West Sacramento

Located in Yolo County and central to the Capital region, West Sacramento is a global food hub connecting the nation's most productive agricultural valleys to international manufacturing, research, innovation, and logistics.

The city is richly diverse, with historic neighborhoods for all income levels, urban development areas and opportunities for large and small businesses. Highly-livable suburbs are nestled between downtown Sacramento and the region's agricultural assets, with business parks supporting a powerful economic engine for prosperity.

https://www.cityofwestsacramento.org/business/services-and-incentives

• The Woodland Way - With a progressive pro-business climate, Woodland lures agribusiness and global trade to this once-sleepy town
  (Comstock's, November 2017)
   

• Woodland seeks a Hub for agtech
  (Comstock's, November 2017)

Bayer CoLaborator (West Sacramento, CA)
Research lab space for start-ups

Our West Sacramento CoLaborator is located on the site of Bayer’s Crop Science R&D Center close to Downtown. Bayer’s biotech start-up lab space is designed to house and foster innovative new ventures to transform modern agriculture and creates opportunities for idea exchange by bringing researchers together in a common space.

The CoLaborator space is a flexible, open floor plan with 3,000 square feet of shared lab and dedicated office areas with cubicles and furnished conference rooms. The laboratories include basic equipment for agriculture tech start-ups to quickly begin putting their ideas to the test. Bayer support includes Environmental Health & Safety services and applicable environmental Biosafety site permits as well as waste disposal (including chemical and bio waste).

Partnering with Bayer can also provide access to the global expertise and equipment of Bayer’s research network.

Key features

Co-location at Bayer facility with a separate entrance, dedicated space, and controlled access determined by tenants
Open lab space with flexibility to install mobile benches and biosafety hoods
Lab infrastructure includes chemical safety hood and chemical storage cabinet
Adjacent equipment room provides space for larger tenant-provided equipment
Stand-alone IT network infrastructure
Local laboratory and business resources for start-up companies (not associated with Bayer or specifically part of the lease arrangement)

What we offer

Laboratories and offices are at competitive rates and furnished according to the tenant’s individual needs. A stand-alone IT network infrastructure is in place. There is also a non-exclusive area comprising communal rooms and communication zones, allowing interaction between neighbors, colleagues and Bayer scientists. All tenants can use these areas. The rental price also includes cleaning, waste disposal, electricity and heating. Bayer arranges disposal of special waste, though the costs must be covered by the respective tenant and depend on the accrued volume. All tenants remain independent. Confidentiality agreements between you and Bayer are signed as needed. To enhance data security the building is secured with 24/7 officers.

Website: www.colaborator.bayer.com
Information: colaborator.westsac@bayer.com

The UC Davis-HM.CLAUSE Life Science Innovation Center is a 3,100 square-foot, off campus facility that is administered and owned by HM.CLAUSE, a global leader in the production and sale of vegetable seeds. It is equipped with biochemistry, molecular biology and chemistry lab space, and also offers 1,800 ft² of contiguous greenhouse space.

As a business incubator, the center will provide the technical services and support needed in order to turn viable ideas into successful businesses. The shared goal of UC Davis and HM.CLAUSE is to create an environment that breeds innovation, fosters creativity and inspires synergy. As is common for incubators such as this, tenants are able to lease space for a maximum term of two years in order to allow others to benefit.

OVERVIEW

• 3,100 ft² lab/office and 1,800 ft² of greenhouse space

• 12 bench spaces

• Rent: $300/month

• Rent covers access to shared lab equipment & instrumentation, shared office space & use of conference room. Utilities and basic facilities maintenance are also included.

• Lease terms from 6 months to a maximum of 2 years

• Equipment list for the facility.

TENANT ELIGIBILITY

• Be an active participant in the Venture Catalyst START™ Program

• Adherence to the rules of occupancy, as specified in the lease agreement

• Maintenance of General Liability Insurance coverage with UC Davis and HM.CLAUSE

• In consideration for incubator services and subsidized access to lab facilities, a small equity stake shall be provided by tenants to benefit UC Davis and HM.CLAUSE

• Start-ups are selected and vetted by the University and approved by HM.CLAUSE

For more information on UC Davis Venture Catalyst including the DRIVE Program and the UC Davis – HM.CLAUSE Innovation Center:

• contact us by email at VentureCatalyst@ucdavis.edu
• or visit http://venturecatalyst.ucdavis.edu/DRIVE

AgStart

• AgStart is a non-profit that accelerates the growth of innovative ag & food technology companies and strengthens the region’s innovation ecosystem. We help our member firms transition from concept to commercialization to cultivate the ag and food solutions of tomorrow.
• AgStart’s network-centric incubation model offers mentorship and connections, providing access to resources that new companies need to thrive.
• AgStart is supported through membership fees from our member firms and the generous support of our corporate sponsors and other entities.​

September 2020:
AgStart forms public-private partnership to create ‘Lab@AgStart’ - Shared-use ag incubator being established in Woodland (Woodland Daily Democrat)

www.agstart.org
 

Inventopia (Davis, CA)

We are:

• A community of Entrepreneurs and Scientists who share resources so that we can get our products to market faster and for less money.
   
