Venture Catalyst Newsletter Archive
March 2024
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- UC Davis Researchers Awarded Aggie Climate Action for Equity (ACE) Grants
- Venture Catalyst, Aliment Capital, and MoFo Host Food & Ag Startup Legal Bootcamp
- AgStart and Bayer Announce Golden Ticket Competition for AgriFood Innovators
- UC Davis-associated Startup Elve to Open New Manufacturing Operation in Davis
- LifeSpace Labs Unveils One-of-a-Kind Flex BioCulture Program
February 2024
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- Venture Catalyst – Celebrating 10 Years!
- 2024 STAIR Grant – Call for Proposals Now Open!
- UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition Registration Deadline – February 26, 2024
- Local Startup Competitions Application Deadlines Close Soon!
- UC Davis-associated Startup AgriNerds Named Comstock Magazine’s Startup of the Month
January 2024
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- Chancellor May Names George Baxter to New Position of Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer
- Venture Catalyst Hosts Sixth Annual Biotech Innovation Gallery (BIG) Open House and Showcase in San Francisco
- UC Davis-associated Startup 3D-OPS Named Comstock Magazine’s Startup of the Month
- Five UC Davis-associated Startups on the Sacramento Business Journal 2024 List of ‘Startups to Watch’
- Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein (iCAMP) Launches at UC Davis
- NorCal Entrepreneur Hub: Demo and Information Session
December 2023
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- Aggie Climate action for Equity (ACE) is Now Accepting Grant Proposals!
- 2024 Biotech Innovation Gallery (BIG) Showcase at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
- UC Davis-associated Startup Expert IEP Wins $1 Million Black Ambition Prize
- UC Davis-associated Startup AgriNerds Takes Top Prize at Spark Venture Competition
- UC Davis CuRe Trial Awarded $15 Million by State Stem Cell Agency
- Get Your Applications In! Opportunities for Life Sciences, FoodTech, and More
November 2023
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- UC Davis-associated Startup RePurpose Energy Leading EV Battery Repurposing
- Aggies for Climate Equity (ACE) and Student Startup Center Host Climate Solution Contest
- UC Davis-associated Startup 3D-OPS Uses 3D-printed Spider Silk to Solve Big Problems in Medicine
- Three UC Davis-associated Startups Pitch at UC Irvine’s Born in California Event
- Global Entrepreneurship Week is Next Week! Check Out These Great Events!
October 2023
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- UC Davis Researchers Capitalize on Important Agricultural Traits Discovered in Wild Chickpeas
- Venture Catalyst Welcomes New Manager: Aggies for Climate Equity (ACE)
- UC Davis Climate Solutions Contest – $1,000 Grand Prize!
- Big Bang! Business Competition Kicks Off Tonight
- NSF I-Corps – Have a Startup Idea? Or Looking for a Proven Method to Validate Your Idea?
September 2023
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- UC Davis Researchers Exploring Data and AI Tools for Animal Health Diagnosis and Treatment
- Local Events – See You There!
- The Annual Big Bang! Business Competition is Back
- UC Davis-associated Startup Botanical Solution Raises$7M for Pharma, Ag-tech Production
- IN² Announces 12th Cohort Focused on Climate-aligned Agriculture
August 2023
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- UC Davis Scientists Awarded over $540,000 Through STAIR Program
- BioTech Innovation Gallery 2024 Pre-Accelerator Program
- UC Davis-associated Startup Sage Therapeutics’ Pill gets FDA Approval for Postpartum Depression
- UC Davis-associated Startup Oobli Releases World’s First Tea Sweetened with Plant-based Protein
- Davis-based InnerPlant gets USDA Approval for its Traits that Fluoresce when Plants are Under Distress
July 2023
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- 2023 UC Davis Innovation Awards Honors Innovators and their Impactful Contributions
- Venture Catalyst is Hiring! ACE Program Manager
- Local Startup, Pheronym, Gets $1M NSF Grant to Expand Manufacturing
- UC Davis-spinout Sensit Ventures Inc. Develops Breakthrough Technology for Egg Industry
- UC Davis Professor Addresses Plastic Pollution with New Bioplastic Technology
June 2023
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- UC Davis NSF I-Corps Method
- Local Startup Aims to Improve Protein Digestibility to Advance Health Outcomes
- Two UC Davis-associated Startups Take Top Prizes at Pitch Elk Grove
- DRIVE Network Incubator, AgStart, Gets $50K to Develop National Network
- UC Davis Big Bang! Announces Winners
- Sweet Teas That Get Sweetness From Protein
May 2023
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- Two UC Davis-associated Startups Among Finalists in Local Pitch Competition
- UC Davis-associated Startup, Pheronym, Featured on Prominent Gardening Podcast
- Big Bang! Finalists – 18 Teams to Vie for Prizes in Annual UC Davis Business Competition
- Incubator Labs in Yolo County Bridge Gap from Research to Sustainable Business for Local Startups
- Delix Therapeutics Initiates Phase I Trial for Novel Compound DLX-001
April 2023
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- UC Davis-associated Startup MyFloraDNA at Forefront of Plant Genetics Innovation
- UC Davis Student Startup Center PLASMA Demo Day
- 2023 UC Davis Research Expo
- Checking In With Chancellor May: A Legacy of Innovation
- UC Davis Releases 5 Strawberry Varieties Resistant to Deadly Fungal Disease
March 2023
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- UC Davis Startup Developing Novel Technology Aimed at Increasing the Consumption and Resulting Health Benefits of Dietary Fiber
- Two UC Davis-associated Startups Among Finalists for Sacramento Kings Startup Competition
- UC Announces $15M in Climate-Focused Innovation Awards
- Parking Technology Startup, Japa, Lands UC Davis Medical Center and the City of Vacaville As Customers
- UC Davis-associated Startup, Frinj Coffee, Teams Up with Panera Bread for National Press Spot
- 2022 UC Davis Innovator of the Year Award Winner Lands$4M Grant to Expand Open Education Platform
February 2023
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- 2023 UC Davis Innovation Awards Nominations Announcement
- New Smart Technology by UC Davis Professor May Help in Early Detection of Insects in Food and Ag Products
- Now Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 UC Davis STAIR™ Grant Program
- CropX Acquires Precision Irrigation Startup, Tule
- Davis-Founded Infant Nutrition Startup, Infinant Health, Names Former Cargill Director Mike Johnson New CEO
- UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition Registration Deadline is March 1, 2023!
