised a $107M in Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz this month [application]
Use Pivot to access and keep track of global researchfunding and collaboration opportunitiesPivot is available to the Berkeley campus community and combines the most
comprehensive editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billionwith a unique database of 3 million scholar profiles and growing
Office and Portfolio Startup News
CoshyFounder of Caribou Biosciences listed on 2013 Forbesrsquos rsquo30under 30prime listRachel Haurwitz obtained her PhD at Berkeley under Jennifer Doudnas lab in 2012where the revolutionary gene engineering technique CIRSPR was discovered Afterseeing the new Cas9 technologys potential Haurwitz cofounded CaribouBiosciences where she is President and CEO [30 under 30 list]
Genocea Biosciences files for $75 million IPOGenocea is able to identify protective T cell antigens in humans exposed to apathogen and thus enable new vaccine solutions using ATLAStrade its proprietary
discovery platform developed by scientific founder Dr Darren Higgins while he was atBerkeley Genocea holds an exclusive license from Berkeley to the first patent family including USPatent 6004815 and related US Patents 6287556 and 6599502 which cover claims to fundamentalaspects of ATLAStrade [news] [Sshy1 filing]
Ekso Bionics completes reverse merger raises $206MEsko Bionics completed an alternative public offering on January 152014 simultaneously raising $206 million in private placement The companycommercializes innovative exoskeletons or wearable robots to enable individuals toachieve mobility strength or endurance not otherwise possible and to help people livingwith paralysis to stand and walk again Ekso signed a crossshylicensing agreement withLockheed Martin in July 2013 [press release] [see Eskos CES 2014 video demo]
Amyris announces $28M private placementAmyris sells senior convertible promissory notes to major stockholder Temasek inconjunction with new investors affiliated with Wolverine Asset Management Theprivate placement is expected to raise $28 million in cash proceeds [press release]
IPIRA led sponsored research agreement between Bosch and UC BerkeleyRobert Bosch LLC (Bosch) has entered into Sponsored Research Agreements with University ofCalifornia Berkeleyrsquos Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry expanding the companyrsquosresearch and development efforts in advanced energy materials Under the agreements Bosch will workwith Dr Elton Cairns and Dr Jeffrey Long on separate projects to advance the development of nextgeneration lithium cells Discovering new rechargeable battery materials and systems are ofconsiderable technological importance because of the increasing demands for reliable compact andaffordable energy storage from electric cars and backup power systems to implantable medical devicesand consumer electronics The advanced research at UC Berkeley seeks to help double the energydensity improve cell performance under extreme conditions and scale up to larger cells[more inventions by Dr Elton Cairns] [more inventions by Dr Jeffrey Long]
Berkeleys Exoshyskeleton selected for 2014 AUTM Put a Face on It video projectAUTMs Put a Face on It video project aims to put a face on technology transfer and tohighlight governmentshyfunded research that culminated in lifeshysaving cures for diseases and productsthat make a profound impact on society The 2shyminute video features the end user of Ekso and will bedisplayed at the February 2014 AUTM Annual Meeting and beyond
Berkeley Affiliate News
Science magazine named Berkeleys cancer immunotherapyBreakthrough of the Year for 2013The discovery emerged from work conducted by UC Berkeley immunologist JamesAllison in the 1990s It paved the way for other immunotherapies now undergoingclinical trials Results published in 2013 provided very encouraging results for kidneylung prostate and metastatic cancer patients [news]
Photo by Jane Scherr
A cancer pioneer James Allisons seminal invention was patented by Berkeley and managed by IPIRAUnder the license Allisons research led to the firstshyinshyclass treatment for Phase IV melanoma(YERVOY by BristolshyMyers Squibb) to be approved by the FDA and the first drug ever to improve thesurvival rate of metastatic melanoma patients The license generated an upfront payment of $875million for Berkeley with the possibility of two additional milestone payments Funds were directed tobuild Berkeley undergraduate biology teaching labs improvements and research equipment forBerkeleys Cancer Research Laboratory (CRL) and other scientific research needs from fundinggraduate student support faculty retention to portions of a new Berkeley Stem Cell Center
reg
Science magazine named 2012 Berkeley discovery runnershyup for 2013Breakthrough of the YearThe geneshyediting technique CRISPR allows very precise manipulation of genes and may make genetherapy a realistic alternative for patients It has seen more than 50 publications in 2013 with oneCRISPR ldquohowshytordquo website attracting about 900 visitors each day The technique was discovered byJennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley andEmmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection MedicineshySweden with geneticdiseases [Doudnas story]
