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What if we could cultivate our electronics? Electric Skin is growing bacteria that naturally produce electrical proteins. This breakthrough serves as a platform technology applicable to both energy production and electronics. Check out their crowdfunding campaign!

Latest Videos From SynBioBeta 2024:

• The Role of Synthetic Biology in Promoting Health and Sustainability. In this excellent keynote presentation, Sang Yup Lee elucidates the strategies of systems metabolic engineering and its diverse applications while highlighting various exemplary products, from bulk chemicals to polymers and natural products, underscoring their contributions to health and sustainability.

Insights:

• Gene-Edited Superfoods: Addressing Global Nutrition. Farmers, scientists, and consumers advocate for gene-edited crops as a solution to global challenges, emphasizing the need for informed public dialogue and regulatory reform.

Industry News:

• Breakthrough Photoenzymatic Process Enhances Agrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals: Researchers at CABBI have discovered a green, efficient way to synthesize fluorinated compounds, enhancing the stability and effectiveness of various products.

• Genetically Engineered Skin Microbiome Outsmarts Mosquitoes. Researchers have engineered human skin bacteria to reduce mosquito attraction, providing up to 11 days of protection from mosquito-borne diseases.

• bit.bio Welcomes New CFO to Drive Financial Strategy and Growth. Przemek Obloj joins bit.bio as CFO, bringing two decades of financial expertise in health and life sciences.

• DARPA's Switch Program Seeks to Advance Biomanufacturing for Defense Needs: DARPA has launched the Switch program, aimed at developing agile, reprogrammable biomanufacturing systems that offer supply chain resilience and adaptability to meet diverse DoD needs.

Michael Koeris, Director of the Biological Technologies Office at DARPA.

• MicroRNA Study Could Usher New Era for Crop Improvement. Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife have revolutionized our understanding of microRNAs in plants, shedding light on their crucial role in enhancing crop resilience.

• Cemvita Achieves Major Milestone: 500 Barrels of Sustainable Oil Per Day: Partnering with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, Cemvita reduces oil production costs with innovative bioprocesses.

Moji Karimi, CEO of Cemvita, speaking at SynBioBeta.

• Asimov Unveils 4th Generation AI-driven CHO Edge System for Enhanced Therapeutic Manufacturing: By combining cutting-edge AI models with robust genetic engineering, Asimov is setting new benchmarks for efficiency, reliability, and quality in cell line development.

• Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition Partners with Shiru to Develop Sweet Proteins: This collaboration combines Shiru's AI-driven discovery platform, Flourish™, with Ajinomoto's expertise in fermentation, aiming to bring natural, functional ingredients to market.

Additional Industry News:

• Again raises $43M for turning CO₂ into chemicals: Again aims to become the leading carbon transformation and utilization company by leveraging microbiology for the production of green chemicals. (Tech.eu)

• Ansa Biotechnologies Pushes Limits of Complex DNA Synthesis with Launch of New Commercial Products: Only company able to offer ultra-rapid, assembly-free production of sequences up to 600 bp at scale in sequence-perfect clonal DNA or faster sequence-verified linear dsDNA fragment formats (Press release)
  

• Meet The New Biotech Billionaire Putting Pig Hearts In Humans: The planet's latest billionaire is a helicopter-flying transgender woman hell-bent on curing her daughter's disease. (Forbes)

• EU’s first application for cultivated meat is for French foie gras: Paris startup Gourmey wants Europeans munching cell-grown pâté by 2026. (Politico)

• Cultivated meat is down but not out, says meat industry veteran and new CEO at Meatable. “Our supply chain as it stands is not able to feed 8 billion people without destroying the environment.” (AgFunder News)

• Australian scientists genetically engineer common fly species to eat more of humanity’s waste: Black soldier flies could help cut planet-warming methane produced when organic waste breaks down, Macquarie University team says. (The Guardian)

Regards,

Jeff

Jeffrey S. Buguliskis, PhD

Director of Content, SynBioBeta

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