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MARCH 2014 SHARE | SUBSCRIBE | ARCHIVE | WEB VIEW
In This Edition
Licensing and Intellectual PropertyNewly Released Berkeley TechnologiesLead Faculty Inventors with New Patents Awarded
David SchafferDaniel PortnoyMarc Hellerstein
GrantsWalmart Manufacturing Innovation Fund
Office and Campus PressUC Berkeley Technology Transfer InitiativesBerkeley Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI)UC Berkeley Among Worlds Top 10 Research UniversitiesLaunch of Hellman Graduate AwardsBerkeley Researchers Develop New Technique to Herd CellsBerkeley Scientists Continue to Miniaturize OnshyChip Inductors
EventsRobots and New Media Panel Day2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitQB3IPIRA NSF SBIR BootcampAnnual UC Technology Transfer Forum
IPIRA manages UC Berkeleysintellectual property portfolio based oninventions 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
SBIR STTR Office Hourswith Errol Arkilic [info]Build Your Financial Model OfficeHours with Rob Schock [info]
View entire newsletter for more onIntellectual Property AnnouncementsResearcher Toolbox Portfolio StartupNews and Recommended IPIRA and
Community Events
New Berkeley Technologies Released for Licensing
Engineering amp Physical SciencesPartially Coherent Phase Recovery by Kalman Filtering 2014shy118Optimization of Kalman filter algorithm on phase imaging with applications in medical imaging and wafer inspectionshy Patent Status patent pending
OccupantshyTracking Fan 2014shy097Electric fan with tracking algorithm and movement recognition software for energy-efficient personalized comfortshy Patent Status patent pending
Subscribe Share Past Issues Translate
UltrashyThin IiishyV on Si NshyChannel Mosfet 2014shy053Ultrashythin highshymobility IIIshyV semiconductor layer that enhances the performance of nshychannel MOS transistorsshy Patent Status patent pending
Electroporation Electrode Configuration and Method 2010shy137Electrode configuration capable of delivering high electric fields with low potential differences between electrodesshy Patent Status published application 2013019644 | WO 2011153164
SoftwareDNA Sequence Assembly Software (Design Evolver) 2014shy048Next generation sequence assembly software that works in conjunction with the j5 DNA assembly tool developedand licensed by the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)shy Patent Status under internal review
HealthcarePoint of Care Assays to Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Diseases 2014shy130Assay that amplifies the activity of proteolytic enzymes and enables their visual detection at low biomarkerconcentrations and in resourceshypoor settingsshy Patent Status patent pending
Genetically Encoded Reporters for Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI 2013shy090A promising new class of genetically encoded molecular reporters for hyperpolarized MRI that achieves orders ofmagnitude greater than conventional methodsshy Patent Status patent pending
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To explore all Berkeley innovations and ways to collaborate with the University
visit httptechtransferuniversityofcaliforniaedudefaultaspxcampus=BK
Patents Awarded in March 2014
AdenoshyAssociated Virus Virions with Variant Capsid and Methods of Use ThereofPatent Number 8663624 Inventors Schaffer et al Status Licensed
InterferonshyBeta Production Modulating Listeria Strains and Methods for Using SamePatent Number 8679476 Inventors Portnoy et al Status Licensed
Method for HighshyThroughput Screening of Compounds for Discovery and Quantification of ActionsParticularly Unanticipated Therapeutic or Toxic Actions in Biological Systems Patent Number 8663602 Inventors Hellerstein Status Licensed
Researcher and Entrepreneur Toolkit
Walmart US Manufacturing Innovation FundCreated from a collaboration among Walmart the Walmart Foundation and the United StatesConference of Mayors the Fund is dedicated to manufacturing innovation and will provide $10 million ingrants to applied research projects over the next five years For the Funds first year priority will be givento Request For Proposals on innovation in manufacturing processes for textiles and apparel as well ascommon manufacturing processes that apply to a broad range of consumer goods such as small motordevelopment and tooling for plastic injection molding Submissions of letters of inquiry are due by April22 2014
Visit wwwusmanufacturingfundcom and RFP requirements for more information An information call willbe hosted on April 3 2014 Interested UC Berkeley investigators are encouraged to contact our IndustryAlliances Office at iaoberkeleyedu for assistance
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 [sign up]
Office and Portfolio Startup News