Bioengineering professors receive $500000 Keck Fund awardKumar and Murthyrsquos research aims to develop an enzymeshylinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) platformto identify the proteomic ldquofingerprintsrdquo that predict key clinical features of the incurable brain tumorglioblastoma multiforme [news]
Berkeley research team invented smart light-activated curtainsThe discovery could enable photo-reactive curtains and other materials to move inresponse to light with energy-efficient applications The research team is led by AliJavey associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences [news]
Berkeley moves up to third in ARWUrsquos 2013 global rankingsBerkeley moved up to third place behind Harvard and Stanford in the 2013 Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) global rankings of universities Fourthshyplace ranking is now held by MIT [news]
Events
Grants and Contracts and More at UC Berkeley An Introduction UsingldquoSpeed Networkingrdquo (Sponsored by The Vice Chancellor for Research) February 11 2014
New UC Berkeley faculty members have much to do and little time to do it The Vice Chancellor forResearch is therefore sponsoring an informal luncheon and information session (in speed dating format)designed to give all faculty and nonshyfaculty principal investigators who have been at UC Berkeley threeyear or less a chance to quickly learn about the services provided by the various central campus officesthat assist faculty with grants and contracts and some other aspects of research administration
Date and Time February 11 2014 1200 shy 130 pmLunchMeeting Location Heyns Room Faculty ClubRSVP Required (space is limited)
Attend this meeting and you will find out
How you can find external funding opportunities and stay upshytoshydate on new funding initiatives Where you can go to get help with everything from basic grant writing to the coordination of largemultidisciplinary and multishyinstitutional projectsHow you can effectively navigate the many compliance requirements that impact your researchHow you can protect and transfer your intellectual propertyldquoWho does whatrdquo at UC Berkeley from pre award proposal development through grant close out
Participating OfficesCommittees
Berkeley Research Development OfficeIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
GREEN An UltrashySmall Wireless Sensor Platform 2014shy043Applications in smart grid wireless sensing devices
Josephson Junction Transmission Line Parametric Amplifier 2014shy096Applications in quantum computing satellite-based communications astrophysics research
RedoxshyActive MetalshyOrganic Frameworks for the Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrocarbons 2014shy098Applications in chemical and natural gas processing green energy
SingleshyCell Forensic Short Tandem Repeat Typing within Microfluidic Droplets 2014shy085Applications in short tandem repeat (STR) typing for human forensic identification
ThreeshyDimensional Differential Phase Contrast Imaging By Computational Illumination 2014shy108Applications in 3D microscopy medical imaging
SoftwareVideo Stabilization Software 2014shy088Image stabilization video processing Photoshop and visual effects
HealthcareCompositions and Methods and for Isolating Rare Cell populations Based on Gene Expression 2014shy022Applications in microbial sorting pathogen diagnosis Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting (MACS)
Flexible Parylene Integrated Photonics 2014shy054Applications in brain-machine interface neural stimulation guided surgery cancer diagnostic
Flexible Wound Healing Monitor 2014shy059Applications in internal wound monitoring pressure ulcer prevention granular tissue detection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Visit IPIRAs website at httptechtransferuniversityofcaliforniaedudefaultaspxcampus=BK
to explore all Berkeley innovations and ways to collaborate with the University
Patent Awards between December 2013 and January 2014
Fabricated Adhesive Microstructures for Making an Electrical Connection 2004shy018 Applications in integrated circuits and consumer electronicsPatent Number 8610290 Inventors Autumn et al Status Available for Licensing
Integrated Magnetic Field Generation and Detection Platform 2008shy015 Applications in POC diagnostics environmental assaysPatent Number 8614572 Inventors Florescu et al Status Available for Licensing
Optoelectronic Tweezers for Microparticle and Cell Manipulation 2004shyE93Patent Number RE44711 Inventors Wu et al Status Licensed
Volumetric Induction Phase Shift Detection for Determining Tissue Water Content Properties 2005shy097Patent Number 8633033 Inventors Rubinsky et al Status Licensed
Research and Entrepreneur Toolkit
Thinking big about small things NanoLab may be right for you The UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory (The NanoLab) is a campusresource serving the research needs of over 90 faculty and almost 500 graduateand post graduate researchers The NanoLab is a shared nanotechnologylaboratory supporting more than 170 pieces of micronanofabrication andmetrology equipment in a 15000 square foot clean room
