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Synthetic Bio Startup Secures $14.6M Series A to Launch The World’s First Clean & Scalable Indigo Dye
Bakar Fellows John Dueber and Tammy Hsu's company has received a new round of funding.
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YourChoice Therapeutics Receives $15 Million in Funding
Launched from a 2018 Spark Award project to Professor Polina Lishko, YourChoice Therapeutics is making progress developing contraceptives for males.
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David Schaffer: Research that takes risks must be supported
Bakar Fellows Program Director David Schaffer reflects on his commitment to innovation
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Tampere University names Bakar Fellow Ana Claudia Arias as Honorary Doctor
This award is considered the highest recognition of excellence.
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Nanobiotechnologist selected for inaugural Philomathia Prize
Bakar Fellow Dr. Landry has been selected as an award recipient for her outstanding research at UC Berkeley.
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Bakar Fellows Program Names Seven New Spark Award Recipients
The 2022 cohort for the Bakar Fellows Spark Award has been announced.
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Bakar Faculty Fellow Raluca Popa Wins 2021 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for Design of Secure Distributed Systems
Raluca Popa has won the 2021 ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award for designing secure distributed systems which protect confidentiality.
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