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UC Santa Barbara Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Grace Han has been named one of five scientist-inventors nationwide to receive a 2025 Moore Inventor Fellowship from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

UC Santa Barbara professor Daniel Blumenthal’s lab is part of one of four design teams from around the country selected by the National Science Foundation for its recently launched National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NVQL).

UCSB startup Active Life Scientific announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted clearance for their OsteoProbe® device. Their BoneScore® procedure offers a direct, minimally-invasive assessment of bone tissue quality.

NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. Their success in translating research into products and services that improve lives.

UCSB Professor Jonathan Klamkin’s company, Aeluma, joined the Midwest Microelectronics Consortium to advance its semiconductor photonics technologies for AI, quantum, and defense applications.

Vine Medical, a UCSB CSNI member founded by recent UCSB Ph.D. graduate Dr. David Haggerty, is developing a soft robotic “vine” device that makes emergency intubation faster, safer, and more reliable than traditional laryngoscopes.

Rallio, an AI-powered social publishing platform, won the Netty Award for Best Use of AI in Marketing. Rallio’s CEO and Co-Founder, Chuck Goetschel, is a member of the UCSB Innovators Circle.

Aeluma includes the leadership of UCSB Professor Jonathan Klamkin, who serves as CEO and Director, and Professor Steven DenBaars, who sits on the company’s Board of Directors. Aeluma, Inc., a transformative semiconductor company, has received a 2025 LEAP Award.

The Hurt Co. was founded by Bren School graduates Taylor Heisley-Cook and David Mun. What started as a UCSB thesis project is now helping shift the fashion industry toward more affordable, eco-friendly materials.

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