Early Formation

Early formation typically refers to the initial stages of a startup’s development, where the company is in its infancy and is taking its first steps toward becoming a viable business. Successful navigation of this stage is essential for the startup to progress to later stages, such as growth, scaling, and maturity.

Berkeley Deep Tech Innovation Lab

The Deep Tech Innovation Lab collaborates with the UC Berkeley community providing a platform for education, research, and innovation to help bring cutting-edge technology to the market and society. It…

BCLT life sciences law & policy center IP practicum

Berkeley IP Practicum

Patenting your invention is just one step in moving your technology towards commercialization. You need to ensure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability…

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QB3 Innovation Discovery

QB3’s Innovation Discovery Program in partnership with BEVC is designed to provide tailored support to researchers commercializing their cutting-edge discoveries. The program focuses on identifying research projects that are especially…

FORM+FUND – Legal Support

Master of Translational Medicine

The Master of Translational Medicine Degree is a Professional Masters and a place where students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to bring medical innovation from the engineer’s bench to…

Berkeley Climate Change Network

The Berkeley Climate Change Network (BCCN) helps to advance climate research, education and impact at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. The BCCN is a convener, connector and informant…

QB3-Central

WHERE STARTUPS GET STARTED Bakar Labs, part of the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub at UC Berkeley, is home to startups innovating solutions for the most important challenges the world faces today.

SCET – Summer Venture Lab

Designed to accelerate your early-stage venture, our program begins with an honest, fact-based assessment of what stage your startup is in, then we prioritize decision-making and establish aggressive but realistic…

HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science

The HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science program at the Innovative Genomics Institute is now accepting proposals from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking to translate genomics research into impactful solutions to real-world…

Tory Burch Fellowship

The Tory Burch Fellowship at the IGI furthers the institute’s mission of translating genome-editing and biotechnology tools into affordable and accessible solutions in human health, climate, and agriculture. The program…