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NOVEMBER 2013
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Thank You! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we would like to thank all our guest speakers, volunteers and event attendees who contributed to IPIRA's successful first Commercializing Software IP Conference on November 13 at the Berkeley I-House. Together with the Licensing Executives Society's Silicon Valley Chapter (LESSVC), and four other research institutions (UCSF, LBNL, ICSI, and LHS), UC Berkeley's IPIRA hosted and facilitated an all-day conference on software and copyright licensing. The photos below capture some of our four panels and the booths in our technology showcase.
In the Spotlight
National Healthcare Calculator Software License The National Healthcare Calculator is a Berkeley software IP that IPIRA licenses to leading health insurers, enabling the public a free tool to calculate health insurance premiums and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The online tool is available for public use here, here, here and here. License inquiries, contact Curt Theisen, curt@berkeley.edu. A Surge in Invention Disclosures at IPIRA This month, IPIRA celebrates a 43% uptick in invention disclosures during the first 5 months of FY 2014, vs. the same period in FY 2013. Throughout campus, faculty, postdocs and student entrepreneurs continue to discover, innovate and change lives. To support Berkeley's research impact across the globe, IPIRA has introduced new educational events and procedures. We invite you to stay tuned on our website. Invention disclosure questions, contact ipira@berkeley.edu.
IN THIS ISSUE License or sponsor Berkeley research Tools for entrepreneurs / researchers Office + portfolio news Affiliate news Support a Berkeley Kickstarter project Events
License or Sponsor a UC Berkeley Research New PATENT PENDING technologies available for license or collaboration: Methodology for solving in real-time optimization problems with analog circuits. Read More On-orbit fire detection systems and methods. Read More Mimic heart system for human drug screening. Read More Digital separation for one-step HIV viral load monitoring. Read More In-vitro display technology using double labeling of single molecules to visualize conformational dynamics. Read More Dispenser-printed, flexible thermoelectric energy generators. Read More
View All University of California, Berkeley Technologies Tools for Entrepreneurs and Researchers Berkeley Angel Network quarterly pitch event Berkeley Angel Network (BAN) is particularly interested in seeing companies that are formed by students and/or alumni of UC Berkeley, or that are based on technology from UC Berkeley. Interested BAN angels are committed to investing a minimum of $100,000 in selected startups. Applications for March 2014 pitch event will begin in February 2014. Application Process
Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Committee member Senator Mike Lee joined to introduce legislation to protect innovators being improperly targeted by patent trolls. (11/22)
Have you explored Pivot? Pivot combines the most comprehensive, editorially maintained database of funding opportunities worth an estimated $33 billion with a unique database of 3 million scholar profiles. Take advantage of Berkeley's access to Pivot, get started today to receive funding alerts and find research collaborators.
Office + Portfolio News Berkeley companies included in Science Coalition Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 Report: companies created from federally funded university research Sparking Economic Growth 2.0 highlights 100 companies that trace their roots to federally funded university research and their role in bringing transformational innovations to market, creating new jobs and contributing to economic growth. Sequestration, which began in March 2013, is set to run through 2021 and will wring an additional $95 billion from federal R&D budgets over this period. This national disinvestment in science will have real consequences. Amyris was listed on the report along with Cadence Design Systems and Sun Microsystems from Berkeley. Similarly, Amyris is a lab idea that received a relatively small amount of funding ($500K) from the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense which ultimately grew into a startup based on Berkeley-owned IP. Since its founding in 2003, Amyris went public in 2010, achieved $74MM revenue in 2012, created a low-cost malaria treatment for low- and middle-income countries with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and is now selling biofuels. IPIRA filed patents on the basic method, and through a series of contracts (and sub-contracts), ensured that the final artemisinin-based malaria treatments would be available at a low cost to those in 88 economically disadvantaged countries. The “humanitarian use” clauses in the contracts, along with the associated IP management strategies and business models, was recognized through a “Patents for Humanity” award from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2013. See all 100 Companies (10/30)