IPIRA streamlines the translation of cuttingshyedge ideas from campus research toproduct launch successesSince IPIRArsquos founding our technology transfer office has facilitated more than 150 startups launchedwith intellectualshyproperty licenses from Berkeley and liaised sponsored research transactions fromover 800 companies Subsequent licensing revenues and sponsored research dollars have contributedto continual scientific education and training for our campus scientists A myriad of entrepreneurshyoriented programs in partnership with other campus departments also fostered a fertile breeding groundfor notable startups like Ensighta (cyber security startup acquired by FireEye) and Eko Devices(smartphoneshystethoscope startup Founderorg awardee) [news]
Amyris and Kurary expand collaboration in farneseneshybased poloymersAmyris and Kuraray Co Ltd (TSE3405) a pioneering global chemical products company with a longhistory of commercializing a range of resins fibers textiles and other materials have extended theirongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofenereg Amyriss brand of renewablefarnesene Amyris will receive an undisclosed amount of collaboration funding over the next two yearsand Kuraray will purchase approximately $4 million of Amyriss common stock in April of this year [news]
CellScope gets featured on Rock Health incubator startups with a female founderAmy Sheng coshyfounded Cellscope and leads product operations Previously Amy managed the cellphoneshymicroscopy work in the Fletcher Lab at UC Berkeley [news]
Berkeley Affiliate News
UC Berkeley ranked worlds top 10 research universitiesCalifornia universities scored highly in an annual ranking based on the reputation of world researchuniversities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain with Stanford UC BerkeleyCaltech and UCLA in the top 10 Rankings are based on the opinions of professors and scholars [news]
UC Berkeley takes genomic engineering to the next levelwith new Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) backed by LiKa Shing FoundationThe Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a $10 million gift to support theinitiative establishing the Li Ka Shing Center for Genomic Engineering UCBerkeley and UCSF will provide $2 million in startshyup funds UC BerkeleyProfessor Jennifer Doudna who invented the revolutionary CRISPRCas9DNAshysnipping technology will serve as executive director of the IGI and
hold the new Li Ka Shing Chancellorrsquos Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences post The new genomicengineering technology significantly reduces drug discovery time with researchers already adapting thetechnology to reprogram stem cells to regenerate damaged organs [news]
Hellman Fellows Fund launches new fellowship program at BerkeleyThe Hellman Graduate Awards will support UC Berkeley doctoral students who exhibit the capacity forgreat distinction This program is made possible by a multiyear grant totaling $147 million from theHellman Fellows Fund established by Berkeley alumnus Chris and Warren Hellman [news]
UC Berkeley researchers herd biological cells withelectricity technique can create smart bandages toaccelerate healingResearchers discovered that direct current fields can be used to deliberatelyguide migration of a sheet of epithelial cells The team demonstrated first
data of directing cell movement by electricity on a group of cells Further research could accelerateadvancements in tissue engineering and other medical techniques [news]
Onshychip inductors to revolutionize electronic circuit designResearch from UC Berkeley scientists sponsored by SemiconductorResearch Corporation (SRC) on insulated nanoshycomposite magneticmaterials demonstrate a significant enhancement in inductance of up to 80percent which corresponds to at least a 50 percent shrink of the onshychipinductor size Results have the potential to enable a new wave of
miniaturized electronics and wireless communications devices [news]
Professor Mary Wildermuths lab advances research to improve plant resistanceBy adapting microdissection techniques normally used in cancer research Berkeley researchers wereable to peer inside the plant cells to identify the set of genes in order to starve mildew and improve cropresistance Wildermuths research is funded by Berkeleys Bakar Fellows Program [news]
Events
Collaborative Drug Discovery 10th Anniversary Community Meeting April 4 2014
The theme of the conference will be ldquoModern Drug Research Informatics Applications to CNS InfectiousNeglected Rare and Commercial Diseasesrdquo Confirmed speakers include industry leaders from GatesFoundation NIAID Genentech Onyx Pharmaceuticals Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Systamedic andMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals
This conference is typically attended by Biologists Medicinal Chemists and Research Scientists whocollaborate on compounds and screening data There will be technical training as well as open meetingwith opportunities with the speakers
Robots and New MediaApril 4 2014
