UCSF Technology Sings at San Francisco Opera
In a strange marriage of arts and science, The San Francisco Opera costume department teamed up with doctors from UCSF to create a mask that will allow the company's singers to safely rehearse together.
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Alliance to Advance Neuroscience Research
UCSF's Weill Neurohub Joins Forces with UC Berkeley, Genentech and Roche to Advance Neuroscience Research
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New Alliance to Fight Autoimmune Diseases
UCSF Partners With Eli Lilly to Better Understand Underlying Drivers of Autoimmunity and Accelerate the Development of Better Therapies.
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UCSF and BridgeBio to Develop New Therapies
BridgeBio is building close relationships with UCSF investigators to bring potential therapies into the clinic quickly.
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Autobahn Collaboration to Accelerate UCSF Innovation
UCSF's Strategic Alliances team launched a new collaboration with Autobahn Labs, to help move novel therapeutics more quickly to market.
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An Interview: Leadership in a  Post Pandemic Landscape
"We're not here to turn researchers into entrepreneurs – we are here to let the researcher understand what it is, and then participate however they like."
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UCSF Startup and Bio-Me to Collaborate
UCSF startup Siolta Therapeutics, founded by Professor Susan Lynch, and Bio-Me aim to develop a predictive test for infants to determine microbiome-based pediatric allergies.
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Gilead to Acquire a Nearly 50% Interest in UCSF Startup
Gilead Sciences set to acquire a 49.9% equity interest in Max Krummel's Pionyr Immunotherapeutics for $275 Million.
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FDA Approves UCSF ADHD Therapy for Kids
FDA approves technology based on UCSF neurology professor Adam Gazzaley, that is used in the form of a kids video game to help children suffering from ADHD learn to focus.
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Translational technology development and commercialization is a complex process because every project is unique. Innovation Ventures is dedicated to helping the UCSF community navigate those complexities by working up-close with our research faculty and promising students to really understand their science. We have a single purpose and that is to support the transition of UCSF innovation out of the lab and into the marketplace as more fully developed therapies, with a greater confidence of success. Whether evaluating a new discovery, securing funding, seeking external partnerships, or starting new companies, Innovation Ventures is here to facilitate protection, development, and commercialization of novel and valuable healing inventions.

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