IP Landscape Analysis Performed by UC Law SF Team

Applications are now closed for this cycle. The next deadline will be mid-June 2024.

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have an IP landscape free of obstacles can take many hours of a patent attorney's time. But it is crucial to your company’s ability to attract and win investment.

To provide IP landscape analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 is partnering with two leading law schools: Berkeley Law and UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings College of the Law). For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an IP landscape analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney at a blue-chip firm. Each company must interact with their assigned student team weekly to ensure progress of the project. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

This is a selective program. Applicants will learn by mid-January whether they have been selected for the program.

QB3 SBIR/STTR Workshop Fall 2023 (on Zoom)

Get Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup

This workshop (held on Zoom) will take you through all the steps necessary to successfully file a well-written SBIR/STTR grant application for the January 2024 NIH deadline and Spring 2024 NSF window. Taking the workshop, you will learn how to craft an appropriate research plan, obtain persuasive letters of support, develop an efficient budget, and anticipate reviewers’ comments. We will help you speed through the application instructions, saving you hours of time. Results from past attendees indicate that taking this course triples your chances of success. The workshop culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed.

One or more team members (up to three) from the company should be prepared to participate in every session. These will be working sessions. The course comprises eight working sessions including a pre-submission review of your Specific Aims page by our course instructors.

Apply to join the Workshop

Deadline to apply is August 30. The workshop fee is $600.

Be prepared to commit to 40 hours of work on your submission. Companies must be incorporated by the date of the first, or at the very latest, the second session.

Schedule

Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific time: 1 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A

Sept 13 Eligibility & the registration process (NIH & NSF)

Sept 20 Specific Aims page (NIH) & the NSF elevator pitch

Oct 4 Budget & justification NIH & NSF (including Phase 2). Also, intro to IP confidentiality

Oct 11 Research plan for NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Oct 25 NIH Specific Aims/NSF pitch interactive peer review with Kaspar

Nov 8 Letters, bios, & other sections NIH & NSF

Nov 15 Preparing forms for NIH & NSF

Dec 13 Preparing forms & submitting your proposal to the NIH & the NSF

Topics

• Understanding the eligibility requirements of an SBIR grant

• Preparing to apply for an SBIR (company formation, registration at all required websites, identifying the best PI)

• Assembling all the necessary parts of the application (letters of support, sub-contract quotes and letters, facilities description, research plan, etc.)

• Strategies for designing your specific aims

• Budget strategies and restrictions

• Complete and convincing budget justifications

• Documentation required to use human samples, human subjects and vertebrate animals

• What makes a competitive proposal

• Common mistakes that applicants make

• Filling in forms and submission process

• Re-submission if your grant is not funded

• Phase II SBIR applications

• Searching for program announcements and finding non-dilutive funding opportunities

Instructors

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 grant writer

Kaspar Mossman, PhD, Managing Director, QB3

WORKSHOP FEE

General Admission: $600

About the Instructor

Shauna Farr-Jones, Ph.D., has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $200 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic organizations, including NIH, DOD, NSF, DTRA, DARPA, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For 20 years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities, identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, commercialization plans, technical reports, INDs, and NDAs. She is currently an Academic Coordinator at UCSF. Previously, she was Senior Writer at BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University.

IP Landscape Analysis Performed by Berkeley Law or UC Law SF Team

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have an IP landscape free of obstacles can take many hours of a patent attorney's time. But it is crucial to your company’s ability to attract and win investment.

To provide IP landscape analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 is partnering with two leading law schools: Berkeley Law and UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings College of the Law). For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an IP landscape analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney at a blue-chip firm. Each company must interact with their assigned student team weekly to ensure progress of the project. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup. Applications are now closed for the fall session. We will soon start recruiting for UC Law SF with a November 10, 2023 deadline.

This is a selective program. Applicants will learn by mid-August whether they have been selected for the program.