For decades robots have diligently been tasked to perform a range of duties largely scoped withinindustrial manufacturing Recently we have seen the emergence of a new landscape of more personalexpressive and emotional robotic platforms Increasingly robots play a critical new role as extensions ofourselves enabling our creativity creating new objects serving as companions expressing emotionsempowering communities and challenging our civil rights What are some exciting opportunities as wellas new legal philosophical and ethical dilemmas This symposium will deconstruct debate andexplore this concept of Robots and New Media
2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitApril 21shy25 2014
The 2014 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit will be held in San Francisco atthe Moscone West Convention Center San Francisco Marriott Marquis and The Westin San Francisco
The scientific sessions include emergent areas of materials research as well as some wellshyestablishedones Fiftyshyseven symposia will comprise the technical core of the meeting The symposia are groupedinto the following topical clusters
Materials for EnergySoft Materials and BiomaterialsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsNanomaterialsGeneral Materials Science Theory and CharacterizationSymposium X
The conference will also host a Career Center to match materials science job seekers and employersFor details visit httpwwwmrsorgspring2014
QB3Berkeley IPIRA Spring 2014 NSF SBIR BootcampApril 29 amp May 27 2014
This bootcamp assumes a basic understanding of the SBIR grant application process and focuses onthe specifics of the NSF application Specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications will beaddressed to ensure a successfully written SBIRSTTR application The course culminates in asubmission clinic to guide grant filings for the upcoming June 10 2014 NSF SBIR deadline and June 112014 STTR deadline
Registration and online application are due by April 25 Course includes a 25shyhour working session a25shyhour filing clinic access via web conference and preshysubmission review by course instructors
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
UltrashyThin IiishyV on Si NshyChannel Mosfet 2014shy053Ultrashythin highshymobility IIIshyV semiconductor layer that enhances the performance of nshychannel MOS transistorsshy Patent Status patent pending
Electroporation Electrode Configuration and Method 2010shy137Electrode configuration capable of delivering high electric fields with low potential differences between electrodesshy Patent Status published application 2013019644 | WO 2011153164
SoftwareDNA Sequence Assembly Software (Design Evolver) 2014shy048Next generation sequence assembly software that works in conjunction with the j5 DNA assembly tool developedand licensed by the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)shy Patent Status under internal review
HealthcarePoint of Care Assays to Rapidly Diagnose Infectious Diseases 2014shy130Assay that amplifies the activity of proteolytic enzymes and enables their visual detection at low biomarkerconcentrations and in resourceshypoor settingsshy Patent Status patent pending
Genetically Encoded Reporters for Hyperpolarized Xenon MRI 2013shy090A promising new class of genetically encoded molecular reporters for hyperpolarized MRI that achieves orders ofmagnitude greater than conventional methodsshy Patent Status patent pending
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To explore all Berkeley innovations and ways to collaborate with the University
visit httptechtransferuniversityofcaliforniaedudefaultaspxcampus=BK
Patents Awarded in March 2014
AdenoshyAssociated Virus Virions with Variant Capsid and Methods of Use ThereofPatent Number 8663624 Inventors Schaffer et al Status Licensed
InterferonshyBeta Production Modulating Listeria Strains and Methods for Using SamePatent Number 8679476 Inventors Portnoy et al Status Licensed
Method for HighshyThroughput Screening of Compounds for Discovery and Quantification of ActionsParticularly Unanticipated Therapeutic or Toxic Actions in Biological Systems Patent Number 8663602 Inventors Hellerstein Status Licensed
Researcher and Entrepreneur Toolkit
Walmart US Manufacturing Innovation FundCreated from a collaboration among Walmart the Walmart Foundation and the United StatesConference of Mayors the Fund is dedicated to manufacturing innovation and will provide $10 million ingrants to applied research projects over the next five years For the Funds first year priority will be givento Request For Proposals on innovation in manufacturing processes for textiles and apparel as well ascommon manufacturing processes that apply to a broad range of consumer goods such as small motordevelopment and tooling for plastic injection molding Submissions of letters of inquiry are due by April22 2014
Visit wwwusmanufacturingfundcom and RFP requirements for more information An information call willbe hosted on April 3 2014 Interested UC Berkeley investigators are encouraged to contact our IndustryAlliances Office at iaoberkeleyedu for assistance
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 [sign up]
