Mission & Vision
The mission of BPEP is to foster entrepreneurship among UC Berkeley’s postdocs, visiting scholars and graduate students, through education, awareness, and hands-on opportunities. We connect aspiring entrepreneurs with mentors, resources, and partners. Situated in a vibrant business climate and with access to the greatest pool of postdoc talent in the world, BPEP catalyzes productive collaboration on scientifically complex challenges with lasting economic benefits.
The vision of the Berkeley Postdoc Entrepreneurship Program (BPEP) is to create an empowered UC Berkeley postdoctoral and graduate student community by providing them tools to translate their research to products via startups.
"Idea to Funding" Workshop Series
Event of the Month
Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) for technologies that are being developed at UC Berkeley and LBL
Deep dive into evaluating the economic viability of university-born deep tech
Thursday, August 27th, 2026
6:00 to 7:30 p.m. PT
Location:
Berkeley Haas School of Business, N300 Chou Hall Building, 2220 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720
What We’ll Cover:
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LCA Fundamentals & Deep Tech Considerations: Goal and scope definition, key frameworks and tools; and navigating uncertainties unique to early-stage deep technologies.
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TEA & Commercial Viability: Assessing economic feasibility, cost/benefit estimation, key metrics for scalability, and managing financial risk for technologies years away from market entry.
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The Startup & Commercialization Playbook:
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When to start thinking about LCA/TEA during university lab research.
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Common pitfalls, assessment surprises, and lessons learned from real-world evaluations.
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Balancing LCA/TEA with customer discovery and understanding how investors evaluate these metrics.
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Navigating timing, team composition, and examples of standout assessments.
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Register here
