News and Trends 24 Nov 2017
British SynBio Startup Lands $3.6M for AI-Driven Protein Engineering
LabGenius is using synthetic biology to develop new materials. The funding allows the biotech to set up its own research…
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In Depth 23 Nov 2017
The Future is (Syn)Bio: How and when do we get there?
Last week, Philip and I attended a meeting with some of the pioneers and leaders of the synthetic biology field.…
News and Trends 5 Oct 2017
Synbio adds Softness: Robots of the Future will be Squishy
As AI and machine learning approach biotech, synthetic biology is approaching soft robotics. What is it bringing to the field?…
News and Trends 15 Sep 2017
Bayer Launches Plant Microbiome Biotech with a Huge €84M Series A
Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks are launching a new company that will develop new technologies for sustainable agriculture by engineering the…
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News and Trends 12 Sep 2017
French Startup Raises €11M in Series A to Reinvent DNA Synthesis
DNA Script has gathered the support of key international investors to take a new, faster DNA synthesis technology closer to…
News and Trends 4 Aug 2017
Demo Day: Meet the Latest Generation of Synbio Startups from RebelBio
The RebelBio startups of 2017 reach a major milestone as 15 young companies came forward to explain their ideas, science…
News and Trends 28 Jul 2017
Things are Looking Up for UK Synbio Clusters, says Report
A survey of synbio startups in the last 16 years shows that the UK ecosystem is growing rapidly and approaching…
Interview 13 Jul 2017
Meet Denmark’s Youngest Professor and Serial Synbio Entrepreneur
Philip sat down to chat with Professor and serial entrepreneur Morten Sommer about his career in the second Labiotech Hangout.…
News and Trends 10 Jul 2017
You can buy DNA on Amazon, thanks to this Biotech Accelerator
Steve O'Connell from RebelBio spoke to us about how far consumer biotech has come and synbio's role in its democratization.…
Interview 21 Jun 2017
Video: Can Synbio Cure Malaria? – Fireside Chat with Oxitec’s CEO Hadyn Parry
In our fireside chat with Hadyn Parry, Clara had the chance to hear all about Oxitec's exciting technology that could…
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Infographics 21 Jun 2017
Check Out these 42 European SynBio Startups Reimagining the Industry
Synthetic biology, or synbio for short, is rapidly infiltrating multiple fields. From bioplastics to food technology and healthcare, these are…
News and Trends 10 May 2017
Oxford Synbio Startup with Eyes on Therapeutics gets hold of CRISPR
Synbio startup Oxford Genetics has licensed CRISPR from Emmanuelle Charpentier's company, ERS Genomics, to boost its platform. Synthetic biology has…
News and Trends 5 May 2017
Forget Chemical Synthesis, Yeast can Now Synthesize Complex Antibiotics
A new study presents a novel synthetic biology approach for antibiotic synthesis in yeast that could tackle the huge challenge…
Interview 1 May 2017
This Founder is using Synbio to Revolutionize Genetic Medicine
Oxford Genetics founder and CEO Ryan Cawood told me about his company’s improvements to DNA design for better biologicals. Last…
News and Trends 21 Apr 2017
Fungi Genomes could be a Gold Mine of New Antibiotics
Good old Penicillium still has a lot more tricks upon its sleeve: Swedish researchers see its potential as a gold…
News and Trends 10 Apr 2017
Swiss-Danish Collaboration will use Synbio to Produce a B Vitamin
Two startups in the fields of synthetic biology, Biosyntia and FGen, have struck a partnership to identify promising microbial strains.…
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News and Trends 3 Apr 2017
New Results Show GM Mosquitoes Keep Dengue and Zika at Bay in Brazil
In its second year, Oxitec has reduced the mosquito population in a Brazilian neighborhood by 81%, demonstrating the long-term potential…
Interview 3 Apr 2017
Meet the Co-Founder who says DNA is the Next Silicon
DNA Script opens the door to a whole new age of manufacturing synthetic DNA. Thomas Ybert, was only 30 when…
News and Trends 31 Mar 2017
French Synbio Company gets ready to break into Cosmetics
After biofuels and carotenoids, Deinove is now moving forward on the cosmetics front. Its engineered microbes can produce a number…
News and Trends 14 Mar 2017
Huge Successful €103M IPO for the Next European Leader in Bioplastics
Avantium has gone public and raised €103M on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Bruxelles with Sofinnova Partner as the main shareholder.…