Innovation/Entrepreneurship

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UC Berkeley has a long legacy of innovations and leaders that have created groundbreaking products, revolutionary companies, and entirely new industries. The university plays a critical role in California’s economy and the contributions of our entrepreneurs have a global reach.

The campus continues to expand the dynamic ecosystem that fosters research and its translation into real world applications. Numerous programs that are deeply integrated into the research, educational and service activities of the university help incubate, accelerate and expand tech transfer and a strong pipeline of start-ups. The following programs and centers, among others, help bridge the gap between lab and marketplace. You can also review a directory here and find a one-page overview of innovation and entrepreneurship programs here.

    Selected Programs

    IPIRA
    IPIRA UC Berkeley
    The Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) provides a "one-stop shop" for industry research partners to interact with the campus.
    → IPIRA
    Bakar Fellows
    Bakar Fellows
    The Bakar Fellows Program fosters faculty entrepreneurship in the STEM+ fields to help turn ground-breaking discoveries and innovations into commercial solutions.
    → Bakar Fellows
    Signatures Innovation Fellows
    Signatures Fellows UC Berkeley
    The Signatures Innovation Fellows Program supports researchers working on innovations that hold commercial promise in the data science and software areas.
    → Signatures Innovation Fellows
    Skydeck
    Skydeck UC Berkeley
    Located in downtown Berkeley, Skydeck is a research university startup accelerator that fosters entrepreneurial excellence among UC Berkeley company founders.
    → Skydeck
    Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program
    Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program
    The Lester Center at the Haas School of Business provides global education and innovation programs in entrepreneurship, venture capital and scalable startups.
    → Berkeley-Haas Entrepreneurship Program
    Fung Institute
    Fung Institute
    The Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership prepares engineers and scientists to lead enterprises in industry, government and the non-profit sector.
    → Fung Institute
    QB3 for Startups
    QB3
    QB3's startup resources include the Bridge the Gap Fund, QB3 Startup in a Box program, the QB3 Incubator Network, and the QB3-BayBio Accelerator.
    → QB3
    CITRIS Foundry
    CITRIS
    The CITRIS Foundry is a university accelerator for founders building deep technology companies.
    → CITRIS Foundry
    Cleantech to Market
    Cleantech to Market
    Cleantech to Market (C2M) is a partnership between students, scientists, engineers, and professionals to translate cleantech research into market opportunities.
    → Cleantech to Market
    Biomanufacturing to Market
    Biomanufacturing to Market
    Biomanufacturing to Market brings students into collaborative projects with local East Bay start-ups, and medium and large sized firms in advanced manufacturing
    → Biomanufacturing to Market
    BPEP
    BPEP
    The Berkeley Postdoctoral Entrepreneurs Program (BPEP) aims to foster entrepreneurship in the UC Berkeley postdoctoral and graduate community.
    → BPEP
    Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
    Berkeley Method Of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2016
    The Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology equips engineers and scientists with the skills to innovate, lead and productize technology in the global economy.
    → Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
    Berkeley Innovators
    Berkeley Innovators event
    Berkeley Innovators connects entrepreneurial alumni and friends to Cal's innovation ecosystem through events and other resources including philanthropy -- the Berkeley Founders' Pledge.
    → Berkeley Innovators
    Big Ideas
    Big Ideas Berkeley winner
    Big Ideas@Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent student innovation award competitions featuring 10 contest categories open to graduate and undergraduate students.
    → Big Ideas@Berkeley
    Startup@BerkeleyLaw
    Startup@BerkeleyLaw
    Startup@BerkeleyLaw supports law students interested in the law surrounding entrepreneurship and provides legal education and services to the Berkeley startup community.
    → Startup@BerkeleyLaw