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A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Contents Economic development Companies to watch...... 4 Innovation from the bright side of the Bay...... 5

2018 Legacy Award Winner and artificial intelligence East Bay Regional Park District...... 6

Catalyst Award...... 7 y all indications, Artificial Intel- Winner: Contra Costa Transportation ligence (AI) is everywhere – an ‘In about 30 years, Authority/GoMentum Station, Walnut era-defining technology. Last artificial intelligence Creek/Concord January, AI was the innovation Finalist: PetersenDean Roofing & Solar, Bsweeping not only the big Consumer will have an IQ of 10,000’ Fremont Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but also Masayoshi Son, CEO, SoftBank Advanced Manufacturing...... 8 the National Retail Federation’s annual Winner: Therm-x, Hayward trade show in New York. AI can be found Finalist: Bishop-Wisecarver, Pittsburg right now in a wide range of household a set of ethical boundaries to control the appliances in local stores. outcomes of technology development, Pushing the limits of manufacturing with AI is software that enables machines they do have an important role to play in additive technologies: ...... 9 to recognize digital patterns, make infer- supporting and managing the change. Keith Carson ences and learn by trial and error. As data The leading edge of our economy is Clean Tech...... 10 Chair, East Bay Economic inputs and computing power grow, the based on continuous innovation. To Winner: Smart Wires Inc., Union City Development Alliance; analysis, speed of decision making, and be successful, such an economy needs Finalist: GRID Alternatives, Oakland Supervisor, Alameda ability to handle complex problems be- something to integrate the system. Gov- Berkeley Lab: Public-private County, District 5 comes more powerful. Autonomous ve- ernment, education, unions, commu- partnerships lay the foundation for hicles and music streaming services use nity organizations, and other partners innovation...... 11 AI to teach themselves how to drive and all need to be working in harmony for what type of music to play for listeners. business to keep up with global com- Education...... 12 But the greater the power to benefit, petition. This is becoming economic Winner: PilotCity, San Leandro the greater the potential for harm. De- development’s job and it must be done Finalist: Tech Exchange, Oakland mocracy may become hard to main- well to successfully compete with oth- tain if instead of a common source of er regional economies, including those Creating a diverse STEM workforce...... 13 information, newsfeeds only tell each that are centrally planned. Engineering & Design...... 14 individual what they want to hear. The But economic development also Winner: Velodyne LiDAR, Alameda Internet of Things exposes us to cyber- means supporting the communities Finalist: Key Source International, attacks through our household appli- that support the businesses and their Oakland ances. Reportedly, China is using AI to workers. Powerful technologies such as monitor everything its citizens do on gene editing and AI can raise questions Food...... 16 the Internet and using facial recogni- about core values. When robots make Winner: Impossible Foods, Oakland tion software to monitor where people industries such as manufacturing and Finalist: Hodo, Oakland go, what they buy and whom they meet. logistics less labor intensive, our com- Judges & Facilitators...... 17 This surveillance is then aggregated into munities are weakened unless we find a “citizen score” that determines such solutions for displaced workers. Com- Information/Communication things as what class train ticket can be munities will fail if those with generous Technology...... 18 bought, the necessity of making a large tech salaries make housing too expen- Winner: Chirp Microsystems, Berkeley deposit and where one is allowed to sive for those providing services. Tech- Finalist: Beyond Lucid Technologies, shop. The scores of those in one’s social nology is forcing us to choose either Concord network also affect a person’s own score, convenience and security, or privacy so associating with those with lower “cit- and personal freedom. Building youth leaders through izen scores” endangers privileges. A dif- This is why the East Bay Economic community service...... 19 ferent concern of some Silicon Valley lu- Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) Life Sciences...... 20 minaries is the “singularity,” the point at has been structured as an organization Winner: RefleXion Medical, Hayward which machines become smarter than of cross-sector, stakeholder leaders. Finalist: POC Medical Systems, Inc., humans and make decisions that hu- To avoid a future we don’t want and to Livermore mans can’t understand or control. AI is create the future we desire will require already surpassing humans in complex more investment from everyone. It will List of Nominees...... 21 games such as chess and Go. require the creation of a common vision While economic development orga- and motivation. I hope you will join us Profiles by Aaron Welch and Richard Berman nizations do not have ready answers nor in achieving that. Publication design by Carol Collier Cover design by Jackie Keliiaa

About the East Bay Economic Development Alliance For more information, contact: The East Bay Economic Development Executive Director Government Affairs & Economic Development Analyst Alliance (East Bay EDA) is a public/private Darien Louie Communications Director Celina Chan partnership serving Alameda and Contra (510) 272-3874/(510) 418-8605 Adrienne Ursino (510) 208-3996 [email protected] (510) 272-3885/(510) 679-8556 [email protected] Costa Counties. We are the regional voice [email protected] and networking resource for strengthening Technology & Trade Director Economic Development Analyst Robert Sakai Senior Economic Development Michael Northam the economy, building the workforce, and (510) 272-3881 Analyst (510) 272-3889 enhancing the quality of life in the East Bay. [email protected] Jackie Keliiaa [email protected] (510) 272-6843 General Information: We welcome your engagement! [email protected] [email protected] www.EastBayEDA.org (510) 272-6746 4 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES Companies to watch THE EAST BAY IS HOME TO MANY QUALITY CONTENDERS FOR INNOVATION AWARDS

BY ROBERT SAKAI, $2 trillion fashion industry, and the 60% of our clothing that contains Technology & Trade Director, East Bay Economic Development Alliance polyester. It could be used to replace plastic in children’s toys, electronic casings, water bottles and food packaging. In addition, Mango’s process he East Bay’s creative energy is diverse and it’s been around for uses waste methane that is produced by the breakdown of organic quite a while. The world’s first cyclotron was invented here by material in landfills, and the plastic costs no more than petroleum-based T Ernest Lawrence at the University of California, Berkeley. The plastic. Today, Mango is working on a specific plastic formulation to solve Sierra Club was cofounded by three Berkeley professors. The cooking the environmental problem created by the waste of 250 billion plastic philosophy known as “California cuisine” was born here. Some historians container caps that are produced annually. say the East Bay’s Cetus Corporation, established in Berkeley and oper- Pleasanton’s 10x Genomics has created a powerful system of tools, ated in Emeryville in 1971, was the world’s first biotechnology company. including reagents, instrumentation, and software, for studying the dy- Tesla cars and award-winning Pixar motion pictures are produced here. namics of gene expression more efficiently and in more detail than with More recently, CRISPR, a gene editing technology characterized as hav- previous tools. Using 10x Genomics’ tools, researchers can now quickly ing a transformative power equivalent to the discovery of the transistor, analyze thousands of cells individually to measure how RNA, ribonucleic was co-discovered here. The list goes on and on. acid present in all living cells, affects the expression of an organism’s So it’s no surprise that each year the East Bay Innovation Awards com- genes in different tissues, under different conditions, and at different petition makes it very difficult for the judges to select only one finalist and points in time. 10x Genomics’ tools quickly eliminate millions of pipette one awardee for each competitive category. In truth, there are no losers. steps that would otherwise be necessary to categorize cells, identify rare This year is no different, and it is a testimony to the quality of the competi- cell types and isolate significant genes. This information can then be tion that the two companies below were not selected to be finalists. used to better understand an organism’s biology, the functions of previ- Mango Materials in Albany is a small startup that has developed a ously unannotated genes and the progress of human disease. way to use bacteria to produce poly-hydroxyalkanoate, PHA, a natu- Although neither of these two companies made it to the finals of rally occurring biopolymer. Mango’s PHA powder can be used to make this year’s competition, they, and so many others like them, should be biodegradable plastic that is environmentally superior to the widely used strong contenders next year. And who knows what creative minds, petroleum-based plastic that has created miles of ocean waste and fatal technology and ingenuity will bring about for the 2019 East Bay Inno- hazards for wildlife. Mango’s polyester provides a green solution for the vation Awards?