- NorCal Entrepreneur Hub
January 2023
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- Venture Catalyst Hosts Fifth Annual Biotech Innovation Gallery (BIG) Open House and Showcase in San Francisco
- UC Davis health CoLab Launches Innovation Technology Incubator
- UC Davis-Associated Startup MyFloraDNA Makes Sacramento Inno’s Startup to Watch
- Therma Bright Invests in UC Davis-Associated Startup InStatin
- Four UC Davis College of Engineering Projects Receive CITRIS Seed Awards
December 2022
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- UC Davis Professor Louise Berben Awarded the Breakthrough Energy Explorer Grant
- Delix Therapeutics Named a Top Academic Spinout and a Top 10 Startup to Watch
- Botanical Solution Inc. (BSI) & Croda Pharma Partnership Agreement to Accelerate Production for GMP QS-21
- UC Davis-Associated Startup, California Cultured, Named Comstock’s Magazine Startup of the Month
- Congratulations to UC Davis Faculty Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
- Farm to Fungi to Food: Growing the Next Generation of Alternative Protein
November 2022
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- NuCicer Secures $7 Million in Second-Stage Seed Round
- 2022 Nordic Food Summit Hosted by UC Davis
- UC Davis and Barnstorm Announce Partnership to Tackle Health and Sustainability
- Global Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off at the Carlsen Center at Sacramento State
- UC Davis Awarded $6.2 Million Grant to Further Strawberry Breeding
- UC Davis Research Celebration and Exploration
October 2022
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- World’s First Stem Cell Treatment for Spina Bifida Delivered During Fetal Surgery
- Nobel Prize Awarded to Three Scientists for Work in Click Chemistry
- 23rd Annual Big Bang! Business Competition Kicks Off
- Beyond the Bean; The UC Davis Coffee Center Aims to Elevate Coffee Research and Teaching
- $50M Pledged to UC Davis for Sustainability Research
September 2022
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- New Startups Built From UC Davis Innovations Drive Solutions in Food, Health, and Agriculture
- ViVita Technologies Awarded $1.5M NIH Grant to Translate Biomaterials with Blueprints for Regeneration
- Eco-Minded Aggie Entrepreneur Builds a ‘Closet in the Cloud’
- JAPA Wins Startup World Cup Sacramento
- ARIZ Precision Medicine named One of the Top Five Nanotechnology Startups Impacting the Pharm Sector
- UC Davis Receives Accolades as Top 10 Public University
August 2022
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- Proof-of-Concept Grants Awarded to Advance Innovations to Commercial Opportunities
- 2023 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards Honor Contributions to Society
- UC Davis Joins an Exclusive Group Surpassing $1 Billion in Research Funding
- Studies Show Healthy Davis Together Prevented Infections, Hospitalizations and Deaths
- Startup Developing Technology to Combat Degenerative Diseases
- UC Davis Professors Receive CIRM Award
- Interdisciplinary Team Receives $5.9M Grant to Improve Rapid Diagnostics
- EPA Presents green Chemistry Challenge Award to Chemistry Professor
- Ph.D Student Develops AI Platform for Dairy Farmers
- National Academy of Inventors Inducts UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal
- Electrical Engineering Students Awarded for Innovations Focused on Maternal Health, Indoor Irrigation, and Wine Fermentation
March 2022
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- Celebrating UC Davis Women in Innovation
- The 2022 Food System Innovation Award Program
- Pioneer in Flexible Iontronic Sensing Technology Prepares to Scale the Business
- Space Research on Inspection Satellite Takes the Stage at UC Davis
- IPO Window Favors Software Companies That Use Category Innovation
- NSF I-Corps Entrepreneurship Short Course at UC Davis
- UC Davis and Pfizer Partner on Two New COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Clinical Trials
- UC Davis Nanomedicine Scientist Recognized as a Top Biomedical negineer in the U.S.
- New Research Shows Predictors for Diabetes are Different for Black and White Women
- UC Davis is First in Region to Grow Cancer-Fighting CAR T Cells
- Davis Founded Marrone Bio Acquired for $236 Million
- Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Launches VC Firm to Invest in Diverse Businesses
- Climate Change Efforts at the White House Increase Public Electric Car Chargers to 500,000
- Spatial Alchemy: Why proximity matters for innovation
February 2022
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- Ishita Shah and Matrubials Inc Aim to Turn Milk Into Medicine
- 2022 UC Davis Chancellor Innovation Awards
- Venture Capital Backed Botanical Solution Inc Expands Production and Footprint
- Venture Catalyst Launches the 2022 STAIR Grant Program Cycle
- UC Davis to Lead a Climate Resistant Wheat Breeding Project
- IIFH and Venture Catalyst Revamps the 2022 Food System Innovation Award Program
- Aggie Square: UC Davis Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Innovation District in Sacramento
- Perspectives on Investing in Agriculture Startups
- Federal Work Study Pilot Links Students to Local Startups and Small Businesses
- Knowledge Exchange: Getting Your Startup Story Straight
January 2022
Top stories
- Venture Catalyst Hosts Fourth Annual Biotech Innovation Gallery Event and Startup Showcase
- UC Davis Researchers Developing Novel Cancer Drug That Mimics Viral Mechanisms