NanoLab provides access to this university cleanroom and enables use of the labrsquos specializedacademic research equipment by industrial and commercial researchers via the Berkeley NanoLabAffiliates (BNLA) Program Since 1995 over 100 local high technology companies many of themuniversity startups have used the BNLA program to launch their development efforts Venture capital andangel investors often encourage their clients to initiate laboratory work in already established researchfacilities to minimize upfront capital costs while early development milestones are met
Researchers from the private sector national labs (including Sandia and Lawrence Livermore) andnonshyacademic organizations are eligible to apply for affiliate membership A yearly commitment isrequired For more information contact Executive Director Dr Bill Flounders (billeecsberkeleyedu) orvisit the Berkeley NanoLab website at httpnanolabberkeleyedu
Tandem is now accepting applications until March 1 2014Tandem is a mobile industry accelerator awarding $200000 seed investment to each individualcompany Portfolio companies include Playhaven UpOut UC alumnishyfounded Parkify and PagerDutywhich has been adopted by Airbnb Instagram GitHub Harvard Box Evernote and more PagerDutyraised a $107M in Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz this month [application]
Use Pivot to access and keep track of global researchfunding and collaboration opportunitiesPivot is available to the Berkeley campus community and combines the most
comprehensive editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billionwith a unique database of 3 million scholar profiles and growing
Office and Portfolio Startup News
CoshyFounder of Caribou Biosciences listed on 2013 Forbesrsquos rsquo30under 30prime listRachel Haurwitz obtained her PhD at Berkeley under Jennifer Doudnas lab in 2012where the revolutionary gene engineering technique CIRSPR was discovered Afterseeing the new Cas9 technologys potential Haurwitz cofounded CaribouBiosciences where she is President and CEO [30 under 30 list]
Genocea Biosciences files for $75 million IPOGenocea is able to identify protective T cell antigens in humans exposed to apathogen and thus enable new vaccine solutions using ATLAStrade its proprietary
discovery platform developed by scientific founder Dr Darren Higgins while he was atBerkeley Genocea holds an exclusive license from Berkeley to the first patent family including USPatent 6004815 and related US Patents 6287556 and 6599502 which cover claims to fundamentalaspects of ATLAStrade [news] [Sshy1 filing]
Ekso Bionics completes reverse merger raises $206MEsko Bionics completed an alternative public offering on January 152014 simultaneously raising $206 million in private placement The companycommercializes innovative exoskeletons or wearable robots to enable individuals toachieve mobility strength or endurance not otherwise possible and to help people livingwith paralysis to stand and walk again Ekso signed a crossshylicensing agreement withLockheed Martin in July 2013 [press release] [see Eskos CES 2014 video demo]
Amyris announces $28M private placementAmyris sells senior convertible promissory notes to major stockholder Temasek inconjunction with new investors affiliated with Wolverine Asset Management Theprivate placement is expected to raise $28 million in cash proceeds [press release]
IPIRA led sponsored research agreement between Bosch and UC BerkeleyRobert Bosch LLC (Bosch) has entered into Sponsored Research Agreements with University ofCalifornia Berkeleyrsquos Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry expanding the companyrsquosresearch and development efforts in advanced energy materials Under the agreements Bosch will workwith Dr Elton Cairns and Dr Jeffrey Long on separate projects to advance the development of nextgeneration lithium cells Discovering new rechargeable battery materials and systems are ofconsiderable technological importance because of the increasing demands for reliable compact andaffordable energy storage from electric cars and backup power systems to implantable medical devicesand consumer electronics The advanced research at UC Berkeley seeks to help double the energydensity improve cell performance under extreme conditions and scale up to larger cells[more inventions by Dr Elton Cairns] [more inventions by Dr Jeffrey Long]
Berkeleys Exoshyskeleton selected for 2014 AUTM Put a Face on It video projectAUTMs Put a Face on It video project aims to put a face on technology transfer and tohighlight governmentshyfunded research that culminated in lifeshysaving cures for diseases and productsthat make a profound impact on society The 2shyminute video features the end user of Ekso and will bedisplayed at the February 2014 AUTM Annual Meeting and beyond
Berkeley Affiliate News
Science magazine named Berkeleys cancer immunotherapyBreakthrough of the Year for 2013The discovery emerged from work conducted by UC Berkeley immunologist JamesAllison in the 1990s It paved the way for other immunotherapies now undergoingclinical trials Results published in 2013 provided very encouraging results for kidneylung prostate and metastatic cancer patients [news]