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UC Berkeley. Innovation from the The East Bay cultivates a wealth of new talent bright side of the Bay through its colleges and THE EAST BAY SHINES WITH WORLD-CLASS TALENT, universities. OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE

BY AARON WELCH © 2015 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Writer, VerbFactory

o matter where in the world you go, mentioning that you live in the Bay Area is guaranteed to get a positive response – even in Los NAngeles. Technology buffs will automatically mention Silicon Valley. People who follow the world of venture capital will most likely refer- ence Sand Hill Road. And The East Bay keeps of course, just about ev- eryone loves San Francis- making headlines, co, one of the world’s most from award-winning iconic and vibrant cities. LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY But what about everything beer to biomedical on the other side of the Bay Bridge? Well, that’s still breakthroughs. a pretty well-kept secret. But not for much longer. Everywhere you look, something from the East Bay is making headlines, from award-winning beer to biomedical break- throughs to new laser technologies. Even the sports car that’s currently headed to Mars (accompanied by a David Bowie soundtrack) was built in Fremont. So what exactly is go- Research in the Molecular Foundry lab, above, and open house, below, at Lawrence ing on in the bright side of the Bay, and why Berkeley National Laboratory. is it one of the world’s great ecosystems for innovation? For starters, unlike just about every lo- cal sub-region (including San Francisco, the Peninsula, and Silicon Valley), the East Bay isn’t hemmed in by natural boundaries. That creates massive opportunities for businesses and academic institutions, but it also elim- inates the need for maximum density. So

while there is groundbreaking work going on KALTSCHMIDT - ROY NAT’L LAB BERKELEY LAWRENCE in Berkeley, Alameda, Oakland, Livermore, Concord, Fremont and other towns and cities, it’s spread out over hundreds and hundreds of square miles. That’s good for commute times and rents, but it also makes it more difficult to point to a single spot on the map as “ground zero” for where the magic happens.

Keep on looking to the east So what makes the East Bay so dynamic that it boasts the world’s only reserved parking spaces for Nobel Prize winners? It all starts with one of California’s best post-second- ary education ecosystems that churns out amazing graduates every single year. The only top-caliber scientists to the area, but they Bay tends to be far more supportive and in- way to sustain excellence is with new talent, also play a critical role in the local start-up clusive than other local areas with coordinat- and thanks to a network of community col- community. And Berkeley’s Cyclotron Road ed efforts to develop local talent and industry leges and four-year universities (including has become a global “go-to” destination in clusters, while at the same time the techni- UC Berkeley, Mills College and Cal State Uni- recent years thanks to the concentration of cal and business expertise of its residents is versity East Bay), that pipeline doesn’t look world-class researchers and engineers. second to none. Mix in more affordable real like it will run out anytime soon. But the number one factor that makes the estate, amazing diversity and a pleasant cli- Just as important are three National Lab- East Bay unique is the people. Just as the Bay mate with plenty of open space, and it’s hard oratories that draw talent from around the Area is known for microclimates that can vary to beat the East Bay as a global leader in inno- world and also serve as centers of innovation block by block, there are distinct personality vation. The East Bay in many ways is indeed for the East Bay. Not only do the labs attract traits that make each region special. The East the “bright” side of the Bay. 6 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES

East Bay Regional Park District: A legacy of innovation

BY CAROL JOHNSON, n Provides a range of benefits to residents, businesses, and visitors that total Assistant General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District about $500 million annually. This includes the values of recreation, health- care, property values, and other ecosystem services. ost people don’t think of a governmental agency as an innovator. n Generates nearly $200 million in regional economic activity every year But there’s at least one in the East Bay that should be top of mind that would not happen without the District. for its creative, forward-thinking resolutions: East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD). In addition to these benefits, the Park District is a good investment. Based MAs the largest regional park agency in the United States, EBRPD leaders on the District’s annual budget of $147 million, every $1 yields a return of $4. have been innovating since its founding in 1934 in the depths of the Great This means that all Alameda and Contra Costa County taxpayers, regardless Depression. In fact, it was during this tumultuous economic period that vi- of background, are getting good value for investments in the Park District. sionary civic leaders in Oakland and Berkeley initiated a campaign to tax themselves to create this public park Healthy Parks = Healthy People. incubator. EAST BAY The importance of spending time in nature to recreate, Today, EBRPD consists of 73 parks and over 121,000 INNOVATION relax and reduce stress is still as relevant today as it was acres across Alameda and Contra Costa counties, to the District’s founders eight decades ago. Today’s off- hosting 25 million visits annually – roughly the same AWARDS the-charts stress demands such outlets for balanced liv- amount of visitation that Disneyland gets annually! In- ing. EBRPD partners with over a dozen hospitals, clin- novation was part of the Park District’s founding, and it ics and universities, including UCSF Benioff Children’s continues to be a driving force for how the Park District Hospital Oakland, where they medically prescribe time operates for today’s visitors and in nature for people dealing with physical and men- for future generations. tal health issues. And if people can’t get out to a park, EBRPD has two mobile visitor centers to bring the parks Planning from a regional to the people. Large photographs of East Bay hills grace approach the halls at Children’s Hospital and clinics in Antioch The Park District looks holis- and Pittsburg providing calming images for both staff tically at the East Bay to ensure LEGACY and patients. there are opportunities for res- AWARD Inspired by their award-winning Parks Rx collabora- idents to get outside within ten tion with the medical industry, EBRPD and the Golden Carol Johnson, minutes regardless of where they WINNER Gate National Recreation Area have created a Bay Area Assistant General live or work. Before “regionalism” Healthy Parks Healthy People initiative, signing on all was ever considered, EBRPD was nine county park systems to establish health related ac- Manager, East carefully evaluating alignments East Bay tivities in parks and nature settings. Bay Regional Park to allow for acquisition of new Regional Park District parklands and trails that effec- Our climate future. tively stitch together communi- District And yes, climate change is occurring and neighbor- ty connections through publicly accessible corridors. hoods along Bay Area shorelines are at risk of flooding. The municipal fabric of today’s East Bay is largely built EBRPD is playing an important role in preparing for this around the open spaces, meaning that vehicles are not necessary to com- future by initiating climate resiliency projects in its shoreline parklands to mute from one end of the county to the other. Green transportation cor- buffer these endangered neighborhoods. Some of EBRPD’s projects include: ridors, also known as regional trails, already connect commuters to other mass transit like BART and bus lines. The Iron Horse Trail alone carries hun- n A Renewable Energy System installed at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park generat- dreds of thousands of users annually, traversing both Alameda and Contra ing enough power to offset nearly all of the Park District’s electricity use. Costa Counties and connecting nine communities and four BART stations. n Development of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan including chang- Employers in the East Bay also benefit from the Park District’s recreation- ing over much of the District’s fleet to electric or energy efficient vehicles. al amenities when green transportation options improve the quality of life of n Careful forest management thinning of trees to reduce fires while maintain- their employees. For example, Bishop Ranch Business Park in San Ramon con- ing high carbon sequestration. nects directly to the regional trails and it markets this amenity to its tenants. n Increased efforts to prevent beach erosion and protect infrastructure from imminent sea level rise. The natural environment stimulates the economy. Thanks to a scientific, longitudinal analysis by Bay Area economists, the The East Bay Regional Park District has been an innovative force of economic value of the Park District is now better understood. A 2017 study, nature in the East Bay since 1934, and will continue to be so for future gen- and the associated report entitled “Quantifying the Quality of Life,” is a erations. Thanks to the continued support from taxpayers who value the groundbreaking assessment that concludes that the Park District is an in- enhanced quality of life provided by EBRPD, public support has never been tegral part of many aspects of life in the East Bay. More specifically, EBRPD: higher for parks, open spaces and trails. EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS CATALYST 7