Office and Portfolio Startup News
IPIRA streamlines the translation of cuttingshyedge ideas from campus research toproduct launch successesSince IPIRArsquos founding our technology transfer office has facilitated more than 150 startups launchedwith intellectualshyproperty licenses from Berkeley and liaised sponsored research transactions fromover 800 companies Subsequent licensing revenues and sponsored research dollars have contributedto continual scientific education and training for our campus scientists A myriad of entrepreneurshyoriented programs in partnership with other campus departments also fostered a fertile breeding groundfor notable startups like Ensighta (cyber security startup acquired by FireEye) and Eko Devices(smartphoneshystethoscope startup Founderorg awardee) [news]
Amyris and Kurary expand collaboration in farneseneshybased poloymersAmyris and Kuraray Co Ltd (TSE3405) a pioneering global chemical products company with a longhistory of commercializing a range of resins fibers textiles and other materials have extended theirongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofenereg Amyriss brand of renewablefarnesene Amyris will receive an undisclosed amount of collaboration funding over the next two yearsand Kuraray will purchase approximately $4 million of Amyriss common stock in April of this year [news]
CellScope gets featured on Rock Health incubator startups with a female founderAmy Sheng coshyfounded Cellscope and leads product operations Previously Amy managed the cellphoneshymicroscopy work in the Fletcher Lab at UC Berkeley [news]
Berkeley Affiliate News
UC Berkeley ranked worlds top 10 research universitiesCalifornia universities scored highly in an annual ranking based on the reputation of world researchuniversities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain with Stanford UC BerkeleyCaltech and UCLA in the top 10 Rankings are based on the opinions of professors and scholars [news]
UC Berkeley takes genomic engineering to the next levelwith new Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) backed by LiKa Shing FoundationThe Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a $10 million gift to support theinitiative establishing the Li Ka Shing Center for Genomic Engineering UCBerkeley and UCSF will provide $2 million in startshyup funds UC BerkeleyProfessor Jennifer Doudna who invented the revolutionary CRISPRCas9DNAshysnipping technology will serve as executive director of the IGI and
hold the new Li Ka Shing Chancellorrsquos Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences post The new genomicengineering technology significantly reduces drug discovery time with researchers already adapting thetechnology to reprogram stem cells to regenerate damaged organs [news]
Hellman Fellows Fund launches new fellowship program at BerkeleyThe Hellman Graduate Awards will support UC Berkeley doctoral students who exhibit the capacity forgreat distinction This program is made possible by a multiyear grant totaling $147 million from theHellman Fellows Fund established by Berkeley alumnus Chris and Warren Hellman [news]
UC Berkeley researchers herd biological cells withelectricity technique can create smart bandages toaccelerate healingResearchers discovered that direct current fields can be used to deliberatelyguide migration of a sheet of epithelial cells The team demonstrated first
data of directing cell movement by electricity on a group of cells Further research could accelerateadvancements in tissue engineering and other medical techniques [news]
Onshychip inductors to revolutionize electronic circuit designResearch from UC Berkeley scientists sponsored by SemiconductorResearch Corporation (SRC) on insulated nanoshycomposite magneticmaterials demonstrate a significant enhancement in inductance of up to 80percent which corresponds to at least a 50 percent shrink of the onshychipinductor size Results have the potential to enable a new wave of
miniaturized electronics and wireless communications devices [news]
Professor Mary Wildermuths lab advances research to improve plant resistanceBy adapting microdissection techniques normally used in cancer research Berkeley researchers wereable to peer inside the plant cells to identify the set of genes in order to starve mildew and improve cropresistance Wildermuths research is funded by Berkeleys Bakar Fellows Program [news]
Events
Collaborative Drug Discovery 10th Anniversary Community Meeting April 4 2014
The theme of the conference will be ldquoModern Drug Research Informatics Applications to CNS InfectiousNeglected Rare and Commercial Diseasesrdquo Confirmed speakers include industry leaders from GatesFoundation NIAID Genentech Onyx Pharmaceuticals Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Systamedic andMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals
This conference is typically attended by Biologists Medicinal Chemists and Research Scientists whocollaborate on compounds and screening data There will be technical training as well as open meetingwith opportunities with the speakers
