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Danielle Fong, Founder and CEO of Lightsail, Is Developing a New Way of Storing Energy ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT FEBRUARY 27, 2015 UC Berkeley’s Graham Fleming (right) visits Berkeley SkyDeck. Kelsie Kerr and Jonah Hendrickson at Berkeley Kitchens. Danielle Fong, founder and CEO of LightSail, is developing a new way of storing energy. Berkeley: Brilliant & Booming Research at Caribou Biosciences in QB3 East Bay Innovation Center. 2 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BRILLIANT n BERKELEY n BOOMING SaN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES BAYER AND BERKELEY PROUD PARTNERS IN INNOVATION Since 1974, Bayer HealthCare and the City of Berkeley have worked together to nd innovative ways to strengthen our local economy and provide advanced manufacturing jobs to a diverse workforce. Bayer’s 1,500 dedicated local employees include facilities engineers, talented members of ILWU Local 6, world-class scientists, and many others—all working together to deliver treatments for people with hemophilia A and other diseases. We work for families like Blake and Lisa Stephenson’s Elvia Hernandez is a Bayer employee and graduate of the Biotech Partners program, which prepares local high school students for In 2012, Bayer opened Berkeley’s largest solar panel installation career-track jobs in the biotech industry FEBRUARY 27, 2015 BRILLIANT n BERKELEY n BOOMING ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 3 Join us in Berkeley where CONTENTS Innovation Ecosystem Gives Berkeley the Edge ........... 5 business is booming! UC Berkeley Leadership Aids Economic Development ............ 6 erkeley is a “City of Firsts,” where innovation, an entrepreneurial SkyDeck Launches Berkeley Startups .................................... 6 spirit and a vibrant quality of life intersect to inspire new industries, Solutions to Health Care “Berkeley’s trendsetting cuisine and a nationally recognized arts scene. There’s in East Africa ............................ 7 a synergy between artistry, hard sciences and entrepreneurship that Berkeley Startup Cluster reputation as a is a Hub for innovation .............. Benables a broad spectrum of disciplines and businesses flourish. 8 Demographics and ‘disrupter’ takes Berkeley has all the elements of a suc- the bustle of thousands of residents, workers Spending .................................. 9 on new meaning cessful economic ecosystem that stems from and University students and staff. our founding as a college town, with all the Berkeley’s lodging sector is keeping pace. Coworking Offers More in today’s amenities and spirit of innovation that flows Last year’s hotel revenues set historic records than Shared Space ................. 10 from a place of great learning. and benefit the City to the tune of $6.2 mil- WeWork/Berkeley .................. 10 innovation Today, Berkeley benefits from a $1 billion lion in tax contribution alone. economy, which pipeline of research and development on In West Berkeley, Wareham Development, NextSpace .............................. 11 campus and at the Lawrence Berkeley Na- which built the first laboratories for Cetus and Impact Hub Berkeley .............. 11 prizes radical tional Laboratory. The University and the Chiron, continues to shape the biosciences/ Lab generate intellectual property and sup- clean tech sector with new development, fully Entrepreneurial Spirit Shines in Berkeley’s New change that port the commercialization of inventions retrofitted older buildings and well-managed Companies ...........................12 introduces new created by their faculty and students. These facilities that serve both large, international two institutions are a source of brilliant sci- tenants and startups. Their most recent proj- Solfice .................................... 12 entists, engineers and innovators in business. ect, 105,000 square feet at 740 Heinz Avenue is technologies, Wise.io ................................... 12 In addition, roughly 84 percent of work- designed as a state-of-the-art life science R&D products and ing-age Berkeley residents have a bachelor’s facility. Mr. Mopps’ ............................. 13 services.” degree or higher. Key anchor institutions, a skilled work- Workshop1.............................. 13 Berkeley has a strong system to incubate force, eager entrepreneurs, access to capital Christine Daniel, growth companies. Companies can start and space to grow – all are critical to economic It Starts Here…Downtown City Manager, Berkeley at the University, continue through the vitality. But it’s that special Berkeley vibe that is Booming ........................14-15 Skydeck|Berkeley Accelerator or the QB3 drives our most successful enterprises. Arts District ............................ 16 incubator and accelerator system, and then Berkeley companies are out to change the move into one of the myriad co-working world – whether its clean energy, advances West Berkeley: Room To Grow and Thrive ................ 