I&E 101

By Staff Writer - September 9, 2025
Join us for a Graduate Student and Postdoc informational session and panel on I+E programs and resources at UCSB!

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Jonathan Gartner has joined the CNSI team as Mentor-in-Residence

By Sonia Fernandez - December 5, 2023

Attention, UC Santa Barbara researchers and current or would-be entrepreneurs: Mystified by market application? Stumped over strategy? Not sure how to attract industry excitement for your innovation? Are you flummoxed by funding? Then a chat with Jonathan Gartner may be just what you need. The California NanoSystems Institute’s (CNSI) first-ever mentor-in-residence is here to offer guidance in navigating that gap between academia and business, backed by a wealth of experience and a deep network.

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The Hurd Co. awarded “Golden California” Favorite Startup at Born in California

By Staff Writer - November 17, 2023

Born in California demo days hosted at UC Irvine feature the University of California’s best and most investment-worthy startups seeking Seed and Series A investors. The Hurd Co. makes agrilose®, a 100% agriwaste-based feedstock pulp used by apparel brands to make fabrics like viscose/rayon and lyocell, which are normally made from trees. Today, over 200 million trees are logged every year to produce pulp for the apparel industry.

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