Healthcare company-building profile
Berkeley SkyDeck Bio+Health Track
Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley
AcceleratorUniversity acceleratorUniversityActive
Source-based profile
Program at a Glance
- Program type
- Accelerator
- Program category
- University accelerator
- Organization
- Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley
- Organization type
- University
- Location
- Berkeley, California
- Company stage served
- Not publicly documented
- Cohort or participation model
- Batch-based accelerator with up to 12 months of residency and sponsored lab bench access; culminates in Demo Day
- Investment or funding offered
- Yes
- Published investment terms
- Investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund; specific amount Not found
- Equity or fee model
- Not publicly documented
- Clinical or hospital connection
- Not publicly documented
- Application status
- Active
- Founded
- 2012
Public description
About the program
The Bio+Health Track is Berkeley SkyDeck's dedicated vertical for startups at the intersection of biology, healthcare and technology, covering lab-based biotech and drug discovery as well as AI diagnostics, devices and care-delivery software. Accepted companies receive $200K in equity investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, up to 12 months of residency, and up to 12 months of sponsored bench space at local facilities including Bakar Bio Labs. Teams are mentored by a panel of biotech scientists, operators and investors.
What the program publicly emphasizes
Focus areas and features
BiotechDigital healthMedical devicesDiagnosticsdrug discoveryAI diagnosticsmedical devicesremote monitoringdigital health
- Category: University accelerator
- Program structure: Batch-based accelerator with up to 12 months of residency and sponsored lab bench access; culminates in Demo Day
- Published terms: Investment from the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund; specific amount Not found
Publicly documented people and network
Program leadership and alumni
- Notable alumni named in public materials
- DeepScribe; Eko Devices; SafelyYou; iota Biosciences; Censyn; Chameleon Biosciences
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