🤩 Registration is live! 🎉 Berkeley Lab is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its Cyclotron Road Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) this year and we are delighted to host the joint annual Demo Day in Berkeley for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program nodes on May 21, 2025. https://lnkd.in/esNeecyV Featuring participants from Chain Reaction Innovations, Innovation Crossroads, West Gate, Cyclotron Road, and New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneur Program, as well as ecosystem partners such as Activate.
About us
Cyclotron Road, a Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurial Program (LEEP) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, supports leading entrepreneurial scientists as they advance technology projects with the potential for global impact. The program manages a fellowship that supports entrepreneurial scientists and engineers as they develop globally impactful and commercially viable technology products. Since 2015, in partnership with the non-profit Activate, fellows have collaborated with more than 70 Berkeley Lab scientists, and the organizations they’ve founded have raised more than $1.1 billion in follow-on funding, hired over 1000 employees, and introduced new products across industries.
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https://cyclotronroad.lbl.gov/
External link for Cyclotron Road
- Industry
- Research
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Berkeley, CA
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Hard technology, Energy innovation, Advanced manufacturing, Advanced materials, Low-carbon technology, Hard tech, Energy technology, Early-stage technology commercialization, science, technology, quantum computing , energy storage, and semiconductors
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1 Cyclotron Road
Berkeley, CA 94720, US
Employees at Cyclotron Road
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Dipender Saluja
Partner, Managing Director, Capricorn Investment Group
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Christopher A. Smith
Managing Director | Energy Innovation Capital
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Jacqueline 'Jax' Kirtley
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania
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Cooper Rinzler
Innovator in Climate, Energy, Food & Ag, and Materials
Updates
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Congratulations to our partners at Activate, we are so lucky to work with you in supporting our innovators!
Activate just won East Bay Economic Development Alliance's 2025 Innovation Award in the Catalyst category as an “organization fueling entrepreneurship and enacting meaningful change in the community through training and mentorship”! Activate Berkeley managing director Jill Fuss, fellowship manager Abbey Thompson, and senior fellowship associate Caroline Kushel were present to accept the award on behalf of Activate with our friends Todd Pray and Thomas Kirchstetter from Cyclotron Road cheering from the audience. 🎉 From being a nominee in 2019 to taking home the award in 2025, our growth reflects the strength of our fellows and the broader ecosystem we’re building in Berkeley together with Cyclotron Road. We’re proud to stand alongside Activate fellows who have been recognized with this award in previous years, including Twelve, co-founded by Etosha (Eee-tah-sha) Cave and Kendra Kuhl, and Nelumbo, Inc, led by Lance Brockway and David Walther. It is a huge honor to be recognized for our role in fueling deep-tech innovation and empowering scientists to turn breakthroughs into real-world impact. Congratulations to all the incredible finalists shaping the future of innovation!
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We're so lucky to be supported by Berkeley Lab and incredible scientific leaders like Todd Pray. Thanks for the highlight!
"In the last 10 years, ~90 companies have come through the lab-embedded entrepreneurship program, Cyclotron Road, raising $3.2 billion in funding and creating over 2000 jobs." - Todd Pray, Lab Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer https://lnkd.in/gZGteuCw
Innovating Together: Todd Pray on Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)Impact by Jared Asch
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Upcoming event! Berkeley Lab is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its Cyclotron Road Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) this year and we are delighted to host the joint annual Demo Day in Berkeley for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program nodes on May 21, 2025. Mark your calendar! https://lnkd.in/gtcDsjiu Featuring participants from Chain Reaction Innovations, Innovation Crossroads, West Gate, Cyclotron Road, and New Mexico Lab Embedded Entrepreneur Program, as well as ecosystem partners such as Activate.
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Happy New Year! Our mission is to support entrepreneurial scientists 🚀 In 2025, Cyclotron Road will continue to: 1. Champion dynamic fellows through our 2-year fellowship program 👥 2. Provide access to state-of-the-art facilities at Berkeley Lab 🏢 3. Partner with Activate to provide world-class mentoring and entrepreneurial education 🤝 4. Advance the LEEP mission with tech in energy, computing, manufacturing and more ⚡️ 5. Further DOE and EERE goals, including scientific excellence, energy access and security, and economic growth 📈 Here’s to a year of impact, innovation, and discovery for all of us. 🌐 Learn more about Cyclotron Road at cyclotronroad.lbl.gov. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | U.S. Department of Energy #hardtech #innovation #fellowship #entrepreneurship #science
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More than $3 billion has been raised by companies led by current and past participants in the Cyclotron Road program at Berkeley Lab! https://lnkd.in/emGYv7UR One of four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs (LEEP) nationwide, the Cyclotron Road program has provided resources to 109 fellows leading 84 startups and employing more than 1,400 people to-date. In collaboration with non-profit partner Activate, the fellowship provides a living stipend, research funding, entrepreneurial training, connections to funders, and access to world-class facilities and researchers at Berkeley Lab. LEEP is supported by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | U.S. Department of Energy.
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We're extending the application window! Applications for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) LEEP Cyclotron Road program at Berkeley Lab now close on October 30th. Cyclotron Road applications are managed in partnership with the non-profit Activate and are reviewed by Berkeley Lab staff in coordination with our partners and sponsors. Learn more about how to apply to the 2025 cohort of this entrepreneurial fellowship for scientists and engineers here: https://lnkd.in/giH5riAp
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We love seeing alum Umaro Foods in the news and in the local grocery aisle!
Woo! The hotly anticipated forecast from Whole Foods Market named "Aquatic Plant-Based Ingredients" as up-and-coming trend for 2025. 🌊 🌿 Sea moss is a type of seaweed, long used for its gelling properties and now a trending ingredient. 🌊 🌿 Our bacon boasts seaweed in two places - our protein ingredient from nori (which you all know from sushi) and another key ingredient source is sea moss. 🌊 🌿 Our product exists thanks to the special properties of these ingredients. Bacon isn't the first thing that would come to mind when thinking about foods that use seaweed ingredients, and that is by design. 🌊 🌿 We're excited to continue leveraging the unique functional properties of seaweed to make great products. Stay tuned!
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Applications for the DOE LEEP Cyclotron Road program at Berkeley Lab are due this coming Wednesday, October 23. The two-year fellowships for scientific and technical entrepreneurs starting in 2025 come with both living and research stipends, access to Berkeley Lab facilities and researchers, entrepreneurial training in collaboration with non-profit Activate, and a vibrant community of participants, alumni, mentors, sponsors, and investors! https://lnkd.in/gvQpHu2C
Today applications opened for the 2025 cohorts of all four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Programs (LEEPs) including Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab! To learn more and apply please visit: https://lnkd.in/giH5riAp
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Join us with our partner Activate on Wednesday, Sept 11 from 11 a.m. to noon PST for the "Why Apply to Cyclotron Road / Activate Berkeley Webinar." In this webinar, you will have the opportunity to hear more about why Berkeley is a great place to build your hard-tech company, and how the team will support you on this journey in partnership with the Cyclotron Road U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) at Berkeley Lab. You’ll hear from local staff and current fellows and have a chance for Q&A. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/g2Z4aPFz
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