• A place where we can access technologies and tools that we could not afford on our own.
   
• A place where we can innovate and build the future with the support of our peers who have the same passion and are on the same journey

www.inventopia.org
 

Our unique platform is optimized for aspiring innovators, seed stage companies and community partners in the Greater Sacramento Region. We make it easily accessible for you to flourish with our services. We offer:

• Shared web lab spaces
• Collaborative office space
• Shared lab equipment
• Private lab suites (BSL-2 option available)
• Operational cost savings
• Research partnership with local companies

https://lifesplabs.com/

The WG Center for innovation & Technology
 Salinas, CA

WG’s Center for Innovation and Technology, located in the heart of Salinas, California is an incubator for technology companies and startups that Western Growers believes will important to the future viability of the fresh produce industry.

• www.wginnovation.com

Image credit: PAE Engineers

An inventive project is moving forward at Woo Hon Fai Hall – the creation of a full-service life science incubator known as the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub. The life sciences are one of California’s strongest economic engines, and enhancing UC Berkeley’s standing in the biotech and life sciences arenas is critical to the future of the university. A donor-developed project, the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub will have private labs for enterprises desiring more dedicated space, wet and dry open lab benches for faculty and student start-up researchers, and a single-story, glass-enclosed addition will add 6,600 square feet of highly-desired office space to support the research function.

The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub project will also thoughtfully preserve Woo Hon Fai Hall, a National Register building and City of Berkeley designated landmark. Formerly home to the University Art Museum, the 47 year-old structure is rated as seismically poor. Renovations will comply with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, improve connectivity to the campus park, and give new life to a seismically-deficient structure as a state-of-the-art life sciences facility.

https://capitalstrategies.berkeley.edu/bakar-bioenginuity-hub

Learn more:

• Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (Berkeley Capital Strategies)
• A new incubator at the “tough tech” convergence of sciences (Light the Way, The Campaign for Berkeley)
• UC Berkeley has plans for its former, now empty, art museum (Berkeleyside, July 2018)
• Bakar BioEnginuity Hub, University of California Berkeley (PAE Engineering)

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The Food Front
City of Woodland, California

Woodland leads the way for food and ag business in our region and offers
a diverse range of available facility options:

• AgStart Incubator / Co-Working Space

• Urban Office Space

• Flex Office / Manufacturing Space

• Future Woodland Research and Technology Park

Learn more about why Woodland’s industry cluster, business-friendly local government, infrastructure, and location make it a perfect fit for food and ag business.

Email info@thefoodfront.org with any questions or inquiries.

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The Vine
The future of food and agriculture starts here

Our future depends on innovators solving complex challenges for food and agriculture, so our mission is to fuel the growth of sustainable agriculture & food entrepreneur communities with the connections and resources they need to build, launch and grow their innovations. The VINE stands for Verde Innovation Network for Entrepreneurship, but you can just call us The VINE.

 

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Woodland Research & Technology Park
A regional research & technology center, minutes from UC Davis

Northern California’s agricultural innovation is anchored by the cutting-edge research and development at UC Davis – the nation’s premier agricultural research institution. Woodland Research Park, a proposed 350-acre project located just seven miles from UC Davis, offers the opportunity for established companies and startups focusing on agriculture innovation to expand or put down roots in Northern California’s agriculture and food science epicenter.

Planned as a thriving work/live campus with over 2 million square feet of research park office and lab space, 1,600 single and multi-family homes, parks and open space, Woodland Research Park will foster collaboration and build capacity for innovative tenants and partners seeking to be part of one of the world’s leading ag and food tech hubs.

With City approval in 2018 and construction expected to begin in early 2020, companies and institutions can build Woodland Research Park into their plans for expansion now.

With the support of the City of Woodland, University of California Ag & Natural Resources, and AgStart, among other regional leaders, Woodland Research Park is poised to become Northern California’s ag innovation hub, bringing R&D opportunities and high quality jobs to the region.

> October 2020: Woodland research park begins public review (Sacramento Business Journal)
> November 2020: Woodland council supportive of Research and Tech Park (Woodland Daily Democrat)

For more information visit woodlandresearchpark.org.