Developing Entrepreneurial Science
Cyclotron Road empowers entrepreneurial scientists to advance their ideas from concept to viable first product, positioning them for broad societal impact in the long term.
Nestled within the Berkeley Lab, Cyclotron Road is named for the Lab’s primary address, 1 Cyclotron Road. Like Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, notable for its high concentration of venture capitalist firms who provide funding for new companies, Cyclotron Road aims to provide funding and support to new scientific technologies, and facilitate bringing them to market.
Our program offers fellowships to innovators who are determined to drive their research projects to the market’s doorstep. The program allows them to advance their projects with the potential for global impact in fields such as energy, agriculture, and manufacturing.
Our program offers entrepreneurs the credibility and resources to make rapid progress in translating their ideas into viable products. They gain access to world-class research facilities and expertise as well as training, mentorship, and networking programs tailored to their needs.
Our program positions fellows for market readiness and broad societal impact by enabling them to identify the optimal path to market for their technology across a spectrum of commercialization models. This includes finding strong alignment with strategic investors, angel investors, large corporations, or philanthropy.
As the first DOE Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program, Cyclotron Road is funded through the offices within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
These offices include:
- Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office
- Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office
- Building Technologies Office
- Geothermal Technologies Office
Other funders of fellows include:
- The Federal Energy Management Program
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Activate, our non-profit partner in the entrepreneurial training
We are very appreciative of our supporters who work with us to move entrepreneurial science forward.
We are entrusted to care for the people, research, and resources that make our mission possible.
