Innovation

California's innovation and knowledge economy thrive on the intellectual infrastructure built by UC Berkeley.

Inc. Magazine ranks UC Berkeley as one of "Five Universities You Can Do Business With" because it encourages transferring its technology to the marketplace.

Hungry for information?
Sun Microsystems, Inktomi, and Intel were founded by UC Berkeley alumni.

Just plain hungry?
UC Berkeley graduates launched Power Bar, Scharffen Berger Chocolate, and Chez Panisse.

UC Berkeley research spawns new products, technologies, and even entirely new industries. In 2005-06, the campus reported 128 inventions, bringing its all-time total to 1,791. Start-ups launched by campus brainpower create jobs and generate tax revenue for the Bay Area.

Each year, UC Berkeley graduates top-notch students, building a local workforce that attracts companies and R&D centers to the region.

As Berkeley graduates continually refresh the Bay Area's supply of talented workers and business innovators, they make the region thrive. Alumni have founded 250 companies, from high tech to biotech to gourmet foods.