- UC Davis Office of Research Annual Report
- Secure SBIR/STTR Funding Through NSF Virtual Workshop
- Seed Central Innovators Showcase
- UC Davis CoLab Taps AWS to Accelerate Digital Health Innovation, with an Eye Toward Health Equity
- Venture Catalyst Welcomes the New Marketing and Outreach Manager
- New Ways to Detect COVID-19
October 2021
Top stories
- New Startups Built From UC Davis Research and Innovation Emerge With Solutions in Health, Energy and Agriculture
- UC Davis-Enabled Startup Delix Therapeutics Secures $70 Million in Series A Funding
- UC Davis Sets New Record High in Research Funding: $968 Million
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Launches New Small Business Development Program Focused on Agtech and Biotech
- Upcoming Venture Catalyst Virtual Events Focused on Non-Dilutive Funding and Product Development
- UC Davis Supports New Federal Work Study Program for Startups and Small Businesses
- UC Davis Launches Neuroscience Consortium
- NCI Renews Prestigious ‘Comprehensive’ Designation for Cancer Center
- Engineers Invent Machine to Shake Up UC Davis’ COVID-19 Testing
August 2021
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- UC Davis Proof-of-Concept Grants Advance Innovations Toward Commercialization
- Venture Catalyst Welcomes New Associate Director
- Thermo Fisher Scientific and UC Davis Launch Center of Excellence in Clinical Metabolomics
- Turning Tarantula Venom Into Pain Relief
- Personalized Medicine for Cats With Heart Disease
- Susan G. Komen® Awards $600,000 Research Grant to Radiology Chair Elizabeth Morris
- Research Investments in Cannabis and Hemp Grants Awards Announced
- Clinic Transforms Cancer Treatment by Combining Diagnosis and Therapy – or Theranostics
- The Greatest Fundraising Year in UC Davis History
- UC Davis Welcomes Denise Ehlen as new Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Administration and Central Services
- Awards for Creativity and Innovation
- UC Davis Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Recruiting for Associate Director Position
July 2021
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- Innovators’ Achievements Honored With 2021 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards
- UC Davis Innovation & Technology Commercialization Launches Streamlined Startup Agreement
- Nomination Period Open for the 2021 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- Biofuels Research Grants to Faculty
- The House That Doesn’t Burn
- UC Davis Earns National Award for COVID-19 Response
- UC Davis Appoints New Deans for Engineering and Letters & Science
- A COVID Test as Easy as Breathing (New York Times)
June 2021
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- Venture Catalyst Partners with AgStart
- UC Davis Affiliated Startup Developing Ecommerce Fraud Prevention Solutions Acquired by Stripe
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange Webinar
- Validate Your Startup Idea and Technology Through Customer Discovery
- Nomination Period Open for the 2021 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- Innovation in Cancer Screening Wins Top Prize in Annual UC Davis Business Competition
- Discovery Increases Likelihood of Growing Food Despite Drought
- Measuring Brain Blood Flow and Activity With Light
- School of Medicine Launches New Interdisciplinary Center Focused on Diagnostic Innovations
- Understanding Immunity to Chlamydia Opens Possibility of Vaccine
- Regents Approve Next Steps for Aggie Square Housing, Alice Waters Institute
May 2021
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- UC Davis Affiliated Startup Aims to Improve Detection of Congenital heart Defects in Newborns
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange Webinar
- BridgeBio Pharm, Inc. and UC Davis Establish Collaboration to Transform Research into Potential Therapies for Genetically Driven Diseases
- TurtleTree Announces R&D Headquarters in Davis, California
- PsychLight Sensor to Enable Discovery of New Psychiatric Drugs
- Finding New Life for Wine-Grape Residue
- New Imaging Diagnostic Tool Lights Up Tumors During Brain Cancer Surgery
- Aggie Hacks x Google Cloud: The COVID-19 Path to Recovery
April 2021
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- Venture Catalyst Mentors Assist National NSF I-Corps Teams
- Holcombe Law Group Joins Venture Catalyst LegalNet Program
- Repurposing Used Electric Vehicle Batteries for Solar Power Storage
- A New Natural Blue for Food Coloring
- Can the Right Probiotic Work for Breast Milk-Fed Babies?
- Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 82 Percent
- Animal Model Opens Way to Test Alzheimer’s Disease Therapies
- UC Davis Health Tests Anti-Inflammatory Antiviral Compound as COVID-19 Therapy
- Aggie Square’s Community Benefits Laid Out
- UC Davis Ranked Among Best in World, Nation for Veterinary Science, Ag and UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Recognized for Highest-Ever Level of NIH Funding
March 2021
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- ‘Just Sticky Enough’ Compound Maybe Help Patients with Kidney Disease
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange Webinar
- UC Davis Releases 2 New Strawberry Varieties
- Stavros Vougioukas Receives $1.6M to Develop Innovative Fruit-Picking Machines
- First Stem Cell Clinical Trial for Spina Bifida Treatment Announced
- Alumna Names Engineering Student Design Center
- 2021 Fudd Family Foundation Big Ideas Finalists Announced!