Robots and New MediaApril 4 2014
For decades robots have diligently been tasked to perform a range of duties largely scoped withinindustrial manufacturing Recently we have seen the emergence of a new landscape of more personalexpressive and emotional robotic platforms Increasingly robots play a critical new role as extensions ofourselves enabling our creativity creating new objects serving as companions expressing emotionsempowering communities and challenging our civil rights What are some exciting opportunities as wellas new legal philosophical and ethical dilemmas This symposium will deconstruct debate andexplore this concept of Robots and New Media
2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitApril 21shy25 2014
The 2014 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit will be held in San Francisco atthe Moscone West Convention Center San Francisco Marriott Marquis and The Westin San Francisco
The scientific sessions include emergent areas of materials research as well as some wellshyestablishedones Fiftyshyseven symposia will comprise the technical core of the meeting The symposia are groupedinto the following topical clusters
Materials for EnergySoft Materials and BiomaterialsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsNanomaterialsGeneral Materials Science Theory and CharacterizationSymposium X
The conference will also host a Career Center to match materials science job seekers and employersFor details visit httpwwwmrsorgspring2014
QB3Berkeley IPIRA Spring 2014 NSF SBIR BootcampApril 29 amp May 27 2014
This bootcamp assumes a basic understanding of the SBIR grant application process and focuses onthe specifics of the NSF application Specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications will beaddressed to ensure a successfully written SBIRSTTR application The course culminates in asubmission clinic to guide grant filings for the upcoming June 10 2014 NSF SBIR deadline and June 112014 STTR deadline
Registration and online application are due by April 25 Course includes a 25shyhour working session a25shyhour filing clinic access via web conference and preshysubmission review by course instructors
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
Walmart US Manufacturing Innovation FundCreated from a collaboration among Walmart the Walmart Foundation and the United StatesConference of Mayors the Fund is dedicated to manufacturing innovation and will provide $10 million ingrants to applied research projects over the next five years For the Funds first year priority will be givento Request For Proposals on innovation in manufacturing processes for textiles and apparel as well ascommon manufacturing processes that apply to a broad range of consumer goods such as small motordevelopment and tooling for plastic injection molding Submissions of letters of inquiry are due by April22 2014
Visit wwwusmanufacturingfundcom and RFP requirements for more information An information call willbe hosted on April 3 2014 Interested UC Berkeley investigators are encouraged to contact our IndustryAlliances Office at iaoberkeleyedu for assistance
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 [sign up]
Office and Portfolio Startup News
IPIRA streamlines the translation of cuttingshyedge ideas from campus research toproduct launch successesSince IPIRArsquos founding our technology transfer office has facilitated more than 150 startups launchedwith intellectualshyproperty licenses from Berkeley and liaised sponsored research transactions fromover 800 companies Subsequent licensing revenues and sponsored research dollars have contributedto continual scientific education and training for our campus scientists A myriad of entrepreneurshyoriented programs in partnership with other campus departments also fostered a fertile breeding groundfor notable startups like Ensighta (cyber security startup acquired by FireEye) and Eko Devices(smartphoneshystethoscope startup Founderorg awardee) [news]
Amyris and Kurary expand collaboration in farneseneshybased poloymersAmyris and Kuraray Co Ltd (TSE3405) a pioneering global chemical products company with a longhistory of commercializing a range of resins fibers textiles and other materials have extended theirongoing collaboration in high performance polymers using Biofenereg Amyriss brand of renewablefarnesene Amyris will receive an undisclosed amount of collaboration funding over the next two yearsand Kuraray will purchase approximately $4 million of Amyriss common stock in April of this year [news]
CellScope gets featured on Rock Health incubator startups with a female founderAmy Sheng coshyfounded Cellscope and leads product operations Previously Amy managed the cellphoneshymicroscopy work in the Fletcher Lab at UC Berkeley [news]
Berkeley Affiliate News