Photo by Jane Scherr
A cancer pioneer James Allisons seminal invention was patented by Berkeley and managed by IPIRAUnder the license Allisons research led to the firstshyinshyclass treatment for Phase IV melanoma(YERVOY by BristolshyMyers Squibb) to be approved by the FDA and the first drug ever to improve thesurvival rate of metastatic melanoma patients The license generated an upfront payment of $875million for Berkeley with the possibility of two additional milestone payments Funds were directed tobuild Berkeley undergraduate biology teaching labs improvements and research equipment forBerkeleys Cancer Research Laboratory (CRL) and other scientific research needs from fundinggraduate student support faculty retention to portions of a new Berkeley Stem Cell Center
reg
Science magazine named 2012 Berkeley discovery runnershyup for 2013Breakthrough of the YearThe geneshyediting technique CRISPR allows very precise manipulation of genes and may make genetherapy a realistic alternative for patients It has seen more than 50 publications in 2013 with oneCRISPR ldquohowshytordquo website attracting about 900 visitors each day The technique was discovered byJennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley andEmmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection MedicineshySweden with geneticdiseases [Doudnas story]
Bioengineering professors receive $500000 Keck Fund awardKumar and Murthyrsquos research aims to develop an enzymeshylinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) platformto identify the proteomic ldquofingerprintsrdquo that predict key clinical features of the incurable brain tumorglioblastoma multiforme [news]
Berkeley research team invented smart light-activated curtainsThe discovery could enable photo-reactive curtains and other materials to move inresponse to light with energy-efficient applications The research team is led by AliJavey associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences [news]
Berkeley moves up to third in ARWUrsquos 2013 global rankingsBerkeley moved up to third place behind Harvard and Stanford in the 2013 Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) global rankings of universities Fourthshyplace ranking is now held by MIT [news]
Events
Grants and Contracts and More at UC Berkeley An Introduction UsingldquoSpeed Networkingrdquo (Sponsored by The Vice Chancellor for Research) February 11 2014
New UC Berkeley faculty members have much to do and little time to do it The Vice Chancellor forResearch is therefore sponsoring an informal luncheon and information session (in speed dating format)designed to give all faculty and nonshyfaculty principal investigators who have been at UC Berkeley threeyear or less a chance to quickly learn about the services provided by the various central campus officesthat assist faculty with grants and contracts and some other aspects of research administration
Date and Time February 11 2014 1200 shy 130 pmLunchMeeting Location Heyns Room Faculty ClubRSVP Required (space is limited)
Attend this meeting and you will find out
How you can find external funding opportunities and stay upshytoshydate on new funding initiatives Where you can go to get help with everything from basic grant writing to the coordination of largemultidisciplinary and multishyinstitutional projectsHow you can effectively navigate the many compliance requirements that impact your researchHow you can protect and transfer your intellectual propertyldquoWho does whatrdquo at UC Berkeley from pre award proposal development through grant close out
Participating OfficesCommittees
Berkeley Research Development OfficeIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
Research and Entrepreneur Toolkit
Thinking big about small things NanoLab may be right for you The UC Berkeley Marvell Nanofabrication Laboratory (The NanoLab) is a campusresource serving the research needs of over 90 faculty and almost 500 graduateand post graduate researchers The NanoLab is a shared nanotechnologylaboratory supporting more than 170 pieces of micronanofabrication andmetrology equipment in a 15000 square foot clean room
NanoLab provides access to this university cleanroom and enables use of the labrsquos specializedacademic research equipment by industrial and commercial researchers via the Berkeley NanoLabAffiliates (BNLA) Program Since 1995 over 100 local high technology companies many of themuniversity startups have used the BNLA program to launch their development efforts Venture capital andangel investors often encourage their clients to initiate laboratory work in already established researchfacilities to minimize upfront capital costs while early development milestones are met
Researchers from the private sector national labs (including Sandia and Lawrence Livermore) andnonshyacademic organizations are eligible to apply for affiliate membership A yearly commitment isrequired For more information contact Executive Director Dr Bill Flounders (billeecsberkeleyedu) orvisit the Berkeley NanoLab website at httpnanolabberkeleyedu
