Innovating Together: Todd Pray on Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Impact on the East Bay

In this Capstone Conversation episode hosted by Jared Asch, Todd Pray, the Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), discusses his role and the lab's mission. Todd highlights the lab's history, its foundational figures, and its evolution over time, including the lab's ties with other national labs and its focus on team science to address critical issues in health, security, energy, and the environment. The conversation explores how the lab engages with businesses, universities, and other research institutes to foster economic development, commercialize technologies, and support local innovation. Todd details the LBNL's efforts in Cyclotron Road and provides examples of successful companies. The episode concludes with a discussion on the application of AI in science, community support for the lab, and an overview of the economic impact the lab has had on the East Bay region.