UC Berkeley ranked worlds top 10 research universitiesCalifornia universities scored highly in an annual ranking based on the reputation of world researchuniversities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain with Stanford UC BerkeleyCaltech and UCLA in the top 10 Rankings are based on the opinions of professors and scholars [news]
UC Berkeley takes genomic engineering to the next levelwith new Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) backed by LiKa Shing FoundationThe Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a $10 million gift to support theinitiative establishing the Li Ka Shing Center for Genomic Engineering UCBerkeley and UCSF will provide $2 million in startshyup funds UC BerkeleyProfessor Jennifer Doudna who invented the revolutionary CRISPRCas9DNAshysnipping technology will serve as executive director of the IGI and
hold the new Li Ka Shing Chancellorrsquos Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences post The new genomicengineering technology significantly reduces drug discovery time with researchers already adapting thetechnology to reprogram stem cells to regenerate damaged organs [news]
Hellman Fellows Fund launches new fellowship program at BerkeleyThe Hellman Graduate Awards will support UC Berkeley doctoral students who exhibit the capacity forgreat distinction This program is made possible by a multiyear grant totaling $147 million from theHellman Fellows Fund established by Berkeley alumnus Chris and Warren Hellman [news]
UC Berkeley researchers herd biological cells withelectricity technique can create smart bandages toaccelerate healingResearchers discovered that direct current fields can be used to deliberatelyguide migration of a sheet of epithelial cells The team demonstrated first
data of directing cell movement by electricity on a group of cells Further research could accelerateadvancements in tissue engineering and other medical techniques [news]
Onshychip inductors to revolutionize electronic circuit designResearch from UC Berkeley scientists sponsored by SemiconductorResearch Corporation (SRC) on insulated nanoshycomposite magneticmaterials demonstrate a significant enhancement in inductance of up to 80percent which corresponds to at least a 50 percent shrink of the onshychipinductor size Results have the potential to enable a new wave of
miniaturized electronics and wireless communications devices [news]
Professor Mary Wildermuths lab advances research to improve plant resistanceBy adapting microdissection techniques normally used in cancer research Berkeley researchers wereable to peer inside the plant cells to identify the set of genes in order to starve mildew and improve cropresistance Wildermuths research is funded by Berkeleys Bakar Fellows Program [news]
Events
Collaborative Drug Discovery 10th Anniversary Community Meeting April 4 2014
The theme of the conference will be ldquoModern Drug Research Informatics Applications to CNS InfectiousNeglected Rare and Commercial Diseasesrdquo Confirmed speakers include industry leaders from GatesFoundation NIAID Genentech Onyx Pharmaceuticals Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Systamedic andMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals
This conference is typically attended by Biologists Medicinal Chemists and Research Scientists whocollaborate on compounds and screening data There will be technical training as well as open meetingwith opportunities with the speakers
Robots and New MediaApril 4 2014
For decades robots have diligently been tasked to perform a range of duties largely scoped withinindustrial manufacturing Recently we have seen the emergence of a new landscape of more personalexpressive and emotional robotic platforms Increasingly robots play a critical new role as extensions ofourselves enabling our creativity creating new objects serving as companions expressing emotionsempowering communities and challenging our civil rights What are some exciting opportunities as wellas new legal philosophical and ethical dilemmas This symposium will deconstruct debate andexplore this concept of Robots and New Media
2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitApril 21shy25 2014
The 2014 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit will be held in San Francisco atthe Moscone West Convention Center San Francisco Marriott Marquis and The Westin San Francisco
The scientific sessions include emergent areas of materials research as well as some wellshyestablishedones Fiftyshyseven symposia will comprise the technical core of the meeting The symposia are groupedinto the following topical clusters
Materials for EnergySoft Materials and BiomaterialsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsNanomaterialsGeneral Materials Science Theory and CharacterizationSymposium X
The conference will also host a Career Center to match materials science job seekers and employersFor details visit httpwwwmrsorgspring2014
QB3Berkeley IPIRA Spring 2014 NSF SBIR BootcampApril 29 amp May 27 2014
