Hi ,

Call for Posters

Exciting news! We're now accepting abstracts for the 2024 Digital Poster Session at The Global Synthetic Biology Conference. This is a unique opportunity for you to showcase your research in an interactive format. Showcase your data to industry peers to gain valuable feedback while fostering new connections. Click the link below to fill out the participation form!

Insights:

• Advancing the Frontier of Long DNA Synthesis: How Ribbon Biolabs’ DNA synthesis methods overcome challenges of length and other molecular complexities.

Industry News:

• Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Synthetic Biology Company Ambrx for $2 Billion. Ambrx, founded in 2003 and spun out of The Scripps Research Institute, introduced the expanded genetic code technology platform, allowing the incorporation of synthetic amino acids into proteins at selected sites.

• Shining a Light on Yeast: A Breakthrough in Biological Engineering. In a striking evolutionary twist, researchers create a yeast strain that thrives in light, potentially revolutionizing biofuel production and aging studies.

• Rice University Launches Innovative Synthetic Biology Institute. The RSBI at Rice University brings together top talents in engineering and natural sciences to create life-changing technologies for medicine, manufacturing, and environmental sustainability.

Caroline Ajo-Franklin, director of the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute.

• Psychedelic Evolution: Psilocybe's Journey from Ancient Fungi to Mental Health Revolution. A groundbreaking study traces Psilocybe fungi's evolution, revealing their ancient ties and promising role in modern mental health therapy.

Other news:

• Register now for the CSHL Synthetic Biology 2024 Summer Course: The Course will focus on how the complexity of biological systems, combined with traditional engineering approaches, results in the emergence of new design principles for synthetic biology.

• Check out this new funding opportunity: How to get to Biology Engineered for Exploration of Space. The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) is seeking proposers with proof-of-concept engineering biology solutions that can be used in long-duration, deep space missions. 

• Register now for the workshop “Integrating Generative and Experimental Perspectives for BioMolecular Design” (GEM) at the ICLR Conference in Vienna on May 11th, 2024. The primary focus of the workshop is to foster collaboration between machine learning experts and experimental scientists.

• Honey… without bees? MeliBio, a California-based startup developing honey without bees, is rolling out its first products in partnership with Narayan in the first part of a $10m, four-year deal to reach 75,000 stores across Europe. (AgFunder News)

• Perfect Day founders step away as company finalizes ~$90m pre-series E, installs interim CEO. The founders of precision fermentation specialist Perfect Day are stepping down from their leadership roles after a decade at the helm. (AgFunder News)

• Meet the founder: Brightseed’s Dr. Jim Flatt illuminates the ‘dark matter of nutrition’. Launched by three former Eat Just executives in 2017, Brightseed harnesses AI and machine learning to illuminate the ‘dark matter’ of nutrition lying untapped in plant and fungal kingdoms. (AgFunder News)

Regards,
John

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John Cumbers

CEO, SynBioBeta

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