Tandem is now accepting applications until March 1 2014Tandem is a mobile industry accelerator awarding $200000 seed investment to each individualcompany Portfolio companies include Playhaven UpOut UC alumnishyfounded Parkify and PagerDutywhich has been adopted by Airbnb Instagram GitHub Harvard Box Evernote and more PagerDutyraised a $107M in Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz this month [application]
Use Pivot to access and keep track of global researchfunding and collaboration opportunitiesPivot is available to the Berkeley campus community and combines the most
comprehensive editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billionwith a unique database of 3 million scholar profiles and growing
Office and Portfolio Startup News
CoshyFounder of Caribou Biosciences listed on 2013 Forbesrsquos rsquo30under 30prime listRachel Haurwitz obtained her PhD at Berkeley under Jennifer Doudnas lab in 2012where the revolutionary gene engineering technique CIRSPR was discovered Afterseeing the new Cas9 technologys potential Haurwitz cofounded CaribouBiosciences where she is President and CEO [30 under 30 list]
Genocea Biosciences files for $75 million IPOGenocea is able to identify protective T cell antigens in humans exposed to apathogen and thus enable new vaccine solutions using ATLAStrade its proprietary
discovery platform developed by scientific founder Dr Darren Higgins while he was atBerkeley Genocea holds an exclusive license from Berkeley to the first patent family including USPatent 6004815 and related US Patents 6287556 and 6599502 which cover claims to fundamentalaspects of ATLAStrade [news] [Sshy1 filing]
Ekso Bionics completes reverse merger raises $206MEsko Bionics completed an alternative public offering on January 152014 simultaneously raising $206 million in private placement The companycommercializes innovative exoskeletons or wearable robots to enable individuals toachieve mobility strength or endurance not otherwise possible and to help people livingwith paralysis to stand and walk again Ekso signed a crossshylicensing agreement withLockheed Martin in July 2013 [press release] [see Eskos CES 2014 video demo]
Amyris announces $28M private placementAmyris sells senior convertible promissory notes to major stockholder Temasek inconjunction with new investors affiliated with Wolverine Asset Management Theprivate placement is expected to raise $28 million in cash proceeds [press release]
IPIRA led sponsored research agreement between Bosch and UC BerkeleyRobert Bosch LLC (Bosch) has entered into Sponsored Research Agreements with University ofCalifornia Berkeleyrsquos Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry expanding the companyrsquosresearch and development efforts in advanced energy materials Under the agreements Bosch will workwith Dr Elton Cairns and Dr Jeffrey Long on separate projects to advance the development of nextgeneration lithium cells Discovering new rechargeable battery materials and systems are ofconsiderable technological importance because of the increasing demands for reliable compact andaffordable energy storage from electric cars and backup power systems to implantable medical devicesand consumer electronics The advanced research at UC Berkeley seeks to help double the energydensity improve cell performance under extreme conditions and scale up to larger cells[more inventions by Dr Elton Cairns] [more inventions by Dr Jeffrey Long]
Berkeleys Exoshyskeleton selected for 2014 AUTM Put a Face on It video projectAUTMs Put a Face on It video project aims to put a face on technology transfer and tohighlight governmentshyfunded research that culminated in lifeshysaving cures for diseases and productsthat make a profound impact on society The 2shyminute video features the end user of Ekso and will bedisplayed at the February 2014 AUTM Annual Meeting and beyond
Berkeley Affiliate News
Science magazine named Berkeleys cancer immunotherapyBreakthrough of the Year for 2013The discovery emerged from work conducted by UC Berkeley immunologist JamesAllison in the 1990s It paved the way for other immunotherapies now undergoingclinical trials Results published in 2013 provided very encouraging results for kidneylung prostate and metastatic cancer patients [news]
Photo by Jane Scherr
A cancer pioneer James Allisons seminal invention was patented by Berkeley and managed by IPIRAUnder the license Allisons research led to the firstshyinshyclass treatment for Phase IV melanoma(YERVOY by BristolshyMyers Squibb) to be approved by the FDA and the first drug ever to improve thesurvival rate of metastatic melanoma patients The license generated an upfront payment of $875million for Berkeley with the possibility of two additional milestone payments Funds were directed tobuild Berkeley undergraduate biology teaching labs improvements and research equipment forBerkeleys Cancer Research Laboratory (CRL) and other scientific research needs from fundinggraduate student support faculty retention to portions of a new Berkeley Stem Cell Center
reg
