Tag: biology is technology

Who Takes iGEM Seriously?

Post author By karlschmieder
Post date January 22, 2017
Categories In biotechnology, Observations, Science Fiction, synthetic biology, What's Your Bio Strategy?

This past week iGEM startup PvP Biologics closed a $35 million round with Takeda. Last year, in June 2016, Ginkgo Bioworks raised $100 million. The company was founded by a team that participated in the first iGEM competitions. The iGEM startup page lists some 19 startups that originated from the competition. While Christopher VanLang is […]

Biofabricate 2014

Post author By karlschmieder
Post date January 18, 2015
Categories In biotechnology, Influences, synthetic biology, Writing
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Q. What are the ways you can tell a good event from a great event? A. The people. The presentations. And the fact that no one wants to leave. Early in December, I attended the first Biofabricate conference at Microsoft’s NYC office. Organized by Biocouture’s Suzanne Lee, SynBioBeta’s John Cumbers, and Microsoft’s Tereza Nemessanyi, the event […]