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Alyson Santoro, the CEO and co-founder of Nereid Biomaterials.

Nereid Biomaterials Named Startup of the Month

Nereid Biomaterials was named Startup of the Month by Comstock's Magazine for developing ocean-degradable materials to reduce marine plastic pollution.

The Majorana 1 topological quantum computer chip.

UCSB Faculty and Alumni Recognized in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025

Three Gauchos made TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025, reflecting the university’s ongoing impact in sustainability, technology, and health research.

UCSB Alum Heather Hochrein Turns Class Project into EVmatch

Heather Hochrein founded EVmatch while earning her master’s at UCSB’s Bren School. What began as a class project to improve EV charging access has grown into a company expanding shared charging options for renters and multifamily housing.

UCSB’s Technology Incubator celebrates 10 years on campus

In 2015, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UC Santa Barbara established the Technology Incubator in Elings Hall to support startup companies stemming from technologies developed on campus. Now in its 10th anniversary year, the incubator has become “a humming innovation ecosystem".

Next Energy upgrades pilot production line on OPV windows

Next Energy Technologies, a Goleta-based organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology company and UCSB CNSI Incubator Alum, has upgraded its pilot production line.

Palisades Fire Serves as ‘Unfortunate Test Case’ for Plan-B Power System Coming Soon to Santa Barbara

Unite to Light, James S. Bower Foundation Partner with Dragon Q Energy to Install 10 PowerPoles Across S.B. County.

PseudolithIC Inc. Raises $6M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Wireless Chips with Proprietary Chiplet Heterogeneous Integration Technology.

PseudolithIC Inc., an innovative leader in RF (radio frequency) chipset products, today announced it has successfully raised $6 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Entrada Ventures, with additional investments from Foothill Ventures and Uncork Capital.

Felix Wong and Max Wilson, cofounders of Integrated Biosciences.

UCSB's Integrated Biosciences Raises $17M Seed Round

Why does everyone have to die? That’s the thought that’s puzzled 2023 Under 30 Healthcare lister Felix Wong since he was six years old.

In 2022, the age-old question led him to launch Integrated Biosciences—a biotech company discovering and developing drugs to cure age-associated illnesses like cancer, Alzheimer's and diabetes. This week, the company announced it’s raised some $17 million in seed funding led by Sutter Hill Ventures, with participation from Illumina Venture Labs, Mission BioCapital and more.

Read the full article in Forbes