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Better Materials, Inspired By Biology: A Conversation with Founder Capella Kerst
Dr. Capella Kerst, founder of revolutionary bioinspired dry adhesive company, geCKo Materials, has had a year of fast-paced success. She tripled her company’s team, finished a funding round, and unveiled four new high-fidelity solutions using geCKo Materials Dry Adhesive (gMDA) on the main stage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. Sporting degrees from UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford,…
Outside the Box: Five Insights from Tyla-Simone Crayton
Tyla-Simone Crayton can’t be limited. The three-time founder graduated from UC Berkeley this spring with a degree in Business Administration, a minor in Science Technology and Society, and three certificates. Now, she’s opening the second location of Sienna Wings as the youngest restaurant owner in Houston. From being a homeschooled entrepreneur for her brand Sienna…
Visiting Professor Jes Broeng discusses insights learned at UC Berkeley
Laser Focus World interviewed Visiting Professor Jes Broeng about his stay at University of California, Berkeley. Professor Jes Broeng is a professor at the Technical University of Denmark, a photonics entrepreneur, a mentor for the Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship, and an angel investor. Currently, he is a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley in the…