Research & Development
From flying cars to rot resistant tomatoes to robot arms for submarines there is a lot of research that has gone on in Davis. Some of the spirit of invention is enhanced by the proximity of the University.
R & D Companies
- AgraQuest — environmentally friendly pest control http://www.agraquest.com/
- Antibodies Inc. —antiserum production, immunochemistry and related services http://www.antibodiesinc.com/
- Arcadia Biosciences — Develops new traits in crops through breeding and biotechnology. http://www.arcadiabio.com
- Calgene Inc. — genetic engineering, bought out by Monsanto
- Davis Energy Group http://www.davisenergy.com/
- DTL Corporation http://www.dtlab.com/
- Geothermal Resources Council http://www.geothermal.org/
- Leptogen, Inc. — Treatments for Obesity and Diabetes http://www.leptogen.com/
- Moller International — working to bring you the flying car http://www.moller.com/
- Novozymes Inc. http://www.novozymes.com/
- Schilling Robotics — http://www.schilling.com/
- Toftware, Inc. http://www.toftware.biz/
- Vitalea Science Inc. http://www.vitaleascience.com/
Independent Inventors
University Involvement
- http://research.ucdavis.edu/ The Office of Research at UC Davis
- UC Davis Connect
- UC Davis InnovationAccess
- Undergraduate Research Conference
- A 2007 blog post about UC Davis hitting over $500 million in research funding for the third year in a row.
- Travel Behavior Action Research
- Institute of Transportation Studies
- UC Davis Developmental Research Center
Library Information service
- For help with Research from a librarian goto: Libraries in Davis
- Ask Now is a service from the Health Sciences Libraries of UC Davis. We can help you locate print and electronic information about human and animal health. This service is free!