I am somewhat curious whether Y Combinator is considering partnering with Cyclotron Road up at LBL. It seems to be focused on the same type of companies, hard s

I am somewhat curious whether Y Combinator is considering partnering with Cyclotron Road up at LBL. It seems to be focused on the same type of companies, hard science, but with an excellent model for supporting this kind of work. As a scientist who founded a hard science startup (and now work for another), I feel like the hands down biggest barrier is lack of access to free/low-cost space to work. These projects aren't the kind of thing you can do out of a coffee shop, it's just too dangerous. Plus it requires expensive capital outlay to do the initial work, even if you only need the equipment for one or two tests. The fact that they partner with a national lab to provide those testing resources saves so much time and energy that's better spent on finding product fit than fundraising enough to get to the point where you can even find out how well your technology can perform. I'd strongly suggest at least reaching out to them to see if they can help advise, they've had amazing results so far.