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CITRIS Foundry startup GenEdit raises $26M in series A funding
GenEdit, a venture from the spring 2016 CITRIS Foundry cohort, has received $26 million from Eli Lilly and Co. and nearly a dozen other investors […]
CITRIS Foundry alum Lion Semiconductor acquired for $335M
Texas-based microchip manufacturer Cirrus Logic has acquired Lion Semiconductor, a startup from the 2013 CITRIS Foundry cohort, for $335 million. Lion Semiconductor produces switched-capacitor architectures […]
California Awards $20 Million to Institutes for Science and Innovation for Workforce Development
CITRIS is poised to offer new training programs and workforce development thanks to additional support from the FY22 state budget. Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom […]
CITRIS Foundry Spring 2021 cohort announced
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes twelve new teams covering a variety of tech fields from wildfire detection and artificial intelligence to pharmaceutical testing and water sustainability. […]
Founding the Future: Highlights from the First Cohorts of the CITRIS Foundry
Since it opened its doors in 2013, the CITRIS Foundry has helped innovators turn their ideas into real-world impact. In the process, the Foundry has […]
Q&A with Jordan Coffey, Founder and CEO of Smile With Joy
Jordan Coffey is a UC Berkeley alumnus (class of 2020) who majored in architecture. His interest in dental care started at an early age and […]
Q&A with Sukh Singh, Founder of Code Naturally
Sukh Singh was a UC Santa Cruz student studying technology information management before leaving the program to start his own company. His interest in entrepreneurship […]
CITRIS Foundry Spring 2021 Cohort Application now open
The spring 2021 cohort application is now open for the CITRIS Foundry Innovation Incubator. Receive the resources, mentorship, and connections needed to translate your innovation […]
CITRIS Foundry team Storx Technologies monitors fetal health during labor and delivery
Medical startup Storx Technologies improves fetal health and lowers the rate of C-sections. The team develops better standards than heart rate monitors for assessing fetal […]
CITRIS Foundry X-Lab – Precision Agriculture Challenge
The CITRIS Foundry‘s new Resource Sustainability X-Lab supports student innovators, entrepreneurs, and researchers in developing innovative solutions for grand resource challenges that will have high […]
CITRIS Foundry welcomes 10 teams for Summer 2020 Cohort
The CITRIS Foundry welcomes ten new teams covering a variety of tech fields from artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) to 3D mapping and […]
25 Founder Stories for Case Studies
As a founder, it is helpful to have sources of inspiration and stories that show how persistence can pay off. So it was nice to […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry- Student Employee Position
About the CITRIS Foundry The CITRIS Foundry is an emerging technology innovation incubator that supports top entrepreneurial scientists, researchers, and engineers from the University of California […]
CITRIS Goes Virtual for Cal Week 2020
Cal Day has now become Cal Week (April 18 – 24, 2020) Cal Day, a free public UC Berkeley spring tradition that generally draws upwards […]
CITRIS Foundry Alum Aluna Receives FDA Clearance
CITRIS Foundry alum Aluna recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its asthma management device and platform. Aluna helps patients, particularly pediatric patients, […]
7 Questions for Correlia Biosystems Co-Founder Akwasi Apori
A CITRIS Foundry company, Correlia Biosystems represents the next generation of the life science industry. With their patented nanomaterial, they develop microscale tools to accelerate molecular interactions to measure proteins, thereby reducing the cost and time of drug development, clinical trials, and patient testing and monitoring.
CITRIS Foundry event welcomes spring 2020 cohort
The new spring cohort of CITRIS Foundry teams was announced February 13 at a Foundry event featuring Rich Lyons, UC Berkeley’s first-ever Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer. The 32 teams cover deep tech fields from AI and engineering systems to materials science and biotechnology, tackling issues including health care, energy and the environment, transportation, and sustainable infrastructure.
CITRIS Foundry – Spring 2020 Cohort
In Spring 2020, the CITRIS Foundry welcomed 32 teams covering deep tech fields from AI and engineering systems to materials science and biotechnology, tackling issues […]
CITRIS Foundry Spring 2020 Application Now Open!
The CITRIS Foundry application for Spring 2020 is now open! The CITRIS Foundry Incubator empowers top entrepreneurs from the University of California to build transformative […]
UCSC Entrepreneurs Supported by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute
Santa Cruz Tech Beat: Michael Matkin, Assistant Director of CITRIS Santa Cruz, writes about three UC Santa Cruz student-helmed companies that got started via the CITRIS Foundry.
Testing School Water for Lead Contamination
CITRIS Foundry Alum John H. Pujol has launched the Lead In School Water Project, the first web-based application to rank and track every US state […]
CITRIS Foundry announces fall 2019 cohort
Spin microscopy for quantum computing, underwater nanoscience for clean tech, and bio-prospected hemp are a few of the novel technologies represented in the fall incubator cohort announced by the CITRIS Foundry, the innovation hub of the multicampus Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute, headquartered at UC Berkeley.
CITRIS Foundry alum receives $1.7 million
San Francisco Chronicle: CITRIS Foundry alum WattTime received a $1.7 million grant as a Google AI Impact Grantee. WattTime will use satellite images to monitor […]