- California Mobility Center Announces Top Mobility Sector Leaders as Members of the Board in Advance of Official Commercial Launch
February 2021
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- Venture Catalyst Announces Launch of the 2020-21 Proof-of-Concept Programs Cycle
- 2021 UC Davis Chancellor’s Innovation Awards
- Validate Your Startup Idea and Technology Through Customer Discovery
- Rockridge Venture Law® Joins as a partner in the Venture Catalyst LegalNetTM Program
- UC Davis Licenses Novel COVID-19 Lung Treatment Using Inhaled Statins to InVixa, Inc
- UC Davis Releases New Walnut Variety
- 2021 Women in Tech Initiative Athena Award Winners Announced
- UC Announces Its 2021 Startup Innovation Challenge Winners
- UC Davis Receives $3.2 Million Award to Study Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Innovative Serotonin Sensor to Improve Neurological Drug Development
- UC’s Economic Impact On California Hits New High of $82B Annually
January 2021
Top stories
- Venture Catalyst Hosts Third Annual Biotech Innovation Gallery Event and Startup Showcase
- Seed Central Innovators Showcase
- ‘Click Chemistry’ Cancer Treatment Developed by UC Davis Startup Now in Clinical Trials
- Promise for New Proteins
- Identifying Where to Reforest After Wildfire
- UC Davis Center for Neuroengineering & Medicine Aims to Improve Quality of Life for All
- U.S. Small Businesses To Get More Cash As Pandemic Loan Program Re-Opens
December 2020
Top stories
- New Compound Related to Psychedelic Ibogaine Could Treat Addiction, Depression
- State Stem Cell Agency Funds Clinical Trial for Spina Bifida treatment
- UC Davis Joins Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute
- UC Board of Regents Approves $1.1B Aggie Square Project
- 2020 CITRIS Core Seed Funding Awards Announced
- Governor Newsom Announces Immediate Assistance for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Including Temporary Tax Relief and $500 Million in Grants
November 2020
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- Venture Catalyst Welcomes New Associate Directors
- Seed Central Innovators Showcase
- New Technology Speeds Up Crop Improvement
- Sacramento City Council Adopts Intent to Establish Aggie Square
- UC Davis School of Medicine and UTHealth Get Nearly $54 Million to Study the Role of White Matter Lesions in Dementia
- Berkeley Lab’s Computational Research Division Summer Students Support Pandemic Response
October 2020
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- Innovative Startups Commercializing UC Davis Technologies
- UC Davis Sets Record With $941 Million in Research Funding
- UC Davis to Lead New Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems
- Surgical and Engineering Researcher Wins National Dialysis Innovation Award
- New Partnership Seeds Microbiome Research
- High-Throughput COVID-19 Screening Coming to Campus
September 2020
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- Innovative Startups Commercializing UC Davis Technologies
- UC Davis Sets Record With $941 Million in Research Funding
- UC Davis to Lead New Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next-Generation Food Systems
- Surgical and Engineering Researcher Wins National Dialysis Innovation Award
- New Partnership Seeds Microbiome Research
- High-Throughput COVID-19 Screening Coming to Campus
August 2020
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- Inagural UC Davis NSF I-CorpsTM Immersive Short Course Launched with Significant Demand
- COVID-19 Survey Findings Summary
- Meet MILO, a Powerful Machine Learning AI Tool From UC Davis Health
- LiquidGoldConcept Wins Big Ideas 2020 Scaling Up Contest
- Research Investments in Cannabis and Hemp Awarded
- Neuroscience Researcher Receives $1.5 Million Grant from Department of Defense to Develop New Diagnostic Tool for Hearing Loss
- UC Davis Researchers Adapt Nanotech to Catch Coronavirus
- NIH Grant to Create Humanized Mice Susceptible to COVID-19
- New Synthetic Biology Tools Unlock Complex Plant Engineering
- Can Clearing Out Tiny Shrimp Restore Lake Tahoe’s Clarity?
- UC Davis Aggie Square Will Add Billions to Sacramento Region and Aggie Square Developer Explains Why UC Davis, Why Sacramento
July 2020
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- UC Davis Names Recipients of 2020 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards
- UC Davis Startup Develops Monitor That Measures Baby’s Blood Oxygen Saturation in the Womb
- New Technique Allows 3D Printing of Flexible Materials
- UC Davis Researchers Adapt Amyloid Technology to Catch Coronavirus
- Satya Dandekar Honored with Prestigious NIH MERIT Award for HIV Research
- UC Davis Chancellor Gary May Selects Mary Croughan as Next Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
- UC Davis Ranked Among World’s Top Universities
June 2020
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- UC Davis Awards Grants to Advance Innovative Solutions with Commercial Potential
- Heffernan Insurance Brokers is the Newest Partner in the Venture Catalyst VentureNetTM Program
- Medical Innovations Win Big in 20th Annual UC Davis Business Competition
- Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Student Develop COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Tool
- New Double-Contrast Technique Picks Up Small Tumors on MRI
- Data Science Researchers Receive Over $1 Million in Grants
- UC Davis Receives $6.7M for 5-year Renewal of its NIH Mutant Mouse Resource & Research Center
- UC’s CITRIS Launches COVID-19 Response with 25 Awards for Innovative Technologies
- CTSC is a Quiet Hero of UC Davis COVID-19 Research
May 2020
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- COVID-19 Information
- UC Davis Releases 6 New Varieties of Organic Beans
- UC Davis Health Researchers are Awarded Additional $4 Million to Develop New Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer
- New Study Suggests Ways to Alleviate Social Withdrawal Symptoms in Mental Illnesses
- Computer Model Predicts How Drugs Affect Heart Rhythm
- Award Supports Cutting-Edge Biomedical Research to Benefit Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Genetic Variation Not an Obstacle to Gene Drive Strategy to Control Mosquitoes
April 2020
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- COVID-19 Information
- Sierra Biopharma is Developing Antigen-Specific Therapy Targeting Autoimmune Diseases
- Wearable Device Assists People with Loss of Bladder Function
- Changes in Surface Sugarlike Molecules Help Cancer Metastasize
- CRISPR Genome Editing Strategy Could Improve Rice, Other Crops
- $1M Grant for UC Davis-Led Online Learning Project
March 2020
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- Venture Catalyst Collaborating with Adduci Studios through VentureNet Program
- University Startup PvP Biologics Acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
- UC Davis Selects Fresa Fortaleza, LLC, for Strawberry Licensing in Mexico
- Mars Extends its Partnership with UC Davis and City of Davis for a New Research Program on Cacao
- UC Davis Claims Top World Ranking in Veterinary Science
- New Cryo-Electron Microscope Powers Biological Sciences Discovery
- UC Davis, Santa Cruz Collaborate to Speed Wound Healing With a Novel Smart Bandage
- Veterinarians Use Artificial Intelligence to Aid in the Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease
February 2020
Top stories
- Nomination Period for the Innovator of the Year Awards Open Through March 12, 2020
- Venture Catalyst Announces Launch of 2019-20 STAIR and DIAL Proof-of-Concept Grant Programs
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Growth, People, and Confidence: Building Out Top Talent and Advisors within Early-Stage Life Science Startups
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop
- Kings will Pay $10,000 to Winner of Capitalize Startup Competition
- Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night
- Carter and Tian Named as Co-Directors of the UC Davis Cannabis and Hemp Research Center
- Keck Foundation Grant Will Help Scientists See Small Proteins
- Look What’s Inside: Full-Body Movies From EXPLORER Scanner
- Aggie Square, Alice Waters Collaborate on Edible Education Institute
- Levenson Named Fellow of International Society for Optics and Photonics
January 2020
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- UC Davis-Associated Biotech Startups Showcased at Venture Catalyst BIG Event in San Francisco
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Every Idea Has a Story to Tell: How to Get Investors, Partners, and Buyers to Notice You
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop
- UC Davis Releases 5 New Wine Grape Varieties
- Startup Uses Advanced Imaging Technology and Machine Learning to Sort Seeds and Insects
- UC Davis Selects Development Partner and Accepts Second Award for Aggie Square
- Davis and Leal Elected Inventor Fellows
- Spotlight on Energy-Related Innovations from UC Davis Researchers
- $2.5M to Explore Synthetic Diamond Semiconductors at Crocker Lab
December 2019
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- Witan Law Joins as a Partner in the Venture Catalyst LegalNet Program
- UC Davis Chancellor, Sacramento Mayor Earn Leadership Award for Aggie Square
- UC Davis Agricultural Entomologist and Computer Science Students Develop an App for Strawberry Growers
- What’s in Your Food?
