You probably know already that Berkeley is a world leader in entrepreneurship. The following are some of the extraordinary entrepreneurship resources that are available to you.
Life Sciences Resources
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Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Center (LSEC): the first stop for anyone interested in creating or working with startups in bio-related fields
- LSEC Venture Grant Program: $200k grant and SkyDeck investment for translational research, and cross-campus support for the first steps toward commercialization
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Bakar BioEnginuity Hub and Bakar Labs: new facility that supports life science and deep tech entrepreneurship with lectures, programming, makerspace, advisor resources, and a world-class wetlab to grow your company
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Bakar Innovation Fellows Program: fellowship support for graduate students and postdocs interested in translating research to commercialization
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I-Corps @ LSEC: industry-standard program to test your idea for market viability
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QB3: startup-supporting labspace and graduate career resources, including a Grantwriting Worshop and Precommercial Support programs.
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Berkeley LSEC - Nucleate Venture Fellowship: experiential program for PhD students and postdocs interested in venture capital and entrepreneurship
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Bio Track @ Berkeley SkyDeck: top startup accelerator investing $200k per company, and providing extensive programming and hundreds of expert advisors
- Bio Startup Speed Teaming: meet your match with a fun online speed-teaming event
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Research Infrastructure Commons: first-of-its-kind program allowing startups to use idle research tools on campus and own the IP
- Biotech @ Berkeley: graduate student club promoting career exploration, networking, and other opportunities to become familiar with biotech-related industry, the public sector/government, and entrepreneurship
- Nucleate Bio Bay Area: student-run life science-focused startup accelerator, offering education, mentorship and a pitch showcase
- Health Tech CoLab: Increasing access to healthcare by accelerating the development of medical devices, diagnostic tools, and digital health tools in a shared co-working space.
- Berkeley Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Program: fosters entrepreneurship among postdocs and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities.
- Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Impact, History, Therapeutics R&D, Entrepreneurship & Careers (BIOENG 253).
- Haas Healthcare Association: Berkeley Haas student run association for business students interested in the healthcare industry.
General Resources
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Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances: IP and startup support
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Berkeley BEGIN: comprehensive list of UC Berkeley entrepreneurship resources
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