2 San Leandro Companies Finalists For Innovation Awards

SAN LEANDRO, CA — San Leandro's UrbanBloc, which builds restaurants, stores and other business out of shipping containers, and Porifera, a water purification company, have been named as finalists for the 8th Annual East Bay Innovation Awards.

The awards are made by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance. The organization said in a press release, "More than 200 East Bay companies and organizations were nominated, showcasing the best examples of innovation in product development, services and processes. This robust list was reviewed by subject matter experts and narrowed down to...finalists in ten competitive categories."

The winners will be announced on March 26 in a ceremony at the historic Fox Theater in Oakland.

The Port of Oakland is the winner of the 2020 Legacy Award.

Here are the finalists in the competitive categories:

Advanced Manufacturing

• C3Nano (Hayward)
• Mizuho OSI (Union City)

Arts and Culture

• Berkeley Repertory Theatre (Berkeley)
• Zoo Labs (Oakland)

Built Environment

• Designing Justice Designing Spaces (Oakland)
• UrbanBloc Inc (San Leandro)

Community Impact

• East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (Oakland)
• Oakland Genomics Center

Education

• Idea Builder Labs (Oakland & Alameda)
• Ohlone College, Smart Manufacturing TechnologyProgram (Fremont)

Engineering and Design

• Bolt Threads (Emeryville)
• Enovix (Fremont)

Food

• Pacific Plaza Imports (Concord)
• Perfect Day (Emeryville)

Life Sciences

• Enchroma (Berkeley)
• Pivot Bio (Berkeley)

Sustainability

• Back to the Roots (Oakland)
• Porifera (San Leandro & Hayward)

Technology

• Medinas Health (Berkeley)
• Zymergen (Emeryville)

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