This bootcamp assumes a basic understanding of the SBIR grant application process and focuses onthe specifics of the NSF application Specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications will beaddressed to ensure a successfully written SBIRSTTR application The course culminates in asubmission clinic to guide grant filings for the upcoming June 10 2014 NSF SBIR deadline and June 112014 STTR deadline
Registration and online application are due by April 25 Course includes a 25shyhour working session a25shyhour filing clinic access via web conference and preshysubmission review by course instructors
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
Berkeley Affiliate News
UC Berkeley ranked worlds top 10 research universitiesCalifornia universities scored highly in an annual ranking based on the reputation of world researchuniversities by the Times Higher Education magazine of Great Britain with Stanford UC BerkeleyCaltech and UCLA in the top 10 Rankings are based on the opinions of professors and scholars [news]
UC Berkeley takes genomic engineering to the next levelwith new Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) backed by LiKa Shing FoundationThe Li Ka Shing Foundation has provided a $10 million gift to support theinitiative establishing the Li Ka Shing Center for Genomic Engineering UCBerkeley and UCSF will provide $2 million in startshyup funds UC BerkeleyProfessor Jennifer Doudna who invented the revolutionary CRISPRCas9DNAshysnipping technology will serve as executive director of the IGI and
hold the new Li Ka Shing Chancellorrsquos Chair in Biomedical and Health Sciences post The new genomicengineering technology significantly reduces drug discovery time with researchers already adapting thetechnology to reprogram stem cells to regenerate damaged organs [news]
Hellman Fellows Fund launches new fellowship program at BerkeleyThe Hellman Graduate Awards will support UC Berkeley doctoral students who exhibit the capacity forgreat distinction This program is made possible by a multiyear grant totaling $147 million from theHellman Fellows Fund established by Berkeley alumnus Chris and Warren Hellman [news]
UC Berkeley researchers herd biological cells withelectricity technique can create smart bandages toaccelerate healingResearchers discovered that direct current fields can be used to deliberatelyguide migration of a sheet of epithelial cells The team demonstrated first
data of directing cell movement by electricity on a group of cells Further research could accelerateadvancements in tissue engineering and other medical techniques [news]
Onshychip inductors to revolutionize electronic circuit designResearch from UC Berkeley scientists sponsored by SemiconductorResearch Corporation (SRC) on insulated nanoshycomposite magneticmaterials demonstrate a significant enhancement in inductance of up to 80percent which corresponds to at least a 50 percent shrink of the onshychipinductor size Results have the potential to enable a new wave of
miniaturized electronics and wireless communications devices [news]
Professor Mary Wildermuths lab advances research to improve plant resistanceBy adapting microdissection techniques normally used in cancer research Berkeley researchers wereable to peer inside the plant cells to identify the set of genes in order to starve mildew and improve cropresistance Wildermuths research is funded by Berkeleys Bakar Fellows Program [news]
Events
Collaborative Drug Discovery 10th Anniversary Community Meeting April 4 2014
The theme of the conference will be ldquoModern Drug Research Informatics Applications to CNS InfectiousNeglected Rare and Commercial Diseasesrdquo Confirmed speakers include industry leaders from GatesFoundation NIAID Genentech Onyx Pharmaceuticals Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Systamedic andMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals
This conference is typically attended by Biologists Medicinal Chemists and Research Scientists whocollaborate on compounds and screening data There will be technical training as well as open meetingwith opportunities with the speakers
Robots and New MediaApril 4 2014
For decades robots have diligently been tasked to perform a range of duties largely scoped withinindustrial manufacturing Recently we have seen the emergence of a new landscape of more personalexpressive and emotional robotic platforms Increasingly robots play a critical new role as extensions ofourselves enabling our creativity creating new objects serving as companions expressing emotionsempowering communities and challenging our civil rights What are some exciting opportunities as wellas new legal philosophical and ethical dilemmas This symposium will deconstruct debate andexplore this concept of Robots and New Media
2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitApril 21shy25 2014
The 2014 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit will be held in San Francisco atthe Moscone West Convention Center San Francisco Marriott Marquis and The Westin San Francisco
