Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A student focuses intently as he operates one arm of a many-armed robot, while a teacher watches

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UC San Francisco

August 28, 2025

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

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Three MRIs side by side with varying shades of orange at the bottom

A breakthrough for brain imaging

Higher resolution will allow neuroscientists to more precisely localize and trace brain networks.

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A history of innovation: UC Berkeley entrepreneurs, companies that changed the way we live

You may not know these names, but you definitely know the results of their work.

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Helping to build the bioeconomy of California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley

Berkeley Lab to co-lead an effort to establish a bioindustrial manufacturing capability in the region.