QB3 supports research, innovation, and entrepreneurship to address challenges in human and planetary health – climate change – on and across University of California campuses at Berkeley, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz.

QB3 operates startup incubators in a public-private partnership to help entrepreneurial scientists translate advances in research into scalable solutions for better health, a sustainable environment, and a dynamic economy. Through lab space and programs, QB3 accelerates development of new technologies for the public good, provides training opportunities and jobs for UC students, and boosts the economic development of our universities and California communities.