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I will put money on Jason Chin winning the Nobel prize in the next 10 years. + I’ll link their latest preprint below.
UK launches £11M Carbon-Loop Hub to turn waste into valuable chemicals. Backed by @EPSRC, the new C-Loop Hub will use engineered microbes to upcycle waste carbon into useful products. Led by Stephen Wallace of the University of Edinburgh, the initiative brings together six UK…
Vienna Emerges as a Major European Biotech Hub. Vienna's biotech sector has seen significant growth, generating €22.7 billion ($26.71 billion) in 2023, fueled by over 754 organizations and 50,000 employees. Major investments from pharma giants like Boehringer Ingelheim and…
National Growth Fund Injects €196.4M Into Amsterdam’s Biotech Booster Program. The Dutch National Growth Fund has approved a second tranche of €196.4 million for the Biotech Booster program, aimed at enhancing the commercialization of biotechnology innovations through financial…
India's Biotech Startups Surge to 11,000, Fueled by Government Support. India's biotech startup ecosystem has skyrocketed from 50 in 2014 to nearly 11,000 by 2025, driven by supportive government policies and institutional collaborations. Union Minister Jitendra Singh highlighted…
Scientists Convert Human Urine Into Hydroxyapatite for Medical Implants and Construction Material. Researchers have developed a technique utilizing genetically-modified yeast to transform human urine into hydroxyapatite, a key component for bone and dental implants, with…
ARPA-H launches program to restore brain function and return patients to independence
NEW: No technology currently exists to repair damaged brain tissue and fully restore lost function. FRONT aims to enable millions with what is considered permanent brain damage to regain lost functions, including motor control, vision, and speech. arpa-h.gov/news-and-event…
NEW: No technology currently exists to repair damaged brain tissue and fully restore lost function. FRONT aims to enable millions with what is considered permanent brain damage to regain lost functions, including motor control, vision, and speech. arpa-h.gov/news-and-event…
What does the evolution of synthetic biology reveal about the intersection of technology and human health? In this in-depth interview, James J. Collins, one of the founding figures of synthetic biology, offers a compelling look at how engineering biology is opening new frontiers…
The Ngai Tahu iwi of New Zealand has teamed up with filmmaker Peter Jackson and @Colossal Biosciences to de-extinct the giant moa, the world's largest bird, which vanished in the 13th century due to human hunting. The University of Canterbury will spearhead genetic research to…
Centivax Secures $45 Million Series A to Propel Universal Flu Vaccine into Clinical Trials. @centivax, a biotech firm focused on universal vaccines, has completed an oversubscribed $45 million Series A funding round led by Future Ventures, with participation from @NFX and BOLD…
Great to see my friend @PaulStamets on the @joeroganhq podcast. If you don't know about him yet, Paul is a a mycologist and advocate for bioremediation and medicinal fungi. Check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=hwRD0N… He also spoke at @SynBioBeta 2024 about the connection between…
1/4 🚀 Announcing the 2025 Protein Engineering Tournament. This year’s challenge: design PETase enzymes, which degrade the type of plastic in bottles. Can AI-guided protein design help solve the climate crisis? Let’s find out! ⬇️ #AIforBiology #ClimateTech #ProteinEngineering…
🧵1/ LBF7 Spain is happening and we're doing something kinda wild: -We’re gathering the smartest people who want to SOLVE AGING -going to a longevity resort in the Spanish mountains -to learn, discuss and ACTUALLY BUILD stuff for 7 days straight Here’s what we’re cooking 👇
Guest molecules move in waves inside DNA droplets, breaking diffusion norms. Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz @uni_mainz and partners discovered that guest molecules enter DNA condensates via structured waves, not random diffusion, in a Nature Nanotechnology…
@BitBiome_official Announces Manufacturing Partnership with Leading CMO to Deliver Full-Scale Biomanufacturing Capabilities. BitBiome, Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with a major contract manufacturing organization to enhance its biomanufacturing capabilities, enabling…
Scientists grow healthy mice from two male parents into adulthood, raising new hopes for gene therapy and cloning. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing engineered imprinting genes to enable a mouse embryo with only paternal DNA to develop into a viable…
