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Everything that a bio-entrepreneur needs, all in one location.
There has never been a shortage of entrepreneurs with great ideas designed to tackle the most pressing global challenges — from human health to environmental sustainability.
To grow those ideas into successful ventures, entrepreneurs need space, equipment, and multiple connections to a vibrant ecosystem. That’s why we created Bakar Bio Labs at UC Berkeley. Bakar Bio Labs is built to be the foundational hub for resources where startups thrive.
Five years of innovation at Bakar Labs, and the best is yet to come
UC Berkeley’s world-class incubator for life science and deep tech startups celebrates a major anniversary Read post
Cyclarity Therapeutics Receives FDA Investigational New Drug Clearance for UDP-003 to expand Atherosclerosis Clinical Development Program into the United States
Cyclarity Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing cyclodextrin therapeutics to reverse atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and metabolic diseases of aging, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for UDP-003. UDP-003, designed by Cyclarity’s proprietary AI-enabled computational platform, is engineered to bind and extract oxidized cholesterol to restore cellular function and spur atherosclerotic plaque regression. Read post Bakar Labs and Enterprise Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance launch international partnership
The joint program, called GIA @ Bakar Labs, gives Singaporean startups access to Bakar Labs’ world class biotech, energy tech and materials engineering incubator system. Companies will also gain access to Bakar Labs’ network at UC Berkeley and beyond, and its ecosystem of investors, legal and business support throughout the Bay Area. Read post
Five years at Bakar Labs: Highlighting five innovative companies making a difference
To celebrate our fifth anniversary, we’re highlighting five notable companies — tenants and alumni of Bakar Labs doing amazing things at the intersection of science, innovation, and entrepreneurship. First up: Arcadia Science. Read post
HexemBio Chooses Stem Cell Transplantation as Its First Longevity Clinical Target
KOREA TECH DESK — The U.S. biotech is pursuing stem cell transplantation, where its broader longevity hypothesis can be tested against established medical outcomes. Read post
When everyone shares the lab, who owns the risk?
LAB MANAGER – Shared facilities need clear safety responsibilities, risk-based training, controlled access, and escalation paths that work when supervisors are absent Read post
Agilent customer story: Rocío Sampayo, Axent Biosciences
AGILENT – Learn how Axent Biosciences is advancing manufacturing solutions to expand access to cell therapies. Read post
AI was inspired by the brain. Open Culture is turning it into a tool for neuroscience.
Spencer Seiler spent years building tiny automated laboratories capable of growing and studying millions of human neurons. Now, he’s pairing that technology with AI—and with help from QB3, turning years of academic research into a neuroscience tools company. Read post
Getting ahead of lung disease: Voyra Therapeutics targets pulmonary fibrosis
Rather than waiting until irreversible damage has occurred in progressive lung disease, Voyra Therapeutics is developing therapies designed to protect tissue and promote its natural regeneration. Now, with promising results in human IPF lung tissue and mouse models, the company is raising capital to move its approach closer to the clinic. Read postOur affiliates
Ready to run?
Startups need to focus on making milestones, not managing equipment.
Bakar Bio 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 Bio 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 Bio 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.
