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Stopping Acute Bleeds, Starting With Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage
Coagulant Therapeutics is developing a novel pipeline of therapeutics to treat acute bleeds led by CT-001, a next-generation factor VIIa (FVIIa) molecule. Read post
Biotech Startup CatenaBio Raises $2.35 Million in Seed Extension Round
The UC-Berkeley spinout adds American Cancer Society and top biotech VCs to its backers . Read post
Sampling Human Ships its First Kits for Cellular Analysis to Early Access Customers and Releases an App Note with BMG LABTECH
Daniel Georgiev, co-founder and chief executive officer of Sampling Human, will be speaking on applications for the technology at the SynBioBeta conference. “At Sampling Human, we recognize the great lengths scientists go to today in order to obtain high-quality single-cell data,” said Daniel Georgiev. “Our plug and play products are designed to deliver reliable solutions with higher specificity, lower cost and ease of use for measuring the growing number of specialized cells in the body.” Read post
Mekonos Enters Partnership Agreement with Accelerated Biosciences
Mekonos’ silicon nanoneedle-based delivery platform will provide Accelerated Bio with high efficiency, high viability cell engineering – including the precise and gentle delivery of multiplexed genetic cargo into its pluripotent hTSCs. Read post
‘ChatGPT for CRISPR’ Creates New Gene-Editing Tools
Some of the AI-designed gene editors could be more versatile than those found in nature. Read post
The Search for Useful Proteins: Berkeley Startup Aims To Turn Generative AI Into a Gene-Fixing Tool
AI-powered Profluent Bio released the world’s first open-source, AI-generated gene editor, the Berkeley company said Monday, an effort that could help more scientists develop CRISPR medicines to fix a range of diseases. Profluent, a roughly 20-person company launched by former Salesforce researcher Ali Madani and University of Washington assistant professor Alexander Meeske, said its OpenCRISPR-1 gene editor uses a protein, which it developed with large language models, and guide RNA that shuttles a cutting protein where it needs to go. Read post
Profluent Successfully Edits Human Genome with OpenCRISPR-1, the World’s First AI-Created and Open-Source Gene Editor
OpenCRISPR-1 is publicly available and free to license for ethical research and commercial use Read post
Bakar Labs/BBH/QB3-Central Team Wins Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award
With creativity, collaboration, and determination, staff across these three entities have coordinated with numerous campus units to build a vibrant community of startup companies that are commercializing campus-originated innovations in therapeutics and climate technology. Read post
What Makes a Good CEO? Steve Lo, Former Valitor CEO, Has Answers
A “mentorship mentality” shapes the trajectory of aspiring leaders. By mentoring others, leaders not only hone their technical knowledge but also practice crucial soft skills such as effective communication. Moreover, mentorship fosters a sense of community and support, enabling CEOs to cultivate a strong network. Read postOur affiliates
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Startups need to focus on making milestones, not managing equipment.
Bakar Labs maintains tissue culture facilities, a freezer farm, fume hoods, basic benchtop equipment and plenty of analytical instruments. Optional lab support services can also make for quick starts that help get results fast.
At UC Berkeley
Bakar Labs is just steps from UC Berkeley’s world-renowned faculty and more than 40,000 students who train in top programs including science, engineering, law and business. Dotting the campus is a network of core facilities that feature a wide range of advanced equipment and services for use by startups. Recruiting student talent and scientific co-founders couldn’t be easier.
Today’s best startups blaze a trail all their own, but they don’t do it alone.
They build their support network to help them navigate the multiple challenges they face. At Bakar Labs, tenants join a community of as many as 50 like-minded teams willing to share the scientific and business insights that help them advance. The incubator spans more than 40,000 square feet of lab and office spaces within the fully renovated Woo Hon Fai Hall, the iconic former home of the Berkeley Art Museum. With so much going on, investors, industry partners and new talent are already taking notice.
Built for startups. For more than 20 years, QB3 has been the University of California’s center for innovation and entrepreneurship in life science. Through pitch summits, seminars, symposia, podcasts, office hours, internships, and workshops QB3 educates, connects, and elevates the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