“CCTA wants to encourage sustainable economic development with high-tech, forward-looking jobs right here in our backyard. ” Randy Iwasaki, Executive Director, CCTA Autonomous vehicles put to the test WINNER he last thing most people are looking for on their commutes is a rough road. But that’s just what

Contra Costa autonomous vehicle manufacturers and technol- GOMENTUM STATION Transportation ogists need to prove their products are ready for Tpublic streets. For many businesses, the search for the right Authority/ testing facility takes them to the East Bay’s very own GoMen- GoMentum Station tum Station. ccta.net Located in Concord, CA, GoMentum is the country’s gomentumstation.com largest secure testing facility for autonomous and connect- The GoMentum Station test site includes a variety of ed vehicles. The station is managed by the Contra Costa standard and non-standard road conditions. Innovation: Autonomous Transportation Authority (CCTA), the local transportation vehicles testing ground and planning agency. It is built on an innovative public-private manufacturers and technology companies to test their public-private partnerships partnership model which gives businesses the resources inventions on, including parking lots, hills, railroad cross- Location: Walnut Creek/ they need to innovate while the public benefits from access ings, roads arranged in grid patterns, tunnels and more. Concord to new technologies as they’re being developed. At a broader level, the station is part of a multi-agency ef- Executive Director: “Despite everyone’s best efforts, the driving environment fort to make Contra Costa County a center for autonomous Randy Iwasaki can be pretty chaotic at times,” says CCTA executive director vehicle development. “We have the competitive advantage Employees: 20 (CCTA) Randy Iwasaki. “Companies need to make sure their auton- of having a lot more space here in the inland East Bay, but Operating budget: omous vehicles can handle the pressure of real-life driving for that same reason a lot of our residents have to commute $127.5 million conditions before putting these machines on the road with long distances to their jobs,” Iwasaki says. “CCTA wants to Regional significance: Making people.” encourage sustainable economic development with high- Contra Costa County a center for The site itself sits on 5,000 acres of a former naval weap- tech, forward-looking jobs right here in our backyard. It’s autonomus vehicle innovation ons development center – 2,100 acres of which is licensed projects like GoMentum that will secure our economic fu- for testing. The space includes a variety of standard and ture and ultimately increase the quality of life for citizens in East Bay favorite: Our beautiful non-standard road conditions for autonomous vehicle our county and neighboring areas.” weather Sunny future for Fremont roofing company FINALIST t’s almost impossible to drive around the Bay Area and not see solar panels PetersenDean was started PetersenDean on homes and offices. That’s hardly a by two high school friends Roofing & Solar surprise. After all, Northern Califor- Inia has long been a leader in the green who grew their business into petersendean.com revolution, and our amazing weather Innovation: Integrated makes it ideal to collect energy from the the country’s largest roofing sales-to-installation solar sun. Not surprisingly, a local company subcontractor, then became a energy is playing a key role in making solar Location: Fremont power affordable and available in the major provider of solar panels. Western United States. Jim Petersen, Co-founder, VP of Consumer Sales: PetersenDean Roofing & Solar Tim Ramage Fremont-based PetersenDean was started by two high school friends, Jim Employees: 2800 (500 at Petersen and Joe Dean, who grew their tion was a natural one. “We saw an op- even as other solar providers have run HQ & East Bay offices) business into the country’s largest roof- portunity to manage the entire process into trouble. Regional significance: ing subcontractor. In fact, more than a from sales to installation rather than One of the basic rules of business is Making solar power quarter of all new construction roofs working as a subcontractor. We’re ba- that “location is everything,” and for affordable and available for in Northern California were installed sically a five-year-old startup inside a PetersenDean, Fremont is the perfect the western US by the company last year. So when the very stable and successful 34-year-old headquarters. “We really have every- East Bay favorite: Big-city solar boom began, PetersenDean was company, so it really is the best of both thing we need right here, from great advantages with a small- perfectly positioned to work with build- worlds.” technology in Silicon Valley to a culture town atmosphere ers to install panels, and within a few For PetersenDean, expertise in fi- of innovation to amazing talent,” said years the company was selling directly nancing is just as important as its deep Ramage. “Our customers and prospects to consumers under its own name. knowledge of designing and installing have a lot of questions, and our world- Tim Ramage, the company’s VP of systems. The company offers six differ- class team right here in the Bay Area Consumer Sales, says that the transi- ent options that have helped it thrive can answer all of them.” EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS 8 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING

“Being in the East Bay means we have access to smart, hard-working people.” Phil Quinton, VP of Business Development, Therm-x Perfecting the art of temperature control