Science magazine named 2012 Berkeley discovery runnershyup for 2013Breakthrough of the YearThe geneshyediting technique CRISPR allows very precise manipulation of genes and may make genetherapy a realistic alternative for patients It has seen more than 50 publications in 2013 with oneCRISPR ldquohowshytordquo website attracting about 900 visitors each day The technique was discovered byJennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley andEmmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection MedicineshySweden with geneticdiseases [Doudnas story]
Bioengineering professors receive $500000 Keck Fund awardKumar and Murthyrsquos research aims to develop an enzymeshylinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) platformto identify the proteomic ldquofingerprintsrdquo that predict key clinical features of the incurable brain tumorglioblastoma multiforme [news]
Berkeley research team invented smart light-activated curtainsThe discovery could enable photo-reactive curtains and other materials to move inresponse to light with energy-efficient applications The research team is led by AliJavey associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences [news]
Berkeley moves up to third in ARWUrsquos 2013 global rankingsBerkeley moved up to third place behind Harvard and Stanford in the 2013 Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) global rankings of universities Fourthshyplace ranking is now held by MIT [news]
Events
Grants and Contracts and More at UC Berkeley An Introduction UsingldquoSpeed Networkingrdquo (Sponsored by The Vice Chancellor for Research) February 11 2014
New UC Berkeley faculty members have much to do and little time to do it The Vice Chancellor forResearch is therefore sponsoring an informal luncheon and information session (in speed dating format)designed to give all faculty and nonshyfaculty principal investigators who have been at UC Berkeley threeyear or less a chance to quickly learn about the services provided by the various central campus officesthat assist faculty with grants and contracts and some other aspects of research administration
Date and Time February 11 2014 1200 shy 130 pmLunchMeeting Location Heyns Room Faculty ClubRSVP Required (space is limited)
Attend this meeting and you will find out
How you can find external funding opportunities and stay upshytoshydate on new funding initiatives Where you can go to get help with everything from basic grant writing to the coordination of largemultidisciplinary and multishyinstitutional projectsHow you can effectively navigate the many compliance requirements that impact your researchHow you can protect and transfer your intellectual propertyldquoWho does whatrdquo at UC Berkeley from pre award proposal development through grant close out
Participating OfficesCommittees
Berkeley Research Development OfficeIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
Ekso Bionics completes reverse merger raises $206MEsko Bionics completed an alternative public offering on January 152014 simultaneously raising $206 million in private placement The companycommercializes innovative exoskeletons or wearable robots to enable individuals toachieve mobility strength or endurance not otherwise possible and to help people livingwith paralysis to stand and walk again Ekso signed a crossshylicensing agreement withLockheed Martin in July 2013 [press release] [see Eskos CES 2014 video demo]
Amyris announces $28M private placementAmyris sells senior convertible promissory notes to major stockholder Temasek inconjunction with new investors affiliated with Wolverine Asset Management Theprivate placement is expected to raise $28 million in cash proceeds [press release]
IPIRA led sponsored research agreement between Bosch and UC BerkeleyRobert Bosch LLC (Bosch) has entered into Sponsored Research Agreements with University ofCalifornia Berkeleyrsquos Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry expanding the companyrsquosresearch and development efforts in advanced energy materials Under the agreements Bosch will workwith Dr Elton Cairns and Dr Jeffrey Long on separate projects to advance the development of nextgeneration lithium cells Discovering new rechargeable battery materials and systems are ofconsiderable technological importance because of the increasing demands for reliable compact andaffordable energy storage from electric cars and backup power systems to implantable medical devicesand consumer electronics The advanced research at UC Berkeley seeks to help double the energydensity improve cell performance under extreme conditions and scale up to larger cells[more inventions by Dr Elton Cairns] [more inventions by Dr Jeffrey Long]
Berkeleys Exoshyskeleton selected for 2014 AUTM Put a Face on It video projectAUTMs Put a Face on It video project aims to put a face on technology transfer and tohighlight governmentshyfunded research that culminated in lifeshysaving cures for diseases and productsthat make a profound impact on society The 2shyminute video features the end user of Ekso and will bedisplayed at the February 2014 AUTM Annual Meeting and beyond
Berkeley Affiliate News
