QB3

QB3 was created in 2000 to fuel the California bioeconomy. QB3 is a consortium of more than 200 laboratories from the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco. Armed with world-class researchers, state-of-the-art facilities and entrepreneurial resources, QB3 is a multi-disciplinary institute designed to accelerate discovery and innovation to benefit society. QB3 fosters cross-campus and interdisciplinary collaborations within the University of California, and stimulates partnerships between QB3 researchers and private industry. To realize the potential of discoveries, QB3 provides proof-of-concept funding, start-up incubator space, and educational programs. This alliance allows scientists from academia and industry to address the unmet needs of society, setting the stage for fundamental discoveries to drive the technologies, products, and industries of the 21st century.