f you’ve ever burnt a batch of cookies in the oven, then you WINNER know how important precise temperature control can be. Therm-x The trouble is, most ovens cycle within a temperature range of 25 degrees or more, frustrating many would-be bakers. But therm-x.com Iwhile maintaining proper temperature control for food prepara- Innovation: Custom tion is difficult, it’s nothing compared to the precise temperature temperature control ranges required for semiconductor manufacturing. solutions for advanced A famously complex and involved process, manufacturing Therm-x makes custom temperature control solutions for manufacturing semiconductors can only occur under extremely controlled con- high-tech clients. Location: Hayward ditions. And as semiconductor manufacturing has become more VP of Business advanced, temperature variation has become more of a critical semiconductor manufacturing, Therm-x designs, engineers and Development: factor. customizes temperature solutions for alternative energy, aero- Phil Quinton That’s why major chip makers and semiconductor equipment space, automotive and food applications, among other industries providers like Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Intel turn to in which temperature plays an essential role in production. Employees: 290 Therm-x, the Hayward-based temperature control specialists, for One of the organization’s strategic advantages has been their Regional significance: their custom temperature control solutions. Initially founded in location in the East Bay and their involvement in the communi- Enabling 1985 as a wholesale distributor, Therm-x transitioned to research ty, Quinton notes. “Being in the East Bay means we have access to manufacturers and design in the mid-1990s to get in on the semiconductor man- smart, hard-working people, which is essential when you’re devel- to break through ufacturing powering the era’s tech boom, says Phil Quinton, VP of oping new technologies,” he says. “We’ve had a great deal of suc- temperature-related business development. cess hiring individuals from local universities.” limitations “We attack heat-related problems,” Quinton says. “Tempera- More than a dozen Therm-x employees hail from California East Bay favorite: ture control is often one of the limiting factors in semiconductor State University, East Bay, where the company also offers hands-on, Berkeley’s Greek manufacturing. Our custom solutions help manufacturers break project-based internships to college seniors. “We find that the stu- Theater and Livermore through those limits and build smaller, faster and better chips.” dents not only have the technical knowledge, but also the kind of wine country In addition to supplying technologies that enable advanced energy and enthusiasm required for the work.” Helping the world move more smoothly FINALIST ncorporated in 1950 as a custom parts “Our products are key to and machine builder, Bishop-Wise- Bishop- carver (BW) has gone through multi- automating many of today’s Wisecarver ple incarnations in the past nearly-70 Iyears. Present throughout the long-run- machines and robots” bwc.com ning and evolving business, however, has Pamela Kan, Owner and President, Innovation: Low- been a consistent theme of movement. Bishop-Wisecarver friction, “self-wiping” In the early years, that meant supply- linear and rotary ing product and accessories to the baking actuators and trucking industries. Today, that means Location: Pittsburg working with manufacturers to design, en- ment, food-processing equipment, and 2011, acquiring certification from the gineer and build reliable motion solutions even landmine detection, among other largest third-party certifier of businesses President: Pamela Kan for a wide range of customers from Fortune applications. owned, controlled and operated by wom- Employees: 59 500 businesses to government and medical The complexity and the importance of en in the United States. BW is proudly Regional organizations. these applications means that not all ac- headquartered in Pittsburg, CA. Building significance: Enabling “Everything needs to move somehow,” tuators are up to the task. The key to BW’s on a long history of involvement in the movement for MRIs, says Pamela Kan, second-generation own- success has been the company’s innova- East Bay, the company works with local satellites, lab equipment, er and president of BW. “Our products are tive design, which is inherently low-friction high schools and colleges to introduce food-processing key to automating many of today’s ma- and “self-wiping,” as Kan puts it, allowing young people to what manufacturing is equipment and more chines and robots that are so essential to its actuators to perform well for years in all about. BW’s participation in “National around the world modern life.” challenging environments, including clean Manufacturing Day,” for example, allows Take the company’s linear and rotary rooms, the outdoors and environments students to tour the BW factory and see East Bay favorite: actuators, for instance. These mecha- filled with contaminants such as food, saw- what a modern 21st century manufac- Hiking Ridge Top trail nisms, providing smooth, sliding move- dust, chemicals and metal shavings. turing facility really looks like, helping to with my dog in Shell ment across straight and circular lines, BW became a Women’s Business Enter- weaken negative stereotypes about man- Ridge Open Space are used in MRIs, satellites, lab equip- prise National Council-certified business in ufacturing jobs and businesses. MARCH 30, 2018 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 9 Pushing the limits of manufacturing with additive technologies FATHOM IS BUILDING THE FACTORY OF THE FUTURE

BY RICH STUMP, Co-Founder & Principal at FATHOM It is extremely important for the East Bay to continue to invest in inno- vative technologies that lead the way. oday’s consumer products are smarter, users are more empow- For the region to rise to the occasion, we need a seamless partner- ered, and product development demands are increasing quickly ship of manufacturers and educators, as well as workforce and eco- T — but access to a wide variety of advanced nomic development organizations — keeping in mind technologies to solve these challenges has never We need a seamless the importance of manufacturers taking the lead in been more real. Gartner, a leading research and ad- aligning all partners with the needs of emerging tech- visory company, predicts that the global 3D printing partnership of nologies. This is where great partnerships come into market is projected to reach $17.7 billion by 2020 manufacturers and play—AMBayArea (Association of Manufacturers Bay — representing a 5-year compound annual growth educators, as well Area), the Biomedical Manufacturing Network, and rate (CAGR) of 66.5%. the Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative all help Right now, you have the opportunity to push the as workforce and to strengthen manufacturing in our local area. limits of how to design and manufacture products economic development in very big ways — 2018 is going to be the break- While many futurists have overspeculated 3D through year for additive technologies. A perfect organizations. printing and additive manufacturing, the FATHOM storm is stirring. Many factors are coming togeth- team has been busy building a factory of the future er and it’s an exciting convergence of new technologies with tradition- with these proven technologies. Strategically headquartered in the East al methods, new materials with maturation of existing processes, rising Bay, FATHOM is honored its work has earned recognition as one of the consumer demands with the need for mass customization, and increasing fastest growing companies in America year-over-year by several re- awareness with growing desires for more education on current applica- spected publications including Inc. magazine, the San Francisco Busi- tions, to name a few. ness Times and Fortune. FATHOM is the 2015 East Bay Innovation Awardee for Advanced Manufacturing.

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A Smart Wires A better electric Power Router installed on a 230 kV transmission line, ready to grid empowers provide power flow control for renewables the grid.

lectricity is such a key part of our WINNER lives that we don’t even notice Smart Wires it or think about it until there’s a problem and everything goes Inc. Edark. All of a sudden everything that we smartwires.com take for granted, from using our com- puters to making phone calls, is impos- Innovation: SmartValve sible – and we remember how critical it power flow control is to have a reliable power grid. And that technology “We built the first ‘valve’ to … doesn’t just happen by itself. Location: Union City Enter Smart Wires, a Union City-based unlock the excess capacity that SVP, Design technology startup that empowers utili- exists on utilities’ networks.” Commercialization: ties to optimize their transmission lines Paul Phillipsen to be both efficient and reliable. “To- Paul Phillipsen, Senior Vice President – Design day’s power systems are doing far more Commercialization, Smart Wires Inc. Employees: 65 than they were originally designed to Regional significance: do, which is pushing them to their lim- Empowering renewable its,” says Paul Phillipsen, the company’s integration across the senior vice president of design commer- Smart Wires is the 14th company facility in San Leandro, and today the country cialization. “We built the first ‘valve’ to founded by serial entrepreneur Woody company occupies a 44,000 square foot East Bay favorite: physically control the flow of power to Gibson, who came across grid-related facility in Union City. Convenient access push power away from congested lines intellectual property developed at Geor- Phillipsen says that Smart Wires is to world-class and onto underutilized paths and unlock gia Tech and licensed it from the school excited to continue its rapid pace of in- entertainment the excess capacity that exists on utilities’ in 2011. Phillipsen says that the compa- novation to modernize the transmission networks.” ny opened its first office in Oakland City grid. “We’re not slowing down, and we “It’s a technology that’s particularly Center because it had “really great infra- have several great new products in the important as utilities continue to shift to- structure, communications, transporta- pipeline. And we wouldn’t be able to do it wards renewable energy sources, which tion, and was convenient for accessing without access to experts in the Bay Area produce less consistent outputs than tra- the great communities of the East Bay.” and to the pool of innovators here in the ditional power plants,” Phillipsen adds. A year later, Smart Wires opened its R&D East Bay.” Putting solar power to work for everyone