Science magazine named Berkeleys cancer immunotherapyBreakthrough of the Year for 2013The discovery emerged from work conducted by UC Berkeley immunologist JamesAllison in the 1990s It paved the way for other immunotherapies now undergoingclinical trials Results published in 2013 provided very encouraging results for kidneylung prostate and metastatic cancer patients [news]
Photo by Jane Scherr
A cancer pioneer James Allisons seminal invention was patented by Berkeley and managed by IPIRAUnder the license Allisons research led to the firstshyinshyclass treatment for Phase IV melanoma(YERVOY by BristolshyMyers Squibb) to be approved by the FDA and the first drug ever to improve thesurvival rate of metastatic melanoma patients The license generated an upfront payment of $875million for Berkeley with the possibility of two additional milestone payments Funds were directed tobuild Berkeley undergraduate biology teaching labs improvements and research equipment forBerkeleys Cancer Research Laboratory (CRL) and other scientific research needs from fundinggraduate student support faculty retention to portions of a new Berkeley Stem Cell Center
reg
Science magazine named 2012 Berkeley discovery runnershyup for 2013Breakthrough of the YearThe geneshyediting technique CRISPR allows very precise manipulation of genes and may make genetherapy a realistic alternative for patients It has seen more than 50 publications in 2013 with oneCRISPR ldquohowshytordquo website attracting about 900 visitors each day The technique was discovered byJennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley andEmmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection MedicineshySweden with geneticdiseases [Doudnas story]
Bioengineering professors receive $500000 Keck Fund awardKumar and Murthyrsquos research aims to develop an enzymeshylinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) platformto identify the proteomic ldquofingerprintsrdquo that predict key clinical features of the incurable brain tumorglioblastoma multiforme [news]
Berkeley research team invented smart light-activated curtainsThe discovery could enable photo-reactive curtains and other materials to move inresponse to light with energy-efficient applications The research team is led by AliJavey associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences [news]
Berkeley moves up to third in ARWUrsquos 2013 global rankingsBerkeley moved up to third place behind Harvard and Stanford in the 2013 Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) global rankings of universities Fourthshyplace ranking is now held by MIT [news]
Events
Grants and Contracts and More at UC Berkeley An Introduction UsingldquoSpeed Networkingrdquo (Sponsored by The Vice Chancellor for Research) February 11 2014
New UC Berkeley faculty members have much to do and little time to do it The Vice Chancellor forResearch is therefore sponsoring an informal luncheon and information session (in speed dating format)designed to give all faculty and nonshyfaculty principal investigators who have been at UC Berkeley threeyear or less a chance to quickly learn about the services provided by the various central campus officesthat assist faculty with grants and contracts and some other aspects of research administration
Date and Time February 11 2014 1200 shy 130 pmLunchMeeting Location Heyns Room Faculty ClubRSVP Required (space is limited)
Attend this meeting and you will find out
How you can find external funding opportunities and stay upshytoshydate on new funding initiatives Where you can go to get help with everything from basic grant writing to the coordination of largemultidisciplinary and multishyinstitutional projectsHow you can effectively navigate the many compliance requirements that impact your researchHow you can protect and transfer your intellectual propertyldquoWho does whatrdquo at UC Berkeley from pre award proposal development through grant close out
Participating OfficesCommittees
Berkeley Research Development OfficeIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
Science magazine named 2012 Berkeley discovery runnershyup for 2013Breakthrough of the YearThe geneshyediting technique CRISPR allows very precise manipulation of genes and may make genetherapy a realistic alternative for patients It has seen more than 50 publications in 2013 with oneCRISPR ldquohowshytordquo website attracting about 900 visitors each day The technique was discovered byJennifer Doudna and Martin Jinek of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UC Berkeley andEmmanuelle Charpentier of the Laboratory for Molecular Infection MedicineshySweden with geneticdiseases [Doudnas story]
Bioengineering professors receive $500000 Keck Fund awardKumar and Murthyrsquos research aims to develop an enzymeshylinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) platformto identify the proteomic ldquofingerprintsrdquo that predict key clinical features of the incurable brain tumorglioblastoma multiforme [news]
Berkeley research team invented smart light-activated curtainsThe discovery could enable photo-reactive curtains and other materials to move inresponse to light with energy-efficient applications The research team is led by AliJavey associate professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences [news]
