Internship at UC Berkeley QB3

Posted: 11/12/2025

About the Company/Organization:

UC Berkeley QB3
Type: Nonprofit/NGO
Size: https://qb3.berkeley.edu/

QB3 is the University of California’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship in life science. The institute supports UC researchers and empowers California founders to launch startup companies and partner with industry. QB3 has a 20-year track record of spinning off innovative endeavors such as the venture capital firms Mission Bay Capital and Medtech Venture Partners; several incubators, including QB3@953 (now part of MBC Biolabs); and a health technology initiative, the UCSF Rosenman Institute. QB3 founded and operates Bakar Labs, the incubator at UC Berkeley’s Bakar BioEnginuity Hub. Companies affiliated with QB3 brought in $942 million in funding in 2022.

Internship Project/Opportunity

Location: Berkeley, CA
Anticipated internship dates: May/June 2026
Target intern experience level: Undergraduate Students
https://qb3.berkeley.edu/education/intern/

The California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences at UC Berkeley (QB3-Berkeley) partners with local biotech companies to offer hands-on summer internships to UC Berkeley undergraduates. QB3-Berkeley seeks top applicants for 10-week paid internship positions, where students will learn scientific techniques and contribute to state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research projects. Interns become paid, full-time employees of the biotech company for the duration of the internship.

Interns have been placed at these companies in the past:

  • Abalone Bio, Inc.
  • Aralez Bio
  • Amyris
  • Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
  • Cinder Biological, Inc.
  • Correlia Biosystems
  • Dahlia Biosciences, Inc.
  • Encellin
  • Eysz, Inc.
  • Huue, Inc.
  • Intact Therapeutics
  • iSono Health
  • Kryptos Biotechnologies, Inc.
  • Mantra Bio
  • Moichor Inc.
  • Nodexus
  • Pow Bio
  • Tinctorium
  • Valitor Inc.

Interns will:

  • Acquire valuable, real-world research experience and training on a long-term project;
  • Work full-time and earn a competitive salary;
  • Explore career options and define the direction for graduate studies.
  • Network with a variety of industries, QB3-Berkeley, and student researchers;
  • Work one-on-one with mentors and utilize advanced laboratory facilities;
  • Develop new technical, communication, time management, and leadership skills.

 

Eligibility

QB3-Berkeley Undergraduate Biotech Internship Program applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Registered as a current undergraduate student with sophomore (2nd year) or junior (3rd year) standing at UC Berkeley;
  • Overall GPA of at least 3.2;
  • Undergraduate coursework in biology, chemistry, and classroom lab experience;
  • Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States;
  • Committed to full-time summer employment and will return to UC Berkeley for the Fall semester.
  • Transfer students: Completion of at least one semester of coursework at UC Berkeley;
  • International students: F-1 or J-1 visa and completion of at least one academic year (two semesters or one semester and one summer session) at UC Berkeley.

 

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