FINALIST ounded in 2001 in the East Bay “We now have the opportunity to by engineering professionals Er- GRID ica Mackie and Tim Sears, GRID re-think what our energy systems Alternatives Alternatives is a non-profit orga- will look like in the future and it’s Fnization whose mission is to make good gridalternatives.org/ on the principle that free, clean electric- critical that we choose wisely.” bayarea ity from the sun ought to be available to Renée Sharp, Bay Area Regional Director, GRID Alternatives Innovation: Connecting everyone. job seekers with To Mackie and Sears, that means renewable energy more than just ensuring that low-in- employers come communities have access to so- into families’ pockets and jumpstart Native American tribes to help improve Location: Oakland lar panels. It means taking a broader new careers for those living in under- quality of life through solar energy—and approach that sees solar as a solution served communities.” entered the global arena with invest- Bay Area Regional to persistent economic issues in these To date, GRID has installed more ments in rural off-grid communities in Director: Renée Sharp communities. That’s why GRID Alterna- than 9,000 solar systems across the Nicaragua, Nepal and Mexico, provid- Employees: 60 (East tives offers a hands-on “classroom in the country that will provide lifetime cost ing electricity for schools, health clinics, Bay) field” program, to help disadvantaged savings of more than $300 million and homes, and more. Operating budget: $4.7 populations find employment in a grow- prevent 830,000 tons of greenhouse gas “As a global community, we now have million ing industry. emissions. They’ve also trained more the opportunity to re-think what our en- “Our vision is to ensure that the on- than 35,000 participants in solar instal- ergy systems will look like in the future Regional significance: going transition to clean, renewable lation, offering special programs for and it’s critical that we choose wisely,” Making renewable energy includes everyone, particularly women, high school-aged youths, and Sharp says. “Renewable energy can drive energy technology and low-income communities and commu- veterans that help connect job seekers economic growth and environmental job training accessible nities of color,” says Bay Area Regional with employers. benefits in communities most impacted to underserved Director Renée Sharp. “The develop- GRID has also expanded their reach by underemployment, pollution and cli- communities ment of the renewable energy sector is through partnerships with tribal com- mate change. GRID wants to make this a huge opportunity to put money back munities—working with more than 40 path a reality.” MARCH 30, 2018 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 11 Berkeley Lab: Public-private partnerships lay the foundation for innovation National economy benefits from Berkeley Lab spinoffs

BY KERI TROUTMAN, Office of Strategic Communications, Berkeley Lab is a global leader in energy-efficient technologies. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Its research program for science-based efficiency standards for ap- pliances directly increases the nation’s energy independence, drives ounded in 1931, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory economic growth, and creates and protects manufacturing jobs in (Berkeley Lab) fosters groundbreaking fundamental scientific the United States. Advances in building and lighting technologies research that enables transformational solutions for energy F based on Berkeley Lab’s energy efficiency research enable early and environmental challenges. Located near UC Berkeley, Berkeley stage development of cost-effective applications that sustain the Lab draws approximately 3,304 local scientists, engineers and sup- health and productivity of American citizens. Berkeley Lab’s foun- port staff into the East Bay economy. dational work in lithium ion batteries has led to numerous scientific Berkeley Lab is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s nation- breakthroughs, including a recent discovery that marks a major step al laboratory system. Managed by the University of California and toward making solid-state magnesium-ion batteries that are both charged with conducting unclassified research across a range of sci- energy dense and safe. entific disciplines, Berkeley Lab contributed $142 million in procure- ments to California businesses and awarded $97 million in contracts From buildings and lighting to batteries and fuel cells, Berkeley to small businesses in 2016. Lab offers opportunities for researchers and developers to test, Spinoffs from Berkeley Lab research contribute billions to the demonstrate, and validate innovative energy efficient technologies. national economy in savings and revenue, and the Lab is developing Nearly 48 startups were founded on Berkeley Lab-developed tech- ways to accelerate the transition from basic to applied research, nology, creating more than 2,000 new jobs. Berkeley Lab technol- including new approaches to technology transfer and through the ogies have been licensed in the biotechnology, energy efficiency, Department of Energy programs that bring local businesses and nanotechnology, IT, materials discovery, semiconductor manufac- entrepreneurs into partnerships with Berkeley Lab. turing, subsurface modeling and health fields.

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Connecting citizens for smart cities

eople can’t wait for smart cities WINNER to change their lives. Self-driving PilotCity cars eliminating traffic, smart en- ergy reducing pollution, advanced pilotcity.com Pdata analytics improving citizens’ quality Innovation: Scalable, of life – it’s an exciting vision, to be sure. cross-industry, But who’s going to actually build it all? employer-driven Even the smartest cities can’t design workforce incubator and build themselves – at least not yet. Until that day, smart humans will be the Location: San Leandro key to fulfilling the promise of smart cit- Chief Architect of ies. Taking up that charge is San Lean- SE3D BIOPRINTERS SE3D Policy: Derick Lee dro-based PilotCity, whose workforce Employees: 12 incubators are cultivating the next gener- ation of entrepreneurs and innovators. Regional significance: “Connected citizens are the key to Developing prototype smart cities,” says founder Derick Lee. “Pi- ecosystems for smart lotCity focuses on bringing people togeth- Technology company SE3D Bioprinters hosts a class at PilotCity. city innovation er from across sectors to incubate new East Bay favorite: ideas that will improve our lives.” “PilotCity focuses on bringing Perspectives from In the case of the organization’s work- all the diversity we force incubator, that means bringing to- people together from across represent gether tech employers, teachers and their students to create prototypes in the class- sectors to incubate new ideas that room that lead to pilot projects. PilotCity’s will improve our lives.” employer-driven fellowships, for example, bring scalable industry-based learning to Derick Lee, Founder, Pilot City Alameda County teachers and students. Why start with students? “We asked ourselves, ‘Where is the single place in For an example of the power of tion to become a city of innovation.” a community that’s guaranteed to have non-traditional collaborations, one The two instantly jelled and the vision people from the city, and who also care needn’t look further than PilotCity itself. for PilotCity gradually formed thereafter. about it?’ Schools are those places,” Lee “I like to say that PilotCity came about “It’s a story of how unexpected encounters says. “Moreover, with a 7-10 year turn- because I forgot my glasses one day,” Lee can lead into serendipitous commitment around you could have an entirely new says. “Sitting in the very front row of an to transforming your hometown,” Lee generation of forward-looking citizens event, it led me to meet Deborah Acosta, says. “And there are thousands of young that are able to build the future of their San Leandro’s Chief Innovation Officer, people in our cities willing to make this own cities,” he adds. who was hired to build the city’s ambi- commitment.”

Refurbishing computers has double benefit FINALIST educe, reuse, recycle—it’s a “Businesses can simultaneously mantra we’re all familiar with. Tech But like many turns of phrase, reduce their environmental Exchange the slogan’s true meaning has footprint and contribute to Rdiluted over time. The message isn’t that techexchange.org these three approaches to conservation addressing digital inequities.” Innovation: are all equally effective, it’s that there is a Seth Hubbert, Executive Director, Tech Exchange Repurposing technology hierarchy, and that where possible, reduce for citizens in need and reuse are the more environmental- Location: Oakland ly-friendly mechanisms. Adherence to that principle is at the nization putting computers directly into ergy use is in making it, not using it, and Executive Director: core of Bay Area nonprofit Tech Exchange’s homes, and they work alongside the East analyses show that it’s actually about 12 Seth Hubbert mission. So too is a dedication to maximiz- Bay Broadband Consortium, Get Connect- times more environmentally responsible Employees: 13 ing digital equity for East Bay residents. Re- ed Oakland, and other local initiatives to to reuse rather than recycle computers,” Operating budget: $1.3 purposing and refurbishing donated com- strategically solve for all digital inequities Hubbert says. “Through Tech Exchange’s million puters is where these environmental and in the East Bay. tech-repurposing model, businesses can social missions intersect. Each year, Tech Exchange provides simultaneously reduce their environmen- Regional significance: Tech Exchange is addressing a critical around 4,000 refurbished computers to the tal footprint and contribute to addressing Bridging the digital and often overlooked aspect of the digital di- East Bay community, and in the last twelve digital inequities in the East Bay.” inequality divide in the vide: baseline technology access. Executive months alone they’ve helped more than All businesses have to do is request a pick- Bay Area director Seth Hubbert says, “Without home 2,500 families get connected. The environ- up, Hubbert adds. “Tech Exchange handles East Bay favorite: Year- computers and internet, how can we expect mental savings add up, too. Using an EPA the rest, including scheduling, chain of cus- round gardening! students to learn the technology skills they cost analysis, Tech Exchange is calculated tody tracking, and secure data destruction. need to be competitive in today’s workplace to have generated over $1.8 million in en- It’s just as easy for businesses—if not easier— or attain higher level skills like coding?” vironmental cost savings through its work. as disposing or recycling decommissioned Tech Exchange is the only local orga- “Eighty-one percent of a computer’s en- technology through other means.” MARCH 30, 2018 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 13 Creating a diverse STEM workforce College prep program supports talent in under-represented minorities

