Articles, Lectures, and Media

Articles

Bullseye these Ten Slides and Get Funded

I’ve seen hundreds of fundraising pitches and have seen which ones succeed. The winners prove ten points on ten slides.

Answer these 10 Questions to see if your Biotech Startup Survives

Introducing the Life Sciences Venture Canvas

Celebrating Ten Cohorts of the Bio Track at Berkeley SkyDeck

The Beginning

If your Startup’s Product isn’t Irresistible it will be Resisted

When great isn’t quite good enough — a strategy for success

Clearing Hurdles to Academic Startup Formation: How Editpep Became a Company

Berkeley Haas Case Study by Darren Cooke and Richard Lyons

Videos and Podcasts

Life Sciences Business Model Testing and Iteration 

Best practices for Customer Discovery

For biotech companies, fundraising can be unique

The Data Minute: Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) sits down with Darren Cooke (Executive Director, Berkeley Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center)

From Lab Bench to Market: Unlocking Innovation at Universities

Our special guests, Darren Cooke from UC Berkeley and Eva Maria from the University of Zurich, share their unique insights and experiences in fostering startup culture within their respective institutions

Media

JP Morgan Health Conference brings 8,000 tech, finance, and health companies to SF 

KTVU Channel 2 News, Jan 9, 2024

In a first, UC Berkeley showcasing startups around J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

San Francisco Business Times, Jan 8, 2024

UC Berkeley biotech startups share spotlight during annual J.P. Morgan health conference

Bay City News, Jan 12, 2024