Innovation Showcase at the Defeating Dementia Symposium, April 13, 2023

Innovation Showcase at the Defeating Dementia Symposium

Recent progress in developing treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias has created new momentum toward therapies for treatment and prevention. We are convening the academic and private sector expertise of the Bay Area in an invitation-only symposium at Berkeley’s new life-science incubator, Bakar Labs, on Thursday, April 13.

We invite applications from companies to present for 15 minutes (10-minute pitch and 5-minute Q&A with the audience) on the topic of aging and dementia. This is an opportunity to showcase your technology to an audience from top-tier academia, industry, and investment firms.

Eight companies will be selected to present their technologies in the symposium’s Dementia Innovation Startup Showcase. Companies at any stage are invited to apply. Early spinouts are encouraged, especially those with need for lab space.

Investors are welcome to join. Interested? Apply here for a seat at the pitch session.

All applications will be reviewed by the program committee and results will be communicated by email on or around March 17.

Presentations will be evaluated onsite by a panel of judges, who will select a winner to be announced during the networking reception concluding the symposium.

The QB3 Defeating Dementia Innovation Award

One winner will be selected to receive the QB3 Defeating Dementia Innovation Award:

• Acceptance to Bakar Labs.

• Access to the Bakar Labs Enrichment Programming.

• Complimentary access to QB3 programs including the Early-Stage Support, Startup in a Box and Executive Mentorship programs.

• $25,000 in legal credit with Wilson Sonsini, a Bakar Labs Founding Affiliate.

Recipients & Eligibility

One winner will be selected following the Innovation Showcase pitches. To be eligible for this award, your company must be interested in lab space at Bakar Labs.

QB3 SBIR/STTR Workshop Spring 2023 (on Zoom)

Get Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup

This workshop (held on Zoom) will take you through all the steps necessary to successfully file a well-written SBIR/STTR grant application for the April 2023 NIH deadline and Spring 2023 NSF window. Taking the workshop, you will learn how to craft an appropriate research plan, obtain persuasive letters of support, develop an efficient budget, and anticipate reviewers’ comments. We will help you speed through the application instructions, saving you hours of time. Results from past attendees indicate that taking this course triples your chances of success. The workshop culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed.

One or more team members (up to three) from the company should be prepared to participate in every session. These will be working sessions. The course comprises eight working sessions including a pre-submission review of your Specific Aims page by our course instructors.

Registration

Registration is closed. We will be scheduling a workshop for the fall, starting in September. Dates TBD.

Schedule

Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific time: 1 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A

Feb 8 Eligibility & the registration process (NIH & NSF)

Feb 15 Specific Aims page (NIH) & the NSF elevator pitch

Feb 22 Budget & justification NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Mar 1 Research plan for NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Mar 8 NIH Specific Aims/NSF pitch interactive peer review with Kaspar

Mar 15 Letters, bios, & other sections NIH & NSF. Also, intro to IP confidentiality

Mar 22 Preparing forms for NIH & NSF

Mar 29 Preparing forms & submitting your proposal to the NIH & the NSF

Topics

• Understanding the eligibility requirements of an SBIR grant

• Preparing to apply for an SBIR (company formation, registration at all required websites, identifying the best PI)

• Assembling all the necessary parts of the application (letters of support, sub-contract quotes and letters, facilities description, research plan, etc.)

• Strategies for designing your specific aims

• Budget strategies and restrictions

• Complete and convincing budget justifications

• Documentation required to use human samples, human subjects and vertebrate animals

• What makes a competitive proposal

• Common mistakes that applicants make

• Filling in forms and submission process

• Re-submission if your grant is not funded

• Phase II SBIR applications

• Searching for program announcements and finding non-dilutive funding opportunities

Instructors

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 grant writer

Kaspar Mossman, PhD, Managing Director, QB3

WORKSHOP FEE

General Admission: $600

About the Instructor

Shauna Farr-Jones, Ph.D., has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $200 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic organizations, including NIH, DOD, NSF, DTRA, DARPA, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For 20 years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities, identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, commercialization plans, technical reports, INDs, and NDAs. She is currently an Academic Coordinator at UCSF. Previously, she was Senior Writer at BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis (Fall 2022)

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with the UC Hastings Startup Legal Garage. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents. Applicants will learn by mid-January whether they have been selected for the program. Qualified applicants that we are unable to match with a student team may be offered a similar service by one of our partner law firms.