BY ELI KENNEDY, Chief Executive Officer, Level Playing Field Institute Stanford, UCLA and UC Davis. Nationally, SMASH is at Morehouse College in Atlanta and will launch new sites at Wayne State Univer- s an Oakland high school student, Haile Shavers took apart sity in Detroit and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsyl- her home computer. Her mother was concerned, less about vania in Philadelphia. A the computer, and more about Haile shocking herself. SMASH’s comprehensive approach boasts significant results: Thankfully, Haile, and the computer, turned out fine. Little did she know her curiosity would eventually lead her to study at UC Berkeley. n 100% of SMASH alumni graduate from high school. Today, Haile – who is African American – is a fourth-year undergrad- n 93% of SMASH alumni complete a Bachelor’s degree, 43% high- uate at UC Berkeley studying cognitive science, and she’s one of the er than the national average. few women of color in this field. n 55% of SMASH alumni complete a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM Her college life actually began when she was a scholar at field, a rate over 1.5x higher than the national average. SMASH (Summer Math and Science Honors Academy), the signa- ture STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program of SMASH develops and supports the untapped geniuses who will the Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) – the education arm of last shape STEM and tech for years to come. Through SMASH’s proven year’s Catalyst of the Year winner, the Kapor Center. approach and the urgency of this critical moment in history, LPFI SMASH is a free-of-cost, STEM-intensive residential college works to ensure the STEM industry will reflect the diversity of our preparatory experience held on college campuses across the coun- nation. According to Haile, “SMASH allowed me to be around folks try. Through a culturally relevant curriculum and campus residency, who looked like me, who are fueled by the same type of motivations underrepresented scholars of color are exposed to the mentorship, that I have, and just want to do well and be successful.” academic rigor, and networks needed to pursue successful STEM Level Playing Field Institute Scholars participated as youth careers. co-presenters for the 2018 East Bay Innovation Awards. For more SMASH started at UC Berkeley in 2004, and has spread to information, visit www.lpfi.org More than a Pretty Place 2018 LEGACY AWARD WINNER

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3-D sensors at the heart of autonomous vehicles

n 1885, Karl Benz drove the first Mo- WINNER torwagen out of his shop, and for more Velodyne than 130 years pretty much every car trip has been just like the first: the LIDAR VELODYNE LiDAR Idriver sits down in a seat, turns the en- velodynelidar.com gine on, and uses a combination of pedals, switches and wheels to control the vehicle. Innovation: Laser- If David Hall, CEO of Velodyne LiDAR, has based 3D scanners anything to say, that approach could soon The image perceived by a Velodyne LiDAR sensor. Location: Alameda be as old-fashioned as using a crank to get President: Marta Hall the motor running. “We are very excited about the idea Hall’s Alameda-based family business Employees: 575 (70 in started life as a speaker manufacturer in that our sensors can start creating Alameda) 1983, but the DARPA Grand Challenge Regional significance: led the company to make a sharp left turn more safety on the roadway.” Real-time 3D data away from subwoofers and into the world Marta Hall, President, Velodyne LiDAR enables autonomous of self-driving vehicles. “The challenge was vehicle navigation, to make autonomous cars that could make mapping and more it around a track,” says company president East Bay favorite: Marta Hall. The first year, none of them The art scene! could. David Hall realized that three-di- and Ranging), better known as laser-scan- 550 employees, but is rapidly growing as mensional vision systems were the key to ning, relies on reflected light to calculate demand grows for the company’s prod- success, and everyone else was using 2D distance between objects. “Ninety-four ucts in industries such as security, truck- cameras. “David built our LiDAR system, percent of crashes are caused by human er- ing, agriculture and mining. Hall says, and the very next year all of the cars using ror, which is why we are very excited about “We’re proud of the company, and we’re our technology finished the race. We really the idea that our sensors can start creating proud to be in Alameda. This is our home, ‘pressed go’ on self-driving vehicles.” more safety on the roadway,” Hall says. and we love being able to grow our team LiDAR (an acronym for “Light Detection Velodyne LiDAR currently has about right here at home.” Providing keys to keeping hospitals healthy

FINALIST y definition, you go to the hospi- “Few surfaces are handled with tal to get better. Unfortunately, it’s Key Source not uncommon for patients to be as little thought about harmful International discharged with something other germs as a computer keyboard.” Bthan a clean bill of health. ksikeyboards.com The Centers for Disease Control and Deanne VanKirk, national sales manager, Innovation: LinkSmart Prevention finds that about one in 25 hos- Key Source International medical keyboard pital patients is diagnosed with a health- Location: Oakland care-related infection each year. And it’s easy to see why: The hospital environment National Sales offers an infinite number of opportunities lineup of healthcare solutions. Known as But Key Source products address more Director: for viruses and bacteria to find their way “LinkSmart,” Key Source’s award-winning than disinfection. Cybersecurity, par- Deanne Vankirk onto pretty much any surface. medical keyboard is an unconventional, ticularly related to data privacy regula- Employees: 25 Key Source International, a smart key- multi-faceted, intelligent tool for the clin- tions such as HIPAA, is a major concern Regional significance: board manufacturer based in Oakland, ical desktop. for healthcare providers, VanKirk notes, Reducing spread of CA, is acutely aware of the problem, says Made in Oakland, the LinkSmart is which is why Key Source products also of- disease and keeping Deanne VanKirk, who serves as national scrubbable, sprayable, and disinfectable fer biometric integration and multi-factor data secure at hospitals sales manager for the company. “That’s with germicidal wipes, and further en- authentication, amongst other tools, to around the country why we developed our healthcare key- hanced by the company’s patented San- ensure patient information is kept private board solutions – to help stop the spread a-Key software that enforces rigorous key- and confidential. East Bay favorite: of infections and ultimately save pa- board cleaning protocols via user-defined “Few surfaces are handled with as little Access to year-round tients’ lives.” scheduling and data collection. LinkSmart thought about harmful germs as a comput- ice skating for me and Founded in 1952 as a keycaps man- also includes analytics and sensing tech- er keyboard,” says VanKirk. “Our technolo- my daughter ufacturer, the company expanded into nology that detects which portions of the gies make this essential tool of the health- manufacturing keyboards for point of sale keyboard surface have and have not been care environment safer to use, more secure, systems before developing their current cleaned, down to the individual key. and of maximum benefit to patient care.” MARCH 30, 2018 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 15