- Student Startup Center: Inspiring Undergraduate Innovators
- New Way to Make Dyes From Plant-Based Chemicals
- Moore Foundation Funds Nurse Leader Fellowship Program at UC Davis
November 2019
Top stories
- Venture Catalyst Launches Collaboration with Neuma LLC as a VentureNet Program Partner
- Three UC Davis-Associated Innovations Recognized at Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- EicOsis Receives $15M to Help Fund Human Clinical Trials of Non-opioid Pain Therapy
- A Breath Test for Opioids
- Aggie Square Launch Headquarters Opens
- A Psychology Professor Researches Link Between Memories and Music
- New $1.5M Institute Will Harness the Data Revolution
- $7M Grant to Study Cooperative Automated Vehicles in Rural and Multimodal Environments
- New Law Sponsored by UC Will Allow Commercialization of Discoveries in State Parks
- Young Investigator Awarded $1 Million for Prostate Cancer Research
October 2019
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- Young Basile is the Newest Partner in the Venture Catalyst VentureNet Program
- Finalists Named in 4th Annual Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Founder Traits and Culture: How to Set Your Startup’s Founding Team Up for Success
- UC Davis Invests $4 Million to Launch New Research Centers
- $4M Grant to UC Davis and Drexel Tests Online Tool for Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia
- Designing a New Class of Drugs to Treat Chronic Pain: UC Davis Researchers Receive $1.5 Million Grant From NIH’s HEAL Initiative
- Advanced Imaging Puts UC Davis at Forefront of Cancer Treatment for Animals
- Crocker Nuclear Laboratory to Produce Rare Medical Isotope
- UC Students Gain New Resources, Opportunities Through Expanded Entrepreneurship Program
September 2019
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- Venture Catalyst Partners with Davis Coworking
- Bill Tucker Appointed Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Technology Commercialization at UC Davis
- UC Davis Sustains Research Funding with $845.5 Million in Awards
- ’18-19 Fundraising 2nd Best in UC Davis History
- 4 Developers Invited to Submit Aggie Square Proposals and Aggie Square’s Sneak Preview
- $2.5M to Develop Bioenergy Feedstock Poplar Trees That Can be Grown on Low-Quality Land
- How Argentina’s Gridx Is Building Foodtech and Agtech Companies with Backing from Billionaires
- Two UC Davis Health Pathologists Named Among the Nation’s Top 100 Industry Trailblazers
August 2019
Top stories
- Significant Three-Year Impact from Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expansion Initiatives
- Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Setting Your Company Up for Success in Any Due Diligence Process
- Venture Catalyst SBIR/STTR Knowledge Exchange: Opportunity to Hear from NCI Program Director
- UC Davis Partners With DEA-Approved Company to Conduct Cannabis Research
- Faculty Spotlight: Marc Facciotti from the University of California-Davis
- Recognizing Kidney Injury Due to Burns Is Improved by Artificial Intelligence
- U.S. News Ranks UC Davis Medical Center #1 in Sacramento
July 2019
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- 14 New Startups Emerge From UC Davis Innovations
- UC Davis Undergraduate Teams Awarded Grants by VentureWell
- Robot “Tastes” its Environment Using Engineered Bacteria
- UC Davis Releases 5 New Strawberry Varieties
- EXPLORER, a UC Davis Imaging Breakthrough, Makes a Splash
- UC Davis Stands Out in World University Rankings
June 2019
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- UC Davis STAIR Grant Awards Over $400K to Advance Innovations Towards Commercialization
- UC Davis Honors Recipients of 2019 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards
- Innovation in Health Care Tops UC Davis Business Competition
- Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: From Prototypes to Products: Developing Your Medical Device with Commercialization in Mind
- Synthetic Version of CBD Treats Seizures in Rats
- Chancellor Leads Delegation in France
- Metals Influence C-Peptide Hormone Related to Insulin
- $9M Grant from NIH for New Center to Develop Safe Genome Editing Tools
- Department of Defense Grant Will Support Novel Bladder Cancer Treatment Research
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Scales up Alzheimer’s Research
- UC Davis Unveils Preliminary Design and Issues RFQ for Aggie Square
May 2019
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- RePurpose Energy Wins Big Ideas Contest
- Connecting the Future: How a UC Davis Invention Helped Build Broadband Communications
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Startup Financial Modeling – Why and How
- The Answer to the Opioid Crisis? UC Davis Researcher to Test His Non-Addictive Pain Drug
- Students Design Greenhouse for Mars
- John Boone Earns Top Honor From American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- State Awards $8.8 Million to UC Davis for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
- New Institute Eyes HOME in Deep Space
- Allen Van Deynze Receives Excellence in Research Award
- Professor Who Merges Technology and Design Receives STEM Grant
- BIG Ideas: UCD Undergrad Research Lab Launches
- UC Davis Names New Dean for School of Medicine
- Ronald Elected to National Academy of Sciences
- Oncology Startup Seeking to Close $3 Million Seed Round
- UC Davis Unveils Preliminary Design for Aggie Square
April 2019
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- Neurologic Disease Research at UC Davis Contributes to First Treatment Specifically Approved for Postpartum Depression
- Japa, Inc. Wins Capitalize Grand Prize
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Utilizing Target Product Profiles to Accelerate Medical and Biopharma Product Commercialization
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst SBIR/STTR Grant Workshop
- UC Davis Connects with Industry Leaders at World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
- Plant Bio Grad Student Katie Murphy Named UC Davis Grad Slam Champ
- Meet UC Davis’ CZI Imaging Scientist
- UC Drug Discovery Consortium Announces First Partnership
- Computer Scientists Create Programmable Self-Assembling DNA
- Mars Cocoa Hub Means More Partnerships with UCD Researchers
- UC Davis Graduate, Professional Programs Shine in New U.S. News Rankings
- Automated Shuttle Comes to UC Davis West Village
March 2019
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- Two UC Davis-Associated Startups Make It Into the Final-Four Round of the Capitalize Contest
- Three New Partners Join Venture Catalyst STAIR Grant Program
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: How to Find the Right Office/Lab Space for Your Startup
- 2019 Innovation + Entrepreneurship Conference
- UC Davis Collaborates With IBM in Aggie Square Launch Facility
- Psychedelic Microdosing in Rats Shows Beneficial Effects
- Breeding a Better Strawberry
- California Hemp Corporation Enters Sponsored Research Agreement with UC Davis Utilizing Benson Hill’s CropOS™ to Optimize Breed in Industrial Hemp
- UC Davis School of Medicine Recognized as Research University Powerhouse
