Category: QB3 News
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Leveraging UC resources to launch a biotech company
On a rainy Thursday afternoon we welcomed QB3 Central and about 40 people to an interesting panel about UC resources for budding students and faculty entrepreneurs in the UC ecosystem. We got insights from Prof. Ed Green (Director of QB3 at Santa Cruz, and serial entrepreneur) who moderated a panel including Cameron Pye (CEO &…
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QB3 biotech internships immerse Baskin Engineering undergrads in AgTech and health-tech startups
Now in its second year, the QB3 Biotech Undergraduate Summer Internship program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, connects students with hands-on experience in the biotechnology field. Read the whole story about two Baskin Engineering interns’ experiences here. Alice Gerchanovsky (B.S., Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics, ‘27)
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2025 biotech undergrad summer internship program closing ceremony
The 2025 Biotech Undergrad Summer Internship Program closing ceremony occurred. It was great to see all the interns and their hosts and feel their energy. It was enlightening to hear about the interns’ experiences in 3 minute lightning talks. The 10 weeks of experiential learning has been a great growth experience for our undergrads. Thank…
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UC Santa Cruz innovators recognized for impact at 2024 Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards
Two UC Santa Cruz faculty members, Richard (Ed) Green and Chris Benner, have been selected as awardees for the eighth annual Santa Cruz Works Titans Awards, which recognize outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the local tech and entrepreneurial community. Santa Cruz Works, a non-profit organization focused on connecting industry professionals and expanding local…
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New QB3 Biotech Undergraduate Summer Internships program connects students with hands-on work experience
The program connects students with paid internships at local biotech companies and UCSC labs.
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Researchers to investigate genetic roots of autism, look for new treatments
A $12.3 million award will support research out of UC Santa Cruz, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley
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Campus leaders showcase innovation, entrepreneurship efforts to special Regents committee
The Hub is also working to build a supportive innovation ecosystem. What has become known as the Innovation Champions Network provides those on campus involved in entrepreneurship efforts with a forum for information sharing, strategic planning, and special initiatives coordination. The network includes members from several long-standing campus organizations including the Center for Innovation &…
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Ed Green named QB3-Santa Cruz Scientific Director
Richard (Ed) Green, professor of biomolecular engineering, has been selected to serve as the next director of the California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at UC Santa Cruz. QB3 is the University of California’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in life science, working with UC researchers and other scientists to launch startup companies and partner…
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New program advises UCSC Ph.D. students on their path to entrepreneurship and venture capital
The Innovation & Business Engagement Hub, in collaboration with the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3) at UCSC, launched a new fellowship program in 2022 organized through Nucleate, a free and collaborative student-run organization founded at Harvard University with a focus on identifying future “bioentrepreneurs.”
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UC Santa Cruz joins the University of California Drug Discovery Consortium
Scott Lokey, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is the UCSC campus lead for University of California Drug Discovery Consortium and a member of the executive committee. UC Santa Cruz has joined the University of California Drug Discovery Consortium (UC DDC), a cross-campus initiative aimed at building a drug discovery community that actively promotes research translation…
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Confronting COVID
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Santa Cruz faculty are deploying their resources and expertise to help humanity find its way out of the grip of the deadly infection.
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$2 million grant revamps Chemical Screening Center
The UCSC Chemical Screening Center’s Faculty Director Scott Lokey and Director of Operations Beverley Rabbitts review results of screening assays. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta)