UCSC undergraduate Aviv Elor develops virtual reality games for physical rehabilitation
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Superuser-turned-entrepreneur designs novel tech to combat Alzheimer’s with light
A young scientist pursuing a career in academic research walked into the CITRIS Invention Lab wanting to build mice cages for a doctoral project. “It was like, ‘This is intimidating, I don’t know what I’m doing at all.’ But my entire career changed based on the experience I had at CITRIS.” She went on to found a company developing novel photonic technology to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
From Invention Lab to Ghana, training devices to screen for cervical cancer
by Saemmool Lee Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally, and about 90 percent of deaths from the disease occur in […]
CITRIS 2019 Seed Funding Awards Announced
Competitive teams from the campuses of CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz, Merced, Davis, and Davis Health submitted proposals for collaborative […]
As biotech booms, so do bacteria
by Saemmool Lee Applying new tech solutions for stubborn health care challenges is big business. At the CITRIS Foundry, in-house startup accelerator of CITRIS and […]
Million Hands
Hand prosthetics have come a long way since Daniel Lim created a “super hand” in the CITRIS Invention Lab in 2015 for an eight-year-old with symbrachydactyly, thanks to CITRIS seed-funded projects led by Professors Alice Agogino and Grace McConnell and collaborators across campus and beyond.
SafelyYou: Using AI to detect and prevent falls
SafelyYou, a startup emanating from CITRIS seed-funding, uses AI-enabled camera systems to detect, in real time, falls of individuals with dementia.
CRISPR reduces autism symptoms in mice
Company GenEdit, founded by Berkeley PhDs Kunwoo Lee and Hyo Min Park, with Berkeley bioengineering professor Niren Murthy, was part of a study representing the first demonstration of behavior […]
White House summit: CITRIS a voice for ‘trustworthy’ AI
On May 10, the White House convened 100 national leaders in industry, tech, government, and academia for a summit on the potential of artificial intelligence […]
CITRIS showcases student Tech for Social Good
At a showcase in April at the Banatao Auditorium, undergraduate and graduate students presented their work developing novel tech ideas, addressing issues from gait impairment in the elderly and robots for disaster relief to connecting refugees to social services.
Sam Altman: How to build a successful bio startup
On April 25, 2018, CITRIS hosted Y Combinator President Sam Altman to discuss how to build a successful bio startup. Joining him on the panel […]
A huge UC Davis tech campus is coming to this neighborhood in Sacramento
Sacramento Bee: In April, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May (M.S.’88, Ph.D.’91 EECS) announced plans for a 25-acre technology and innovation district at the university’s medical center campus in Sacramento.
Transforming Mobility in Rural America Through New Technology
Next Avenue/PBS: Asked at the CITRIS-co-hosted “Transforming Mobility” conference last week: How is it that Amazon can deliver toilet paper to a person in the Adirondacks overnight, but it takes that same person three days to arrange transportation to a doctor’s appointment?
No age limit on tech benefits
No age limit on tech benefits: Americans 65 and older are projected to number more than 98 million by 2060. “Technology can be a huge […]
2018 CITRIS Seed Funding Awards announced
We are delighted to announce the CITRIS Seed Funding Program awards for 2018. This year, 50 highly competitive teams from the four CITRIS campuses at UC […]
Job Opportunity: CITRIS Health Postdoctoral Scholar
CITRIS and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS) is recruiting for a postdoctoral scholar position in health technology (CITRIS Health). CITRIS Postdoctoral Scholar, Health Initiative, UC Berkeley […]
How flight simulation tech turns robots into surgeons
Borrowing techniques from flight simulation technology, CITRIS researchers have now developed an undulating platform to train surgical robots to operate on breathing, pulsing patients. Wired, March […]
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum presents tech research and industry experts
CITRIS Silicon Valley Forum: Visionary entrepreneur Thomas M. Siebel of C3 IoT and robotics pioneer Ken Goldberg of UC Berkeley are among the speakers lined […]
Announcing the Spring 2018 CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series
We are excited to announce the CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series lineup for Spring 2018! Jan 31, 2018 – Bots and Tots featuring Hal Varian, […]
CITRIS Foundry company GenEdit: CRISPR for human use
CITRIS Foundry company GenEdit founders Kunwoo Lee and Hyo Min Park, coauthors of a study demonstrating the effectiveness of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology in mice, aim to translate […]
A cellphone-based microscope for treating river blindness
CITRIS-sponsored research has applied smartphone-based microscope technology to more easily diagnose the Neglected Tropical Disease onchocerciasis, otherwise known as river blindness. This technological innovation has […]
Kurt D. Bettenhausen joins CITRIS Advisory Board
CITRIS is honored to welcome Kurt D. Bettenhausen to our Advisory Board. Kurt D. Bettenhausen is Senior Vice President and the global Automation & Control Technology […]
Announcing the Fall 2017 CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series
We are excited to announce our CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series lineup for Fall 2017! Sep 13, 2017 – Shadow Regulation of the Internet with […]
A New Age of Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting Old
Tech for Aging: How Tech Can Ease the Trials of Getting OldCITRIS Director of Health Initiatives David Lindeman and his team “offer a glowing array […]