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Building a better burger – from plants o many Americans, food doesn’t Founder and scientist Pat WINNER get much better than a nice, Impossible juicy hamburger. Impossible Brown’s Impossible Burger Foods Foods, on the other hand, is bet- Tting that it does. contains a soy-based substitute impossiblefoods.com Founder and scientist Pat Brown came for heme, the molecule that Innovation: Plant- up with the idea for the company’s epon- based heme molecule ymous meat substitute, the Impossible gives beef its meaty flavor. for meaty taste Burger, in 2009 when he realized that to really get people to eat less meat, he need- Location: Oakland Pat Brown, ed to create a consumer movement based Founder, Impossible Foods COO: David Lee on delicious and sustainable foods. Just Employees: 50 as delicious and more responsibly-pro- Star-decorated chef David Chang began but trendsetting restaurants—Impossible (Oakland manufacturing duced, the Impossible Burger is remark- serving the Impossible Burger at his New Foods is changing the perception of what facility) ably meat-like thanks to the inclusion of York City restaurant Momofuku Nishi in meat alternatives look like.” a soy-based substitute for heme, the mol- 2016. “The Impossible Burger has taken Impossible Foods says the Impossi- Regional significance: ecule responsible for beef’s characteristi- the opposite of the usual course for a meat ble Burger uses 25% of the water and 5% Reducing global reliance cally “meaty” flavor. alternative burger,” Lee notes. “Making of the land used to produce a beef burg- on resource-intensive “I’m a meat-eater myself,” says COO our debut in restaurants, rather than gro- er, and results in emitting just 13% of the livestock farming David Lee, who joined Impossible Foods cery stores—and not just any restaurants, amount of greenhouse gases as well. The East Bay favorite: in 2015. “But from an environmental per- burger is currently available on the menus Riding bikes around spective, we can’t continue to responsi- of dozens of restaurants around the coun- Lake Merritt with my bly support the growing demand try, with many more on the way. daughters for meat. So Impossible Foods Headquartered in Redwood City, the built a burger that answers company has around 250 employees the question, ‘How do we and opened a new large-scale facil- sate the seemingly insa- ity in Oakland. Once fully at scale, tiable global demand for Impossible Foods estimates that meat?’” the facility, which hires locally, Like Lee, many of Im- will be able to produce over one possible Foods’ most en- million pounds of Impossible thusiastic supports have Burger per month. been meat-eaters looking for a more environmen- tally-friendly way to deliv- er that flavor. The burger’s Left: Producing the restaurant debut came when Impossible Burger creates celebrity and Michelin 13% as much greenhouse gas as a beef burger.

Rethinking the American tofu market sk Americans what they think “Replacing meat is not something FINALIST of tofu, and they’ll probably tell Hodo you about a tasteless, chalky we aim to do. In Asia, tofu is not substance found on sad low-fat hodofoods.com Aor vegetarian menus. treated as a meat substitute, Innovation: Cross- Minh Tsai, founder of Hodo, has a dif- but as a main protein .” cultural culinary ferent vision. collaborations The mission to make Americans love Minh Tsai, Founder, Hodo tofu began when Tsai was surprised to Location: Oakland discover that the tofu sold in U.S. grocery CEO: Minh Tsai stores bore little resemblance to the fresh than 2,000 grocery stores and on the on tacos and burritos, and as a society we Employees: 130 tofu he grew up eating in Vietnam. “I re- menus of more than 3,000 restaurants. get to reap the benefits of tasting new fla- membered tofu as this delicious, really These restaurants include everything from vor combinations that would rarely have Regional significance: versatile ingredient,” Tsai says. “So almost Chipotle locations and chains like Sweet come about anywhere else but here.” Introducing healthy, immediately, I decided to learn how to Greens all the way to Michelin Star restau- How does Hodo stand out in an in- delicious, traditional make tofu the proper way.” rants such as Daniel in New York City and creasingly busy space of meat alterna- tofu into the American What started out as a hobby soon be- The Progress in San Francisco, Tsai says. tives? “Replacing meat is not something diet came a full-time gig, and in 2004 Tsai left a Yes, Hodo is the tofu behind the Chipot- we aim to do,” Tsai says. “In Asia, tofu is East Bay favorite: The lucrative position in finance to pursue his le sofritas vegan protein. Some might think not treated as a meat substitute, but as a great and diverse food dream. Since then, Hodo has blossomed it odd to combine an historically Asian main protein – something that can be had scene into a sustainable, profitable and growing ingredient like tofu with the spices and instead or alongside many animal protein business. Today, the company’s main pro- marinades associated with Mexican food, dishes. Ultimately, we want to make tofu, duction facility in Oakland employs more but to Tsai the connection was completely this delicious, healthy and versatile ingre- than 100 people. natural. “That’s what America is all about – dient, another delicious and easy option Hodo’s products can be found at more cross-cultural combinations. It’s delicious for Americans, too.” Facilitators,MARCH 30, 2018 Judges - pg.EAST 16 BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 17

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Making tiny ultrasonic sensors a reality

WINNER ompact, low-power, and fit for the booming IoT sector, today’s Chirp ultrasonic sensors are valuable Microsystems in a variety of applications, Cfrom sensing when people enter a room chirpmicro.com to enabling motion-tracking in virtual Innovation: World’s and augmented reality systems. But it smallest, lowest-power wasn’t always that way. ultrasonic time-of-flight Ultrasonic sensor technology was stag- sensors nant for many decades, explains Chirp Location: Berkeley Microsystems co-founder and CTO David Chirp Microsystems founder and CTO David Horsley, left front, and members Horsley. It was around ten years ago, how- of the Chirp team. CTO: David Horsley ever, that he found a gap in the market. Employees: 15 “Ultrasonic sensors are common in ard Przybyla and Stefon Shelton to make been made possible relatively recently, Regional significance: cars – they measure the distance to objects this technology a reality. thanks to advancements in semiconduc- Powering a more around your car when you’re parking. But Chirp Microsystems spun out as a pri- tor device fabrication technologies. connected world these sensors are too big and expensive vate company in 2013, with co-founder The uses for Chirp’s technology range for consumer electronics, so nobody had and CEO Michelle Kiang joining Horsley, from traditional applications like room East Bay favorite: really looked at trying to use them for ap- Przybyla, and Shelton. Funded by two mi- occupancy sensors to new applications Getting a coffee at Caffe plications like smartphones or VR,” says cro-VC’s and government grants, Chirp like helping drones and robots to navi- Strada and listening to Horsley. “We invented a way to make mil- joined UC Berkeley’s Skydeck accelerator, gate and enabling motion tracking in VR UC Berkeley’s Campanile limeter-sized ultrasonic sensors on silicon licensing the technology that the found- and AR. carillon chime wafers, just like integrated circuits.” ing team had developed in the lab. In late February, Tokyo-based elec- In 2008, Horsley, who also serves as a The technology that makes Chirp’s tronics giant TDK announced its agree- full-time professor and director of the 3D sensing solutions possible is MEMS ment to acquire Chirp Microsystems. MEMS Lab at UC Davis, together with (short for “microelectromechanical sys- Chirp will become a TDK subsidiary, but collaborator Professor Bernhard Boser of tems”), which refers to those microscopic all of Chirp’s employees will stay on and UC Berkeley, recruited researchers Rich- devices with moving parts that have only the company will remain in Berkeley. Transforming pre-hospital emergency care