- Osage University Partners Closes Oversubscribed $273 Million Third Venture Fund for University Startups
February 2019
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- Nomination Period for the Innovator of the Year Award Open Through March 11, 2019
- STAIR Grant Application Window Open Through March 5, 2019
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Defending Against Intellectual Property Theft and Economic Espionage
- Kings will Pay $10,000 to Winner of Capitalize Startup Competition
- Optical Technology Inventor Elected to National Academy of Engineering
- Explorer Team Selected by Physics World as One of the Top 10 Breakthroughs in 2018
- UC Davis Microbiome Special Research Program Awards Seed Funding to Seven Collaborative Research Projects
- Robot-Assisted Throat Cancer Surgery Gets Assist from Novel Optical Device
- Anti-Inflammatory Compound Protects Against Cancer Growth and Recurrence
- Muir Institute Leads UC Project to Find Shovel-Ready Solutions for Carbon Sequestration
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January 2019
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- Venture Catalyst Biotech Innovation Gallery (BIG) Showcase: Ten Exciting Biopharma Startups Pitch to Investors in San Francisco at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference
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- Rice Plants That Reproduce as Clones From Seed
- Three Hundred Blind Mice Uncover Genetic Causes of Eye Disease
- Almond Board Funds UC Davis Research on Cultivating Larvae as Animal Feed
December 2018
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- International Consortium Officially Launches Earth BioGenome Project in London
- Seed Central Networking Tech Showcase
- Human Images From World’s First Total-Body Scanner Unveiled
- Dogs, Cats Rescued From California Camp Fire Heal With Fish Skins
- UC Davis Takes 10 Electric Cars on Extended Test Drive
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November 2018
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- Winners Named in 3rd Annual Sacramento Region Innovation Awards: UC Davis-Affiliated Innovations Win in Five of the Eight Categories
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- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Welcomes Eva Garland Consulting as the Newest Partner in the VentureNet Program
- Biotech Program’s ‘Dr. Judy’ Wins Meyer Award
- UC Davis Selects Global Plant Genetics, Ltd. for Strawberry Licensing in Europe, Mediterranean and South America
- UC Davis Health’s Clinical Trials Directory Recognized Among Most Innovative at Global Clinical Research Summit
- Credit Rating Agencies Respond Rationally to Risk From R&D Investment, Study Finds
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $6.3 Million to Address Disparities for Latinos, Asians and Blacks
- Gene Network Lets Plant Roots Handle Nitrogen
- Downy Mildew Research to Benefit Lettuce Growers and Consumers
October 2018
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- Finalists Named in 3rd Annual Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
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- Venture Catalyst and Internship & Career Center Launch the TAP Program
- UC Davis Sets Record With $846.7 Million in Research Funding
- UC Davis Pathologist Competes for Global Cancer Advancement Award
- Higher Levels of Bifidobacteria in the Infant Gut Associated with Lower Antibiotic Resistance
- Minibrains Move a Step Closer to Helping Patients
- UC Davis Releases 10-Year Strategic Plan
September 2018
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- Transforming the Food System Through Strategic Partnerships in “Moonshots for Better Food”
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- UC Davis Received Top Rankings
- UCOP Opens Innovation and Entrepreneurship Office in Beijing, China
August 2018
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- TechAccel Announces UC Davis STAIR Grant Award for Novel Gene Editing Approach
- BASF and UC Davis Collaborating to Unlock New Potential in Human Milk Oligosaccharides
- UC Davis Researcher Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop DNA-Based Semiconductors
- NIH Renews UC Davis Health’s Clinical Research Work in Neurological Disorders
- UC Davis to Lead National Cow Genomics Effort
- Dean’s Fellowships in Entrepreneurship, Informatics and Precision Medicine Announced
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July 2018
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- UC Davis Venture Catalyst SBIR/STTR Knowledge Exchange
- Cummins Announces Acquisition of EDI – UC Davis Hybrid-Electric Drivetrain Technology Pioneering Spinoff
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June 2018
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- Sacramento Region Innovation Awards Nominations
- Sage Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of NDA Filing and Grant of Priority Review for Brexanolone IV in the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
- Evolve BioSystems Announces $40 Million Series C Financing to Expand its Flagship Infant Probiotic Product Evivo
- Calling All UC Student Innovators! – Innovation Ambassadors Program
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- Psychedelic Drugs Change Structure of Neurons
- Arabica Coffee Genome Sequenced
- UC Davis Chancellor May Appoints David A. Lubarsky as Vice Chancellor of Human Health Sciences, CEO of UC Davis Health System
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May 2018
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- Lebrilla Wins Senate Research Award
- New Technology for Measuring Brain Blood Flow with Light
- Vasopressin, a Possible Biomarker for Social Deficits in Autism
- UC Davis Becomes Only Veterinary Hospital in the World with a Volumetric PET Scanner
- UC Davis World Food Center Relaunches
- Earth BioGenome Project Aims to Sequence DNA From All Complex Life
- UC Davis Signs Agreement with Australian National Science Organization to Enhance Global Cross-Disciplinary Research
April 2018
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- Innovation Institute for Food and Health (IIFH) 2018 Innovation Summit
- Wonder Women
- Mayor Steinberg, Chancellor May, Assemblyman McCarty Unveil Aggie Square Site
- Science of the Lambs: We Can Now Grow Human Cells in Sheep
- Primo “Lucky” Lara named UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center Director
- Katia Vega Shares Award for Biomedical Tattoos
March 2018
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- Collaboration Between UC Davis Foods for Health Institute and Spin-off Company Evolve BioSystems Identifies Detrimental Generational Change in Gut Bacteria of Infants
- Ingensity IP is the Newest Partner in the Venture Catalyst VentureNet Program
- Izotropic Files for Initial Public Offering (IPO) on CSE
- UC Davis Spinoff Acquired by TDK Corporation
- TechAccel Makes Further Pledge to the UC Davis Venture Catalyst STAIR Grant Program
- TechAccel Initiates Protein Engineering Project with UC Davis to Improve Wheat Yield
- UC Davis Leads World in Veterinary Science
