Following another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes six new startups into our program at UC Berkeley. The Spring 2018 cohort is commercializing inventions and […]
Labs & Programs
Clarity Air Monitoring is reducing air pollution with smart design
Air pollution is one of the greatest threats to human health worldwide, responsible for millions of premature deaths each year. Emissions from vehicles, power plants, wildfires, […]
Berkeley High suits up at Marvell NanoLab
Three Berkeley High students donned cleanroom suits at the Marvell NanoLab at CITRIS for a summer program designed to inspire young women to consider careers in science. “A rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience,” says professor and program founder Tsu-Jae King Liu.
GoFab: CITRIS Invention Lab launches 3D printer lending library
Five years ago, CITRIS launched the first makerspace on the UC Berkeley campus: the CITRIS Invention Lab. This fall, the CITRIS Invention Lab is announcing its […]
FEMTech: Berkeley’s First Campuswide Tech Club for Women
FEMTech, UC Berkeley’s first campuswide tech club for women is featured in UC Berkeley News. FEMTech is supported by our Tech for Social Good program and […]
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol T. Christ Tours CITRIS Facilities
On June 16, 2017, UC Berkeley Chancellor-Designate Carol T. Christ visited CITRIS and learned about our labs and programs. CITRIS welcomed UC Berkeley Chancellor-Designate Carol […]
CITRIS Foundry Welcomes Four New Pioneering Startups for Spring 2017
After another highly-competitive selection round, CITRIS Foundry welcomes four pioneering companies into our accelerator program. The newest cohort is commercializing deep technology innovations within the […]
UC Berkeley Undergraduates Win Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
WheelSense: An Open-Source Smart Add-On System for Wheelchairs Tomás Vega and Corten Singer both describe themselves as being “passionate about assistive technology,” which is designed […]
Makeathon to build tech for people with disabilities
Nearly 100 innovators, makers, students, and people with disabilities will gather at the UC Berkeley Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation for a three-day technology-building makeathon to […]
2017 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards $611,000 to eleven information technology projects
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2017. This year, 45 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at […]
TOM:Berkeley Makeathon This Weekend!
Bay Area makers and UC Berkeley students join global movement to collaborate and develop custom solutions with people with disabilities in the 48-hour TOM:Berkeley Makeathon. […]
UC Berkeley, power company Enel launch innovation hub
A new CITRIS partnership with Enel is a promising step towards increasing innovation at the University of California. Berkeley News, March 7, 2017 – The […]
Inside CITRIS Day 2017
CITRIS Day 2017 was held on November 1st at the newly-opened UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara, where invitees discussed the theme […]
Berkeley Innovators Present: “She Started It” Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Join the CITRIS for a film screening of “She Started It,” a new documentary film that follows five trailblazing young female entrepreneurs through their journeys […]
Groupe INSEEC partners with CITRIS Foundry to expand entrepreneurship opportunities
The CITRIS Foundry has recently partnered with Groupe INSEEC, a renowned business school and research center based in France.
Cal Hacks: How to Organize a Hackathon
Fueled by energy drinks, spicy yogurt, and passion for invention and innovation, over 1500 hackers gathered on Veterans’ Day weekend for the third annual Cal […]
Women in Technology: Meeting the Challenge for the Next Generation
Improving the number of women in technology will require effort from industry executives, higher education administrators and faculty, K-14 leaders and teachers, and families. With […]
New Joint Maker Pass Announced for Fall 2016
Clearing the path to innovation and making at UC Berkeley, two of the campus’ flagship facilities, the CITRIS Invention Lab and the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation, […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry by September 25, 2016
Applications for the fall 2016 cohort are due by Sept. 25.
2016 Tech for Social Good Projects Awarded at UC Davis
Launched in collaboration between CITRIS at UC Davis, the Blum Center for Developing Economies, the Center for Regional Change, and the Institute for Social Sciences, […]
New Sun Road Partnership for Affordable Energy and Internet Access
New Sun Road is excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft through the Affordable Access Initiative that aims to help close the global digital divide, which currently leaves […]
WattTime partners with Energate to launch smart thermostat solution
Congratulations to WattTime, a CITRIS Foundry alumni company that is creating technology to make using clean energy as simple as tapping your smartphone. WattTime is an environmental nonprofit spinning […]
Three California-Mexico Research Teams Win Seed Funds from CITRIS & ITESM
Three inventive projects have been selected to receive collaborative research grants in the second annual seed funding program sponsored by Tecnológico de Monterrey (ITESM) and […]
Apply to the CITRIS Foundry startup incubator by March 6
The CITRIS Foundry is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2016 cohort. Tech innovation is hard, we can help. The CITRIS Foundry Innovation Incubator empowers entrepreneurs from […]