Affiliate News Tactical Haptics Kickstarter project now live – support a Berkeley campaign! The Reactive Grip gaming controller sends touch feedback on virtual reality, video games, augmented reality, and telerobotics systems. The controller reacts to user motions in the virtual world, providing enhanced interaction and immersion. (11/6) Press Coverage: TheVerge - "... we tried a prototype unit ... and were immediately impressed by how realistic the sensation felt ... we could almost feel the weight shifting in our hand. Firing a virtual gun produced noticeable directional recoil." VentureBeat - "The Reactive Grip gives you much sharper sensations than the aging “rumble” game controllers with haptics, or touch feedback, from companies such as Immersion. I was able to demo the device, and the grip really does give you quite a bit of force feedback." Gizmodo - "Grip Simulator Could Revolutionize the Feeling of Weapons in Games"
Berkeley SkyDeck incubator company exceeded Kickstarter fundraising goal Laurie Peterson of Build & Imagine, a new SkyDeck company in early childhood education, raised $30,000, an amount beyond her initial $20,000 fundraising goal on Kickstarter. (11/24)
Dash Robotics completed crowdfunding on Dragon, ready for pre-orders Berkeley Foundry@CITRIS startup, Dash Robotics, successfully completed a crowdfunding campaign on Dragon. The campaign was >100% over funded, and with $75,930 raised, the lightning fast DIY robot became a reality. (10/3)
New data science institute at Berkeley to help scholars harness ‘big data’ The Berkeley Institute for Data Science is made possible by grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Sloan Foundation, which pledged $37.8 million over five years to UC Berkeley, the University of Washington and New York University to foster collaboration in “data science.” (11/13)
Berkeley #1 on "Top Universities Producing VC-Backed Entrepreneurs" CY 2013 Q1-Q3 To illustrate how universities have contributed to economic growth, PitchBook pulled data that ranks schools worldwide based on the number of alumni who founded U.S.-based companies that received a first round of VC funding. (10/23)
Berkeley #7 on top producers list of U.S. Fulbright Scholars in U.S. research institutions Berkeley ranked as one of the most prolific producers of Fulbright grant recipients among U.S. research institutions for the 2013-14 year. 6 UC Berkeley professors were granted the Fulbright Scholar Award and18 UC Berkeley students were awarded fellowships. (11/21)
Industry Briefings ImmunoGen announces fifth new license agreement in 2013 (11/25) Viriom expands global licensing agreement with Roche for anti-HIV compound (11/20) Apache Software Foundation's position on Oracle's TCK license (11/19) Cell Therapeutics and Baxter inked global licensing-agreement for pacritinib (11/18)
Events Destination Europe: Research Funding and Innovation Opportunities – December 1213, 2013 The European Commission is offering a conference to provide information on funding and career opportunities in Europe for researchers over the world, and insight into European research initiatives. The conference is free; registration is required by December 1, 2013. Research Topics | RSVP Major European funding mechanisms (such as the European Research Council and the Marie Curie Fellowship program) and individual European nations’ research programs will be discussed. Who should attend: Researchers, of any nationality, who are considering their next career move in Europe International officers of universities / research organizations Anyone interested in learning about European research and innovation opportunities Silicon Valley Open Doors – December 34, 2013, Mountain View SVOD connects startups, entrepreneurs, angel investors and top venture capitalists from all over the world. Startups can apply to become one of 25 pre-selected companies, receive training and present in front of the audience of angels and VCs. RSVP DataBeat 2013 – December 45, 2013, Redwood City VentureBeat’s DataBeat 2013 presents Data Science Summit 2013, a renowned third year event exploring the biggest challenges and opportunities in data science. AnnaLee Saxenian, Dean of the UC
Berkeley School of Information, will be serving on the "Higher Education Purpose" panel. RSVP C2M Cleantech to Market Symposium – December 6, 2013, Berkeley In-depth presentation of emerging cleantech solutions from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley. Post-event networking reception with faculty, students, scientists, and energy industry professionals. RSVP QB3/Bay Bio Accelerator Orientation – December 12, 2013, Berkeley Accelerator program offers services tailored to startup operations, executive networking opportunities, industry-academic partnerships, and team-based coaching. RSVP Content Suggestion What would you like to see in our next issue? Copyright © 2013 UC Berkeley Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances, All rights reserved.