The scientific sessions include emergent areas of materials research as well as some wellshyestablishedones Fiftyshyseven symposia will comprise the technical core of the meeting The symposia are groupedinto the following topical clusters
Materials for EnergySoft Materials and BiomaterialsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsNanomaterialsGeneral Materials Science Theory and CharacterizationSymposium X
The conference will also host a Career Center to match materials science job seekers and employersFor details visit httpwwwmrsorgspring2014
QB3Berkeley IPIRA Spring 2014 NSF SBIR BootcampApril 29 amp May 27 2014
This bootcamp assumes a basic understanding of the SBIR grant application process and focuses onthe specifics of the NSF application Specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications will beaddressed to ensure a successfully written SBIRSTTR application The course culminates in asubmission clinic to guide grant filings for the upcoming June 10 2014 NSF SBIR deadline and June 112014 STTR deadline
Registration and online application are due by April 25 Course includes a 25shyhour working session a25shyhour filing clinic access via web conference and preshysubmission review by course instructors
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
The theme of the conference will be ldquoModern Drug Research Informatics Applications to CNS InfectiousNeglected Rare and Commercial Diseasesrdquo Confirmed speakers include industry leaders from GatesFoundation NIAID Genentech Onyx Pharmaceuticals Orphagen Pharmaceuticals Systamedic andMnemosyne Pharmaceuticals
This conference is typically attended by Biologists Medicinal Chemists and Research Scientists whocollaborate on compounds and screening data There will be technical training as well as open meetingwith opportunities with the speakers
Robots and New MediaApril 4 2014
For decades robots have diligently been tasked to perform a range of duties largely scoped withinindustrial manufacturing Recently we have seen the emergence of a new landscape of more personalexpressive and emotional robotic platforms Increasingly robots play a critical new role as extensions ofourselves enabling our creativity creating new objects serving as companions expressing emotionsempowering communities and challenging our civil rights What are some exciting opportunities as wellas new legal philosophical and ethical dilemmas This symposium will deconstruct debate andexplore this concept of Robots and New Media
2014 MRS Spring Meeting amp ExhibitApril 21shy25 2014
The 2014 Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting and Exhibit will be held in San Francisco atthe Moscone West Convention Center San Francisco Marriott Marquis and The Westin San Francisco
The scientific sessions include emergent areas of materials research as well as some wellshyestablishedones Fiftyshyseven symposia will comprise the technical core of the meeting The symposia are groupedinto the following topical clusters
Materials for EnergySoft Materials and BiomaterialsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsNanomaterialsGeneral Materials Science Theory and CharacterizationSymposium X
The conference will also host a Career Center to match materials science job seekers and employersFor details visit httpwwwmrsorgspring2014
QB3Berkeley IPIRA Spring 2014 NSF SBIR BootcampApril 29 amp May 27 2014
This bootcamp assumes a basic understanding of the SBIR grant application process and focuses onthe specifics of the NSF application Specific differences between the NSF and NIH applications will beaddressed to ensure a successfully written SBIRSTTR application The course culminates in asubmission clinic to guide grant filings for the upcoming June 10 2014 NSF SBIR deadline and June 112014 STTR deadline
Registration and online application are due by April 25 Course includes a 25shyhour working session a25shyhour filing clinic access via web conference and preshysubmission review by course instructors
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
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
Mentor Office Hours
SBIR STTR Office Hours
Errol Arkilic is a Founder of M34 Capital M34 is an investment companythat focuses on seed and earlyshystage projects being spun out ofacademic and corporate research labs Typical investments range from$50000 to $250000 and usually represent the first outside capitaldeployed M34 focuses on turning science projects into companiesacross a broad spectrum of technologies and geographic distributionsHe is also a Founder of USRCAorg a nonshyprofit with a focus onentrepreneur education for science and engineering graduates
Location 2150 Shattuck Avenue Suite 1000 Berkeley CADate 1st Thursday each monthTime 400 pm shy 530 pm To sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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 CA
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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
Date 1st and 3rd Tuesday each monthTime 330 pm shy 500 pmTo sign up email iaoberkeleyedu
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