Berkeley Lights Stock
Cell Manipulation for Personalized Therapies
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About Berkeley Lights Stock
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (BLI) is a platform for single cell manipulation that allows for researchers to analyze cells. It aims to provide platforms that automate the manipulation and analysis of cells. The Beacon platform, the company's flagship product, is suited for cell line development, antibody discovery, gene editing, and antibody engineering workflows. The platform uses optofluidics and light-based technology to automate the work of cloning, culturing and sorting specific cells from biological samples. By automating these processes, they aim to cut the time and human labor needed to develop cell lines, discover and engineer antibodies, and do gene editing.
On June 26, 2020, Berkeley Lights filed to go public. Click here to see Berkeley Light's IPO paperwork.
The company was founded in 2011 in Emeryville, California.
Investors
Sequoia Capital
Market Kurly, Robinhood, Airbnb, Instacart, Tokopedia, Stripe, DoorDash, Rappi, CoinSwitch Kuber, UiPath
AJS Investments
Varian
Paxion Capital Partners
Innovium, H2O.ai, Berkeley Lights, Bossa Nova Robotics, Katerra
KTB Network
Funding History
August 2011 | $183K |
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April 2012 | $500K |
August 2012 | $4.0M |
July 2014 | $29.2M |
April 2015 | $58.6M |
November 2016 | $40.0M |
June 2018 | $95.0M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Hobbs
Chief Financial Officer
Shaun Holt
Chief Scientific Officer
Kevin Chapman, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer
Keith Breinlinger, Ph.D.
Vice President, People Operations
Sheri Kelleher
SVP, Marketing
John Proctor, Ph.D.
General Counsel
Stuart Merkadeau
SVP, Global Sales
Mark Lasinski
Press
nanalyze - Jul, 5 2020
All About the Berkeley Lights Stock IPOGlobeNewswire - May, 12 2020
Abveris Announces Human Antibody Discovery Partnership with Nkarta using the Trianni Mouse® on the Berkeley Lights Beacon®PR Newswire - Apr, 27 2020
Berkeley Lights Launches Two New Capabilities in the Opto Cell Therapy Development 1.0 Workflow to Accelerate the Creation Of Effective Cancer Immunotherapies TSan Francisco Business Times - Mar, 13 2020
How the coronavirus validated Berkeley Lights' technology and its supply chain