QB3 Garage/Innovation Network
The garage is the paradigm for the Silicon Valley startup—think Apple or HP. However, real garages are not suitable for experiments in modern biology. Biotech entrepreneurs have a much harder time moving from idea to prototype, which reduces the rate of innovation.
To address this challenge, QB3 created two incubators that allow very small companies access to modern laboratory space close to UC faculty. These incubators, the QB3 Garage@UCSF and the QB3 Garage@Berkeley, are the biological laboratory equivalent of garages: small spaces for entrepreneurs to lay the foundations for companies that may spearhead new industries.
Space is limited. The Garages are only open to spin-outs from University of California laboratories. Space is available at market rates for pre-commercial development for periods of up to two years.
QB3 has teamed with private partners to offer microspace in a growing network throughout the Bay Area. Network tenants enjoy:
- A density of innovators in related areas
- Introductions to UC researchers for collaborations
- A broad range of core facilities that QB3 and UC provide to outside users for modest fees
- Seminars and symposia
- Entrepreneurial networking services