UC Berkeley Nucleate Bay Area Activator Info Session

UC Berkeley Nucleate Bay Area Activator Info Session

📅 September 23, 2026
🕐 5:30 PM PT
📍 2625 Durant Ave
🎟️ Free

About This Event

Are you interested in biotech entrepreneurship? Do you have a big idea but don’t know where to start? Looking for mentorship, teammates, or resources to bring your ideas to life?

Join the Nucleate Bay Area team for an in-person info session at Berkeley Bakar BioLabs about Nucleate’s Activator program—the world’s largest, free, trainee-led biotech startup accelerator.

  • Program Overview: Learn about the Nucleate curriculum, mentorship opportunities, and the resources available to teams.

  • The Path to Launch: Discover how the Activator program helps translate academic research into high-impact startups.

  • Q&A Session: This is your space to ask anything; from eligibility and commitment levels to how we help build teams and connect you with industry leaders.

  • Open Networking: : Connect with fellow scientists, entrepreneurs, and members of the Nucleate community to exchange ideas, explore potential collaborations, and build your biotech network.

Run of show:

  • 5:30-6:30: Information session

  • 6:30-7:30: Happy Hour/Open Networking

🔗 Application: apply.nucleate.org
🌐 Learn more: nucleate.org/activator

About the Host:

Nucleate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of biotech leaders. With chapters spanning 41 geographic regions and participation from over 280 academic institutions, Nucleate sparks new intellectual communities and embeds emerging talent within a global biotech community. Through open-access educational programming, Nucleate helps democratize biotech innovation — removing barriers and helping founders concentrate on building transformational technologies. Visit www.nucleate.org for more information, and visit https://nucleate.org/privacy-policy/ to read our privacy policy.

We want to thank our HQ supporters for championing our open-access mission and empowering the next generation of biotech entrepreneurs!:

https://nucleate.org/sponsors/

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📍 2625 Durant Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA

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