Download the Startup Legal Garage one-pager here.

QB3 SBIR/STTR Workshop Fall 2022 (on Zoom)

Get Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup

This workshop (held on Zoom) will take you through all the steps necessary to successfully file a well-written SBIR/STTR grant application for the January 2023 NIH deadline and Spring 2023 NSF window. Taking the workshop, you will learn how to craft an appropriate research plan, obtain persuasive letters of support, develop an efficient budget, and anticipate reviewers’ comments. We will help you speed through the application instructions, saving you hours of time. Results from past attendees indicate that taking this course triples your chances of success. The workshop culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed.

One or more team members (up to three) from the company should be prepared to participate in every session. These will be working sessions. The course comprises eight working sessions including a pre-submission review of your Specific Aims page by our course instructors.

Registration

The workshop fee is $600. Refund available if requested by September 25.

Be prepared to commit to 40 hours of work on your submission. Companies must be incorporated by the date of the first, or at the very latest, the second session.

Schedule (Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00 PM Pacific time: 1 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A)

Sept 21 Eligibility & the registration process (NIH & NSF)

Sept 28 Specific Aims page (NIH) & the NSF elevator pitch. Also, intro to IP confidentiality

Oct 5 Budget & justification NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Oct 12 Research plan for NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Oct 26 NIH Specific Aims/NSF pitch interactive peer review with Kaspar

Nov 9 Letters, bios, & other sections NIH & NSF

Nov 16 Preparing forms for NIH & NSF

Dec 14 Preparing forms & submitting your proposal to the NIH & the NSF

Topics

• Understanding the eligibility requirements of an SBIR grant

• Preparing to apply for an SBIR (company formation, registration at all required websites, identifying the best PI)

• Assembling all the necessary parts of the application (letters of support, sub-contract quotes and letters, facilities description, research plan, etc.)

• Strategies for designing your specific aims

• Budget strategies and restrictions

• Complete and convincing budget justifications

• Documentation required to use human samples, human subjects and vertebrate animals

• What makes a competitive proposal

• Common mistakes that applicants make

• Filling in forms and submission process

• Re-submission if your grant is not funded

• Phase II SBIR applications

• Searching for program announcements and finding non-dilutive funding opportunities

Instructors

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 grant writer

Kaspar Mossman, PhD, Director of Marketing & Communications, QB3

WORKSHOP FEE

General Admission: $600

About the Instructor

Shauna Farr-Jones, Ph.D., has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $200 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic organizations, including NIH, DOD, NSF, DTRA, DARPA, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For 20 years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities, identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, commercialization plans, technical reports, INDs, and NDAs. She is currently an Academic Coordinator at UCSF. Previously, she was Senior Writer at BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis (Summer 2022)

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with the UC Hastings Startup Legal Garage. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

Applications are closed for the summer cycle. We anticipate offering the same program this coming fall.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents. Applicants will learn by mid-August whether they have been selected for the program. Qualified applicants that we are unable to match with a student team may be offered a similar service by one of our partner law firms.

Download the Startup Legal Garage one-pager here.

QB3 SBIR/STTR Workshop Spring 2022 (Virtual Program)

Get Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup

This workshop will take you through all the steps necessary to successfully file a well-written SBIR/STTR grant application for the April 2022 NIH deadline and Spring 2022 NSF window. Taking the workshop, you will learn how to craft an appropriate research plan, obtain persuasive letters of support, develop an efficient budget, and anticipate reviewers’ comments. We will help you speed through the application instructions, saving you hours of time. Results from past attendees indicate that taking this course triples your chances of success. The workshop culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed.

One or more team members (up to three) from the company should be prepared to participate in every session. These will be working sessions. The course comprises eight working sessions including a pre-submission review of your Specific Aims page by our course instructors.

Registration

Refund available if requested by Sept. 25.

