LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY The Bay Area life sciences ecosystem has proven to be a world leader in life sciences innovation. Berkeley Law and BCLT are uniquely positioned to provide the legal scholarship and training needed both to support the life sciences industry and to address its impact on society. In 2021, with generous funding from Genentech, Gilead, Vern Norviel, Wilson Sonsini, and Weil Gotshal, BCLT expanded its existing focus on life sciences by creating the new Life
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Sciences Project. The Life Sciences Project has already supported development of new and innovative classes and experiences for law students interested in the life sciences, including the Life Sciences & Innovation Workshop, a two-semester research workshop focused on studying the drivers of innovation in the life sciences. The Life Sciences Project will continue to support the expansion of the life sciences curriculum at Berkeley Law.