January 14, 2014 – Three new tenants, all of whose pioneering products are the result of UC Irvine research projects, are now calling CALIT2’s TechPortal business technology incubator home. Defineqa (pronounced De-fin’-a-ka) headed by Arlene Doria and Nick Martin, is produ

January 14, 2014 – CALIT2 TechPortal tenant Biopico Systems is the recipient of a 6-month, $150,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will allow the startup to test the feasibility of an innovative method fo

December 16, 2013 – Malaria kills a child somewhere in the world every minute. This life-threatening disease, caused by parasites transmitted through infected mosquitoes, can be prevented and cured if detected and treated early. But malaria afflicts primarily the poor, who often

December 11, 2013 – UC Irvine professor Chen Li jots equations directly on the windows of his new office overlooking a busy intersection near Orange County’s John Wayne Airport. The view just outside is loaded with information, he says, which he wants to make easier for you to s