Be prepared to commit to 40 hours of work on your submission. Companies must be incorporated by the date of the first session, or at the very latest, the second session.

Schedule (Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 PM: 1 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A)

Sept 21 Eligibility & the registration process (NIH & NSF)

Sept 28 Specific Aims page (NIH) & the NSF elevator pitch

Oct 5 Budget & justification NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Oct 12 Research plan for NIH & NSF (including Phase 2)

Oct 26 Specific Aims/NSF pitch interactive peer review with Kaspar

Nov 9 Letters, bios, & other sections NIH & NSF

Nov 16 Preparing forms for NIH & NSF

Dec 14 Preparing forms & submitting your proposal to NIH & NSF

Topics

• Understanding the eligibility requirements of an SBIR grant

• Preparing to apply for an SBIR (company formation, registration at all required websites, identifying the best PI)

• Assembling all the necessary parts of the application (letters of support, sub-contract quotes and letters, facilities description, research plan, etc.)

• Strategies for designing your specific aims

• Budget strategies and restrictions

• Complete and convincing budget justifications

• Documentation required to use human samples, human subjects and vertebrate animals

• What makes a competitive proposal

• Common mistakes that applicants make

• Filling in forms and submission process

• Re-submission if your grant is not funded

• Phase II SBIR applications

• Searching for program announcements and finding non-dilutive funding opportunities

Instructors

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 grant writer

Kaspar Mossman, PhD, Director of Marketing & Communications, QB3

WORKSHOP FEE

General Admission: $500

About the Instructor

Shauna Farr-Jones, Ph.D., has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $200 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic organizations, including BARDA, NIH, DTRA, USDA, DARPA and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For 17 years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities, identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, marketing plans, technical reports INDs, NDAs, white papers and proposals. She is also the Project Manager of the Antibody Technology Research Center at UCSF. Previously, she was Senior Writer at BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University.

QB3 SBIR/STTR Workshop Fall 2021 (Virtual Program)

Get Non-Dilutive Funding for Your Startup

This workshop will take you through all the steps necessary to successfully file a well-written SBIR/STTR grant application for the January 2022 NIH deadline and Spring 2022 NSF window. Taking the workshop, you will learn how to craft an appropriate research plan, obtain persuasive letters of support, develop an efficient budget, and anticipate reviewers’ comments. We will help you speed through the application instructions, saving you hours of time. Results from past attendees indicate that taking this course triples your chances of success. The workshop culminates in a submission clinic that will ensure your application is correctly filed.

One or more team members (up to three) from the company should be prepared to participate in every session. These will be working sessions. The course comprises eight working sessions including a pre-submission review of your Specific Aims page by our course instructors.

Registration

Refund available through the day after the first workshop session.

Be prepared to commit to 40 hours of work on your submission. Companies must be incorporated by the date of the first session, or at the very latest, the second session.

Schedule (Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 PM: 1 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A)

October 6

October 13

October 20

November 3

November 10

November 17

December 1

December 15

Eligibility & the registration process (NIH & NSF)

Specific Aims setup (NIH) & the NSF elevator pitch

Specific Aims interactive peer review with Kaspar

Budget & justification (including Phase 2)

Research plan for NIH & NSF (including Phase 2). Also, introduction to IP confidentiality

Letters, bios, & other sections

Forms for NIH & NSF

Forms & submitting proposal

Topics

• Understanding the eligibility requirements of an SBIR grant

• Preparing to apply for an SBIR (company formation, registration at all required websites, identifying the best PI)

• Assembling all the necessary parts of the application (letters of support, sub-contract quotes and letters, facilities description, research plan, etc.)

• Strategies for designing your specific aims

• Budget strategies and restrictions

• Complete and convincing budget justifications

• Documentation required to use human samples, human subjects and vertebrate animals

• What makes a competitive proposal

• Common mistakes that applicants make

• Filling in forms and submission process

• Re-submission if your grant is not funded

• Phase II SBIR applications

• Searching for program announcements and finding non-dilutive funding opportunities

Instructors

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD, UCSF/QB3 grant writer

Kaspar Mossman, PhD, Director of Marketing & Communications, QB3

Fee Structure

General Admission: $500

QB3 Founders Pledge members (invitation only): $150

Email Kaspar Mossman with any questions.

