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HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science (WIES) Program

HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science (WIES) Program

Berkeley, Californiainnovativegenomics.org

Overview

The HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science (WIES) Program is an initiative at the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley that functions as an accelerator and funding source to support female entrepreneurs translating genomics research into commercial ventures.

Year Founded

2022

Portfolio Companies

1

Investments

HS Chau Women in Enterprising Science (WIES) Program investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Sift BiosciencesSep 2024GrantCo-investor

Key People

Ken Taymor

Principal Investigator

Matthias Hess

Principal Investigator

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HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Year Founded2022

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