Contact: Johannes Bhakdi, jb@quantgene.com About Quantgene: We’re a stealth genomic analytics startup in Berkley, California that leads the way in single- molecule-precision cancer and disease detection. Our data team pushes the frontier of data science in biology to provide a new level of protection based on deep genomics data, statistical learning and cutting-edge sequencing technology. Different from…

Contact: shikhar_verma@berkeley.edu Description: Residential and commercial buildings consume around 40% of the total energy generated in the US. In the recent years researches have come up with studies pointing to the inefficient HVAC systems, architecture etc. There have been developments to mitigate these inefficiencies but they are still very basic and there is a lot…

Contacts: Panna Felsen (panna@berkeley.edu), Mike Devlin (mikedevlin@berkeley.edu), Heather Lockwood (heatherlckwd@berkeley.edu) Problem: The average athlete, who is looking to improve their strength & conditioning, often relies on at least one of the following: 1) information scraped online through YouTube videos, sites like bodybuilding.com, social media, etc.; 2) personal training; or 3) an online coach. Each of these approaches has their…

Contact: Derrick Lee, dericklee@pilotcity.com Imagine an engine for innovation for small-to-medium sized cities… Okay now imagine the local high school students of these cities becoming the protagonist for civic transformation in their cities. PilotCity is creating an engine for innovation for cities by building career pathway systems for students to enter the workforce. We do this…

Contact: Derrick Lee, dericklee@pilotcity.com In the early development of smart cities, what does it take to educate a smart and connected citizen? The NIST Education SuperCluster is a consortium of educators, industry leaders, and governmental officials formulating blueprints for education innovation in smart cities under the Global City Teams Challenge, a federal smart city initiative by the National Institute of Standards…

Contact: Anand Gomes, anand@paradigm.co & Elias Humberto, ehcastroh@berkeley.edu Introduced by the team at Paradigm. About Paradigm: We are powering the $230+ Billion OTC crypto market by building a conversational interface for institutional traders. Our mission is to increase revenue and efficiency which makes traders lives easier by providing AI-driven tools such as automated trading and counter-party…

Contact: Anand Gomes, anand@paradigm.co & Elias Humberto, ehcastroh@berkeley.edu Introduced by the team at Paradigm. About Paradigm: We are powering the $230+ Billion OTC crypto market by building a conversational interface for institutional traders. Our mission is to increase revenue and efficiency which makes traders lives easier by providing AI-driven tools such as automated trading and counterparty…

Contact: James Hodson,  james@hodson.io Short Description: SDG07 aims affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy. Detailed Description: China, Europe and the United States accounted for nearly 75% of the global investment in renewable power and fuels. However, when measured per unit of gross domestic product, the Marshall Islands, Rwanda, the Solomon Islands, Guinea-Bissau and many other developing…

Contact: James Hodson,  james@hodson.io Short Description: SDG04 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Detailed Description: The value of human capital – the share of human capital in total wealth – is 62 percent.  That’s four times the value of produced capital and 15 times the value of…