About the Instructor

Shauna Farr-Jones, Ph.D., has a record of writing successful government grant and contract proposals on diverse life science topics, providing strategic input on both research and business plans. She has helped companies secure over $200 million in grant and contract funding from numerous government and philanthropic organizations, including BARDA, NIH, DTRA, USDA, DARPA and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. For 17 years, she has consulted for life science companies and universities, identifying funding opportunities, preparing research plans, marketing plans, technical reports INDs, NDAs, white papers and proposals. She is also the Project Manager of the Antibody Technology Research Center at UCSF. Previously, she was Senior Writer at BioCentury Publications, where she analyzed and wrote about the biotechnology industry. She was a post-doctoral fellow at UCSF and has a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Tufts University.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. Just being granted a patent does not guarantee that you will ultimately be successful. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with UC Hastings. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project.

Applications are now closed.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents.

Applicants will learn of their status by early January. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

Scale Up Your TB Diagnostic Solution

Scale Up Your TB Diagnostic Solution

Get Access to Patient Data | Stakeholders | End Users

Partner with the Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development for TB Network (R2D2) and the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis

Are you developing a technology to diagnose tuberculosis? Are you considering adapting your diagnostic technology to the world's leading cause of death from infectious disease each year? We would like to learn more about your innovative technology, especially biomarker-based tests that can be performed on easy-to-collect samples such as blood, urine, breath, saliva, and oral swabs.

If selected, you will be connected to the Rapid Research in Diagnostics Development (R2D2) for TB Network who will support you develop your diagnostic technology by providing well-characterized specimens, facilitating rigorous clinical study evaluation at no cost, and connecting you with TB experts and key stakeholders.

Applications are now closed.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with UC Hastings. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project.

Applications are closed.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents. Applicants will learn by mid-August whether they have been selected for the program.

The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with UC Hastings. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project.

The deadline to apply is midnight PT, Sunday, November 15.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents. Applicants will learn by mid-January whether they have been selected for the program.

The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

QB3/UC Hastings Freedom-to-Operate Analysis

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. Just being granted a patent does not guarantee that you will ultimately be successful. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with UC Hastings. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project.

The deadline to apply is 5 pm on Friday, July 17.

This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents.

Applicants will learn of their status by the end of August. The program itself will take approximately two months to complete and will require a time commitment of 4-8 hours from the startup.

Meet One-on-One with Bio-Rad at QB3

Bio-Rad, a leader in products for life science research and clinical diagnostics, and based in the Bay Area community of Hercules, continually seeks to increase its portfolio of innovative technologies.
 
Bio-Rad is interested in meeting startups in the QB3 ecosystem. To facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships, we are coordinating a partnering session Wednesday, December 11 at UCSF Mission Bay.
 
Space is limited. If you see an opportunity in partnering with Bio-Rad, please apply thru Wednesday, November 13.

Areas of Interest

Before you apply, please note that Bio-Rad is interested in technologies whose applications fall in the following areas:

In life science research:

• Single cell biology (genomics and proteomics)

• Protein characterization

• Digital genomics and translational research

• New generation sequencing technology

In clinical diagnostics:

• Microbiome

• Point of care technologies

• Microbiology, including antibiotic susceptibility

• New biomarkers

• Food safety

• Wearables, mHealth

Download the full scope document

QB3/UC Hastings FTO Application Spring 2020

Patenting your invention is just one step in being able to commercialize a technology. Just being granted a patent does not guarantee that you will ultimately be successful. You need to make sure that you are not infringing on existing patents that could limit your ability to apply your technology. Ensuring that you have "Freedom to Operate" (FTO) can take many hours of a patent attorney's time.