- UC Davis School of Medicine Ranks in Top 20% of Institutions in the Country for Research Funding From the NIH
- Efficient Technique Discovered for Isolating Embryonic Stem Cells in Cows
February 2018
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- Startup Receives FDA Clearance for Polymer to Aid Bone Regrowth
- Collaboration Between Science Exchange and UC Davis Venture Catalyst
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- 2018 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards Accepting Nominations
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Platform Translational Science
- Sacramento Kings CAPITALIZE Accepting Applications
- HaneyBiz: If You Build It, They Will Come – with Dushyant Pathak
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- SmartFarm: Creating the Farm and Farmworkers of the Future
- Earth BioGenome Project to Sequence All Life
- California Energy Alliance Code Change Proposal Accepted
- How Colleges Can ‘De-Risk’ Innovation
January 2018
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- Inventopia Incubator to Host an Open House to Showcase its Alpha Site
- UC Davis Licenses Technology for Miniaturized System That Can Detect Chemicals With High Specificity and Sensitivity
- Fresh Citrus at Risk From Devastating Disease
- Laura Marcu Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
- Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May Announce Joint Working Group to Shape Expanded University Presence in Sacramento Region
- Biotechnology Program at UC Davis Has Been Connecting Students with Industry for 20 Years
- New Grant Funds Study of Immune Cell Activity in Stem Cell Transplantation
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December 2017
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- New Program Connects University-Affiliated Startups with Research and Development Resources Available Through Campus Labs and Facilities
- AB 2664 Innovation Funds Show Early Signs of Impact at UC Davis
- Microscope That Uses Ultraviolet Instead of Visible Light Emerging as Powerful Diagnostic Tool
- Certus Critical Care wins UCSF Pediatric Device Accelerator Award
- Urban Hive Starts Buzzing in New Digs at The Cannery
- Limits to Launch
- Gene Discovery May Halt Worldwide Wheat Epidemic
- UC Davis Researchers Test Drug that May Reverse Symptoms of Autism
- $1.7 Million for Climate-Resilient Agricultural Research
- UC Davis Establishes Alliance of Excellence in Biophotonics with German Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technologies
- Genome of Wheat Ancestor Sequenced
- UC Davis Beta Lab Studies ‘Maker Movement’ in Youth
- Seed Central Tech Showcase
November 2017
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- Digital Medicines You’ll Want to Take!
- Grape Rootstocks Resistant to Nematodes Released for Commercialization in Europe
- ‘Daylight Harvesting’ Technology Licensed to PLC Multipoint
- UC Davis Sponsored Research Funding Increases to $783 Million
- Crowdsourced Game Aims to Find Solutions to Aflatoxin
- Mitigating Climate Change with Mud? UC Davis Team Chosen as Part of Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge
- Helping Water Utilities Reduce California’s Energy Use and Emissions
- Moonshot Grant Advances Immune Therapy for Dogs – and One Day for People With Cancer
- Wells Fargo Commits $500,000 Over Four Years to UC Davis Energy Efficiency Center
- Bidding opens on California Million Lamp Challenge for LED Retrofits
- Taking the World’s Best Veterinary Care to the Next Level
- UC Launches New Campaign for Alumni Entrepreneurs and Innovators
October 2017
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- Amazon Web Services Now Part of UC Davis Venture Catalyst VentureNet Program
- UC Davis to be Honored and University-Affiliated Startups to be Recognized at the 2017 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards on November 7
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: How to Grow A Startup – The Foolproof Formula for Finding Product-Market Fit
- UC Davis Maintains Top-10 Ranking in Annual College Poll
- UC Davis Receives $8 Million to Expand Access to Stem Cell Clinical Trials
- $3.3 Million Grant Funds Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
- UC Davis Biomaker Space: A Unique Model in Biotechnology Education
September 2017
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- Brave New Medicine: How an Enzyme Created with Synthetic DNA May Enable the First Treatment for Celiac Disease
- Stem Cell Treatment for Children With Spina Bifida Helps Dogs First
- High-Frequency Chip Brings Researchers Closer to Next Generation Technology
- $4.5 Million Grant Funds New Disease-Resistant Strawberries
- CDC Supports UC Researchers in Fighting Vector-Borne Diseases
- Tracking Down the Jumping Genes of Maize
- UC Davis Launches Microbiome Initiative to Leverage Expertise across Campus
- Eat Fat, Live Longer? Mouse Study Shows a Ketogenic Diet Increases Longevity, Strength
- Sautter IT Awards: ‘Putting Youth on the Map’ Wins Gold
- Elsevier, Inc. and UC Davis Partner on Data Science Initiatives
- UC Davis Betters Top-10 Ranking for ‘Public Good’
August 2017
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- Chancellor Gary S. May Takes Office
- Boot Camp for Startups: Hacker Lab Sheds Light on New Business Ideas with Startup Hustle
- Medical Imaging Technology Could Light the Way to Better Wine
- Neural Stem Cells Steered by Electric Fields in Rat Brain
- Apps for Ag Hackathon Winner Uses Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose Plant Problems
- Wilbur Curtis Co. Supports UC Davis Coffee Center
- UC Davis Launches Microbiome Initiative to Leverage Expertise Across Campus
- $3M Program to Integrate Science and Policymaking in Ocean Research
- The University of California System Honored for Environmental, Economic Leadership
July 2017
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- Nine Grants, Totaling $328,000, Awarded to Help Campus Innovators Advance Research and Technology Towards Commercialization
- UC Davis Venture Catalyst Knowledge Exchange: Insights on Financing for Early Stage Startups
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- 2017 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- Artificial Cartilage Under Tension as Strong as Natural
- Neurodegenerative Disease Mechanism and Potential Drug Identified: Offers Hope for Patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia and Related Diseases
- Mice Provide Insight Into Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Mouse Genome Studies Underscore Value of Gene-Modified Mice in Medical Research
- Sacramento Mayor Visits UC Davis Chancellor-Designate Gary May and Georgia Tech’s Technology Square
- Wine’s Newest Bouquet has Hints of Berries — and Data
June 2017
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- Pianist, Wheat Geneticist Recipients of 2017 Innovator of the Year Award
- Poet, Software Pioneer Receive UC Davis Innovation Awards
- Knowledge Exchange: Virtual Drug Discovery – Doing Good Science with Cost Efficiency
- Food, Ag and Social Enterprise Innovations Make a Big Bang!