Berkeley moves up to third in ARWUrsquos 2013 global rankingsBerkeley moved up to third place behind Harvard and Stanford in the 2013 Academic Ranking of WorldUniversities (ARWU) global rankings of universities Fourthshyplace ranking is now held by MIT [news]
Events
Grants and Contracts and More at UC Berkeley An Introduction UsingldquoSpeed Networkingrdquo (Sponsored by The Vice Chancellor for Research) February 11 2014
New UC Berkeley faculty members have much to do and little time to do it The Vice Chancellor forResearch is therefore sponsoring an informal luncheon and information session (in speed dating format)designed to give all faculty and nonshyfaculty principal investigators who have been at UC Berkeley threeyear or less a chance to quickly learn about the services provided by the various central campus officesthat assist faculty with grants and contracts and some other aspects of research administration
Date and Time February 11 2014 1200 shy 130 pmLunchMeeting Location Heyns Room Faculty ClubRSVP Required (space is limited)
Attend this meeting and you will find out
How you can find external funding opportunities and stay upshytoshydate on new funding initiatives Where you can go to get help with everything from basic grant writing to the coordination of largemultidisciplinary and multishyinstitutional projectsHow you can effectively navigate the many compliance requirements that impact your researchHow you can protect and transfer your intellectual propertyldquoWho does whatrdquo at UC Berkeley from pre award proposal development through grant close out
Participating OfficesCommittees
Berkeley Research Development OfficeIntellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
Industry Alliance OfficeOffice of Technology Licensing
Research Administration and ComplianceSponsored Projects OfficeOffice for Animal Care and UseOffice for Protection of Human SubjectsResearch Conflict of Interest Office
If you have any questions about the program please contact Leah EsturasshyPierson atlrpiersonberkeleyedu or (510) 642shy5829
Annual University of California Technology Transfer Forum May 8 2014
The University of Technology Transfer Forum is organized by the University of California Office of thePresident and showcases technology innovations from across the UC system The annual Forum bringstogether industry partners investors and UC researchers to showcase commercially relevant UCresearch discover potential investments preview promising licensing opportunities and explore newcollaborations
This years event will highlight the work of UCs 2013 ProofshyofshyConcept Commercialization gap grantrecipients 2013 Berkeley projects include
LowshyCost Arsenic Remediation for California Groundwater Ashok GadgilNoise Reduction for Hearing Aids Frederic Theunissen
Save the Date for NSF SBIRSTTR Grant Application Bootcamp May 2014
Presenter Shauna FarrshyJonesLocation UC Berkeley Stanley Hall Room 117Schedule Two 25shyhour classes
Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is the Founder and President of USRCAorg Founded inJune of 2013 this organizations mission is to support the translation ofacademicshybased research into products and services that addresssignificant market needs Previously he was the founding and leadprogram director for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corpsprogram He led the IshyCorps effort from its inception until July 2013Prior to this Errol was the lead software and services program directorfor the NSF SBIR program Before NSF Errol was founder and CEO atStrataGent Lifesciences and the Manager of Product Engineering atRedwood Microsystems Errol received his BS in MechanicalEngineering from George Washington University and his Masters andPhD degrees in AeroAstro Engineering from MIT
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm
Build Your Financial Model Office Hours
Rob Schock is a finance specialist with over 30 years of seniormanagement experience His experience spans Fortune 100companies to Silicon Valley startshyups As Chief Financial Officer Robhas installed management control systems created business modelsrun accounting departments designed compensation programs andmanaged investor bank and auditor relationships Rob is currently apartshytime Chief Financial Officer at Picture Marketing a marketingcompany on the list of Bay Area 100 fastest growing companies for twoyears and a founding member of the Venture Consulting Group(ldquoVCGrdquo) a network of executives providing consulting and managementservices to early stage and emerging technology companies Rob hasserved as a mentor for Keiretsu Entrepreneur Academy and UCBerkeley Haas Business Schoolrsquos and UC Davis Business SchoolsAnnual Business Plan Competitions
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Monday each month beginning March 2014Time 330 pm shy 500 pm
Know someone who might benefit from ournewsletter Share it
Please send any correspondence and contentsuggestion to ipiraberkeleyedu
Copyright copy 2014 UC Berkeley Intellectual Propertyand Industry Research Alliances All rights reserved