To provide FTO analysis to selected startups at no charge, QB3 has partnered with UC Hastings. For companies accepted to the program, a team of law students with technical backgrounds will perform an FTO analysis under the supervision of an experienced attorney. The company has to interact with the students weekly to ensure progress of the project. This is a selective program. Approximately four applications will be chosen based on a match with the law students' technical background and interests. Strong preference will be given to incorporated companies with issued patents.

Applicants will learn of their status by the end of December.

To apply via our platform on SurveyMonkey Apply, click the button below. If you have not previously used SurveyMonkey Apply, there is a quick registration stage before you can fill out the form.

The deadline to apply is 5 PM on Friday, December 6.

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Also of interest: The Startup Legal Garage at UC Hastings Law School has a Corporate Services Program that provides assistance with equity distribution, terms of service, vendor, customer, and employment contracts, basic funding work, and more. Startups in the corporate program pay no legal fees or equity. Our attorney partners oversee the student teams to make sure the work is done right, and our startups can spend their funding building their product instead of on legal bills. Eligibility: <$1M in funding. To avoid conflicts of interest, it is highly desirable that your company not already have a current active relationship with an attorney.
Apply thru Sunday, december 15

The Sixth Annual UCSF Rosenman Symposium

Join us Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at UCSF Mission Bay for the Rosenman Symposium, the premier conference for the San Francisco Bay Area's health technology community. Join us to learn from leaders in the health technology industry, meet dynamic startups, and connect with hundreds of players in the Bay Area ecosystem. The event runs 1:30 to 5:30 PM with a reception to follow.

For full information and registration, visit the symposium webpage on the UCSF Rosenman Institute website.

Agenda

Lightning pitches by the 2019 Rosenman Innovators startup cohort featured throughout.

1:30 PM Christine Winoto, Rosenman Institute: Welcome & Introduction

1:40 PM Marie Johnson, AUM Cardiovascular: "Commercializing an Acoustic Device to Detect Coronary Artery Blockage"

2:05 PM Fireside Chat: “A New Approach to Early-Stage Medtech Innovation and Investment: NXT Biomedical”
Andrew ElBardissi, Deerfield Management
Stanton Rowe, NXT Biomedical

-- Break --

3:20 PM John Groetelaars, Hill-Rom: “Advancing Connected Care”

3:45 PM Tippi Mackenzie, UCSF: "Fetal Stem Cell Transplantation"

-- Break --

4:35 PM Panel: “Advances in the Diabetes Space”
Casper de Clercq, Norwest Venture Partners (Moderator)
David Conn, Glooko
Sean Duffy, Omada Health
Harith Rajagopalan, Fractyl
Ruchita Sinha, Sanofi Ventures

-- Reception --

Meet one-on-one with Bio-Rad at QB3

Bio-Rad, a leader in products for life science research and clinical diagnostics, and based in the Bay Area community of Hercules, continually seeks to increase its portfolio of innovative technologies.
 
Bio-Rad is interested in meeting startups in the QB3 ecosystem. To facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships, we are coordinating a partnering session Thursday, May 30 at UCSF Mission Bay.
 
Space is limited. If you see an opportunity in partnering with Bio-Rad, please apply thru May 9.

Areas of Interest

Before you apply, please note that Bio-Rad is interested in technologies whose applications fall in the following areas:

In life science research:

• Single cell biology (genomics and proteomics)

• Protein characterization

• Digital genomics and translational research

• New generation sequencing technology

In clinical diagnostics:

• Microbiome

• Point of care technologies

• Microbiology, including antibiotic susceptibility

• New biomarkers

• Food safety

• Wearables, mHealth

Download the full scope document

NSF I-Corps program at UCSF Mission Bay

Have a product idea, but unsure about whether there’s a market for it?

The NSF I-Corps short course program may be just right for you. Based on the Lean LaunchPad Method, which uses the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery, you’ll be able to significantly de-risk your venture, we promise.

Teams that complete the program and receive instructor endorsement are eligible for the national program that includes grant awards up to $50,000.

Where & When

UCSF Mission Bay
6:00-9:00 PM on Monday 4/29, Wednesday 5/1, and Monday 5/6

There is no charge for the course.