- Hacker Lab Developing Network to Help Maker Spaces Share Resources
- 2017 Sacramento Region Innovation Awards
- California National Primate Research Center Successfully Demonstrates Gene Editing in Nonhuman Primates
- Hitting Cancer with High-Intensity Ultrasound and Immunotherapy
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- Cell Biologist Jodi Nunnari Elected to National Academy of Sciences
- 7 Challenges for Achieving Global Food Security
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May 2017
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- UC Davis DryCard Invention Wins Competition to Reduce Food Loss in Africa
- FourthWave’s Fabulous First Cohort Launches with Community Dinner & Celebration
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- Grant to Model Human Memory and Learning for Machines
- HDL Composition May Help Predict Health Risks and Design Therapeutics
- Pigeon Study Takes on Sexism in Science
- UC Davis Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Dushyant Pathak to Lead Panel on Technologies for a Sustainable Future at 2017 BIO International Convention
April 2017
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- Tiny Black Holes Enable a New Type of Photodetector for High-Speed Data
- UC Davis Startup Career Fair
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March 2017
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- Two Elected to National Academy of Engineering
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February 2017
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- UCD’s Hack Davis Returns
- Third Annual Make-A-Thon Looks Blindness in the Eye
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January 2017
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- Two UC Davis-Affiliated Startups Win in Big Bang! Poster Competition
- Takeda and PvP Biologics Announce Development Agreement around Novel Therapeutic for Celiac Disease
- Top Grade Health Care Selects UC Davis for Location of R&D Center
- New $9.7 Million Grant Funds Search for Wheat-Yield Genes
- UC Davis Receives $14 Million Federal Grant for Sustainable Transportation Research
- UC Davis MIND Institute Part of National Study on Video Game-Like Therapy for ADHD
- Simon Cherry Named to National Academy of Inventors
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Owners Give $2 Million to UC Davis Brewing Program
- UC Davis Launches Advanced Degree Program in Data Analytics
- CLSI’s FAST Life Science Accelerator Announces Statewide Expansion
- National Recognition for Plant Breeder Van Deynze
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December 2016
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- New Innovator in Food and Agriculture
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November 2016
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- First in World for Plant and Animal Sciences
- I/O Labs, Hacker Lab Among Recommended Winners for City Innovation Grants
- University Research Park Deal Improves Davis’s Business Reputation, Locals Say
- UC Davis and BASF Announce Collaboration on Development of New Microencapsulation Technology
- UC Davis Center Receives $10 Million to Continue Improving Ag Health and Safety
- New Animal Diagnostic Lab Dedicated in California’s Ag Heartland
- Genomics Breakthrough Paves Way for Climate-Tolerant Wine Grape Varieties
October 2016
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- Carbahal & Company and ESIS Partner with UC Davis Venture Catalyst
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- Alzheimer’s Disease Center Grant Renewed
- Sierra Energy Expands Investment in Community Resources for Entrepreneurs
- California Virologist Uses Lessons Learned From HIV To Develop Zika Drug
- Big Bang! Business Competition Kick-Off
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September 2016
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- Silicon Valley Bank Partners with UC Davis Venture Catalyst
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- AstRoNA and MiraculeX Joined the UC Davis Venture Catalyst DRIVETM Incubator Network
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- Peet’s Coffee Pledges $250,000 to Advance Coffee Research
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- Small Entrepreneurial Ag Firms Jump-Started by AgStart
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- Washington Monthly Puts UC Davis in Top 10 for Public Service
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August 2016
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- Sautter IT Awards for Pair of UC Davis Projects
- Apps for Ag Hackathon Winners Announced
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July 2016
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- UC Davis Research Investments in Science & Engineering (RISE) Program Report Released
- “Digital Neurotherapeutic” Being Developed by Professor at the UC Davis MIND Institute
- New Grant Further Solidifies UC Davis’ Leadership Role in Translational Biomedical Research
- The Northern California Megaregion: Innovative, Connected, and Growing Report Released
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June 2016
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- Sacramento Region Innovation Awards 2016
- Biomedical and Engineering Entrepreneurship Academy
- Biomedical innovations take top prizes in Big Bang! competition
- Economic Development Series: The University and the future of economic development in Davis
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- Davis Roots’ new director to focus on outreach, efficiency, collaboration
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May 2016
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- UC Davis teams receive prestigious CITRIS awards for innovation in human health
- UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center earns new quality certification
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April 2016
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- How Alzheimer’s caregivers use enhanced music to recover lost memories
- 3-D printing opens up new dimension for UC Davis surgeons
- Two UC Davis efforts get state regenerative-medicine grants
- Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors Inducted at United States Patent and Trademark Office
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March 2016
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- Downey Brand Partners with UC Davis Venture Catalyst
- Chemical Discovered at UC Davis May Be New Tool for Depression Therapy
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- Best Newcomer Award at the World AgTech Investor Summit
February 2016
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- Two UC Davis Venture Catalyst START™ Participants Join the IndieBio Accelerator
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January 2016
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December 2015
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November 2015
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