17 spaces before graduating to independent in pharmaceuticals and biotech or new apps. offices. The Berkeley Startup Cluster helps It’s an exciting place for startup innovation. Shopping Districts .............18-19 ventures at every step of the way. Companies To all of that, add that Berkeley is a city Revitalizing Telegraph .............. 19 have easy access to global leaders in accounting, of neighborhoods alive with an engaged cit- law, management and consulting as well as a izenry and a terriffic quality of life including Brilliant Ideas: Bioscience/ host of other services and suppliers critical to walkable streets, bike routes, access to transit, Clean Tech Cluster ................. 20 their growth. excellent schools, thriving commercial dis- Aduro Biotech ........................ 20 Our Downtown is undergoing a renais- tricts, world-class dining and a wealth of arts sance. The Downtown Area Plan and more and culture. Bayer HealthCare ................... 20 than $400 million in construction invest- Simply put, Berkeley is brilliant and Caribou Biosciences ............... 21 ment are driving a real estate boom. Startups, booming – and we invite you to join us. retailers, eateries and entertainment venues LightSail Energy ...................... 21 are taking advantage of renovated commer- Christine Daniel Siemens ................................. 22 cial space and enjoying cleaner streets and Berkeley City Manager QB3 East Bay Innovation Center .................................... 22 Kiverdi .................................... 22 Berkeley is for Foodies ........... 24 Comal .................................... 25 TCHO Chocolate ................... 25 The Berkeley Kitchens ............ 25 Berkeley Makes Doing Business Easier than Ever ...................... 26 Writer/Editor: Carol Piasente Designer: Carol Collier Cover photo credits: Paolo Vescia (Danielle Fong) Kirsten Lara Getchell (Jonah Hendrickson) Coworking at UC Berkeley’s Skydeck; UC Berkeley Campanile; workers at Bayer HealthCare’s Berkeley manufacturing plant. 4 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT BRILLIANT n BERKELEY n BOOMING SaN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES West Berkeley mavericks all. The Zaentz Media Center is the long time home to independent film legends, award-winning documentary filmmakers, the Berkeley FILM Foundation, and the famous Fantasy Studios. Now opening its doors to all creative businesses and welcoming to Berkeley Avid Technologies—the world’s leading provider of audio and video technology for media and independent professionals. The Zaentz Media Center is another Wareham Development at 2600 Tenth Street. Alturas Films Interfaze Educational Productions R3 Consulting Group Amir Solanti IP Folio Reel Youth Productions Avid Technologies Jason Cohen Productions Regimmune Bay Area Film Company Jed Riffe Films RL & Associates Berkeley FILM Foundation K. Ford & Associates Sandra Horwich & Assoc. Berkeley Humane Society Kovno Communications Snitow Kaufman Berkeley Sound Artists The Law Office of David A. Lerman Social Action Media Berkeley Media, LLC Law Office of John McArthur Small Change Productions Beyond the Arc Montell Associates Smileables Clarity Films New Images Productions Swan Entertainment Columbus IT Northstarr Media Group Texas Saratoga Management Cyperus Media NuReality Tavistock Restaurant Group Dysonics, Inc. One to One Box Thin-Thick Productions Eko Devices Oriel Therapeutics WLC Architects Eyefull Tower Films Paradigm Productions Urban Adamah Fantasy Studios PictureStartEdit Young People’s Symphony Orchestra Farallon Films Pixar Child Development Center/cclc ZD Films Flexuous Pro Publica The Saul Zaentz Company Frame of Mind Films Quest Productions Zamacona Productions International Buddhist Film Festival Question Why Films The vibrant QB3 East Bay Innovation Center continues to expand and accommodate even more startups with more collaboration, more discovery, and more growth for the Berkeley-Emeryville research cluster. The QB3 East Bay Innovation Center is another Wareham Development at 2929 Seventh Street and 820 Heinz Avenue. Accurus Biosciences OneSun Solar AnVen Biosciences Razzberry Caribou Biosciences Regimmune Chemisense Saratoga Energy Research CPI International Silicon Biodevices Exogen Biosciences Solano Pharmaceuticals HJ Science & Technology Stephen Kong Consulting Nanotech Biomachines Zephyrus Biosciences Distinguished buildings for noble and Nobel innovators since 1977. Emeryville · Berkeley · Richmond · Marin County · Palo Alto · Sun Valley, ID · 415 457 4964 · www.warehamdevelopment.com FEBRUARY 27, 2015 BRILLIANT n BERKELEY n BOOMING ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT 5 Berkeley “Leaders, institutions and people who care passionately about Berkeley are creating an startups: ecosystem to nurture and
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