ighly regulated, incredibly Jonathan Feit, left, FINALIST complicated, and often and Christian Witt, Beyond Lucid messy, the emergency co-founders of Beyond Technologies medical services (EMS) Lucid Technologies Hspace tends to attract those with a beyondlucid.com strong personal connection to the Innovation: MediView work. Beyond Lucid Technologies and Conduent (formerly Xerox health information (BLT), the Concord-based EMS Business Services). BLT serves exchange platform technology and consulting firm, is Fire and EMS agencies in over no exception. 15 states, including Alameda Location: Concord The company is dedicated to the County EMS and the City of Al- CEO: Jonathon Feit memory of president and co-found- ameda Fire Department in the Employees: 5 er Christian Witt’s father and sister, Bay Area, and communities who were killed in an automobile around Dallas, Chicago, Den- Regional significance: accident in rural New Mexico. That ver, Hartford, Stockton, Flag- Saving lives by plugging day, Witt explains, the EMTs were staff, Bentonville, Cincinnati, gaps in the prehospital unable to forward any information to the data gaps in the EMS care pipeline. “An and Columbia (South Carolina). care environment hospital or activate a triage team before estimated 50% of critical patient infor- A rare profitable digital health startup, East Bay favorite: the ambulance arrived. mation is lost at each node of handoff BLT is advancing the next phase of its busi- It’s the gateway to so “The inherent complexity of the EMS in the prehospital environment,” Feit ness: Halcyon, a patent-pending “post- much that is great about field remains a major barrier to entry for says. “MediView lets EMTs easily capture crash intelligence” solution that leverages California new technology firms,” says co-founder information in the field and move it in the MediView architecture to connect ve- and CEO Jonathon Feit. “But what helped near-real time to the hospital, before the hicles and emergency responders that are us persevere was that strong, personal ambulance even arrives.” en route to the scene. Whereas technol- connection we have to the work.” On the strength of its technology, the ogies like OnStar transmit details about Feit and Witt’s research led to the com- company has won top EMS industry what happened to the vehicle during a pany’s MediView platform, a line-up of innovation awards, and forged collab- crash, Halcyon will relay critical health de- innovative health information exchange orations with major government con- tails about the vehicle’s occupants to emer- solutions designed to plug persistent tractors like Lockheed Martin, Telamon, gency responders before they arrive. EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS MARCH 30, 2018 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 19 Building youth leaders through community service Jefferson Awards engage students in projects to make a difference

BY CELIA XIE, Jefferson Awards Student in Action Club Treasurer, ($5K raised), their “Portable Potties” project to supply the homeless San Leandro High School in Oakland with water and portable toilets for one year ($10K raised) and their “2017 Attack Asthma Run” with their cross country team to n 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U.S Senator Robert Taft, Jr. educate others about asthma, while raising money for research. and Sam Beard founded The Jefferson Awards, the Nobel Prize In each of their projects, the Club continuously brings awareness for public and community service. In 2006, programs were added I to issues that matter to them and involves the school to the award recognition component to provide youth with skills that position them as leaders The goal of the Club to be part of the solution. The goal of the Club is to and change makers in their communities. is to instill in other instill the idea that students and teachers have the power to change the world as they see it. San Leandro High School’s (SLHS) Jef- students and teachers ferson Awards Students in Action Club has This year, Club members decided that they wanted engaged in community service for over a de- that they have the to address the problem of homelessness by support- cade. The students are self-driven leaders set power to change the ing a local organization that provides rehabilitation on completing at least two projects a year to world. and education programs to help victims in the home- benefit their school, their community or society less cycle. Whatever their project, Club members as a whole. The Club has raised thousands of demonstrate the impact of public and community dollars annually through volunteerism and passion for service. Through service – what the Jefferson Awards are all about. their projects, they learn about critical needs and have life changing Members of the nationally recognized SLHS Jefferson Awards experiences themselves. Students in Action Club served as volunteers for the 2018 East Bay Past projects include their “Castlemont High Run” to benefit Innovation Awards. homeless and abused students at Oakland’s Castlemont High School For more information, visit studentsinaction.jeffersonawards.org

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here are few things more devas- WINNER tating than a cancer diagnosis. RefleXion Even the most treatable forms A RefleXion imaging provoke intense fear and anxi- system identifies Medical Tety, and patients want to know that they’re tumors and treats reflexion.com getting the best possible care – and the them immediately best shot at a long, healthy life. Unfortu- with radiation. Innovation: Biology- nately, there are no guarantees. guided radiotherapy The good news is that cancer treat- technology ment is constantly improving, and one Location: Hayward of the most critical areas of develop- CEO: Todd Powell ment has been the imaging used to plan cancer surgery and radiation therapy Employees: 90 procedures. Right now, standard ra- Regional significance: diation therapy technologies rely on New modality in cancer incomplete and stale images at the care could positively time of treatment. That’s where Hay- impact millions of lives ward-based RefleXion Medical comes around the world into the picture. REFLEXION East Bay favorite: “The reality is that everyone has a Crossing the bridge cancer story,” says company CEO Todd knowing that our Powell. “It’s scary – and for good reason. employees don’t have We believe that our approach can make to deal with that heavy a real difference because our technolo- “When it comes to treating cancerous traffic gy sees and targets the cancer directly. In a way, the tumors signal their posi- tumors, precision and real-time tions directly to the machine, which creates a much higher degree of preci- imaging of the disease itself is sion that can lead to better results with everything.” fewer side-effects.” RefleXion Medical’s core technol- Todd Powell, CEO, RefleXion Medical ogy was invented by Dr. Sam Mazin, who was working on his doctorate in medical imaging at Stanford when the most active parts of a tumor and Powell says, “We think that the East he conceived of a way to combine the eradicate them immediately with radi- Bay, and Hayward in particular, feels gold-standard in cancer imaging, pos- ation, rather than waiting for minutes very business-friendly. There is space to itron-emission tomography (often re- to form a full PET scan. “When it comes grow, and it’s centrally-located, which is ferred to as a “PET scan”), with radia- to treating cancerous tumors, precision important for recruitment and also for tion therapy. Mazin’s vision was a single and real-time imaging of the disease it- working with our academic and indus- integrated system that would identify self is everything,” Powell says. try partners. It’s a great home for us.”

Portable breast cancer diagnostics t seems as if there’s a new break- “In places like India and China, … FINALIST through in the war on cancer every POC Medical day, whether it’s a new drug to shrink a lot of women don’t find out they’re Systems tumors or a new diagnostic tool to Icatch this devastating disease before it sick until their disease is at an pocmedicalsystems.com spreads throughout the body. One of the advanced stage.” Innovation: Pandora CDx most promising of these new weapons – Point-of-Care disease- a handheld device to detect breast can- Sanjeev Saxena, CEO, POC Medical Systems screening platform cer – was developed by Livermore-based POC Medical Systems. The company is Location: Livermore already getting a lot of attention in the CEO: Sanjeev Saxena oncology community. Saxena’s work is based on research “Livermore is really the right home Employees: 50 “In places like India and China there being done at Lawrence Livermore Na- for us,” says Saxena. “We have access to simply aren’t enough labs to effectively tional Laboratory using blood-based bio- great talent here, and because of the re- Regional significance: test for and diagnose breast cancer, and markers for breast cancer detection. His verse commute, we have been able to at- Screening vast a lot of women are dying simply because team reduced the scale and complexity of tract team members from the other side unscreened populations they don’t find out they’re sick until their the lab’s approach and developed a mo- of the Bay. Livermore I-GATE gave us the to combat global cancer disease is at an advanced stage,” says bile platform that is as accurate as other space we needed when we started, and pandemic POC Medical CEO Sanjeev Saxena. “What leading detection methods – and can be local investors helped us get the compa- East Bay favorite: The we created is a portable device that turns deployed for a cost of about $10 per pa- ny off the ground. It’s important to have open space, the parks and an equipment-heavy six-hour process tient. POC Medical raised more than $20 the right culture of innovation to launch trails, the schools, the into a very easy test that delivers results million last year and is gearing up for its a company like ours, and Livermore has labs and the people in about 30 minutes.” initial deployment in India. everything we need to thrive.” EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS Nominees-MARCH 30, 2018 pg. 21 EAST BAY INNOVATION AWARDS ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 21

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