News and Trends 24 Nov 2017British 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… November 24, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 23 Nov 2017The 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.… November 23, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Oct 2017Synbio 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?… October 5, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Sep 2017Bayer 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… September 15, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 12 Sep 2017French 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… September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 4 Aug 2017Demo 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… August 4, 2017 - 6 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 28 Jul 2017Things 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… July 28, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 13 Jul 2017Meet 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.… July 13, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Jul 2017You 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.… July 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 21 Jun 2017Video: 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… June 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Infographics 21 Jun 2017Check 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… June 21, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 May 2017Oxford 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… May 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 May 2017Forget 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… May 5, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 1 May 2017This 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… May 1, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Apr 2017Fungi 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… April 21, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 10 Apr 2017Swiss-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.… April 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 3 Apr 2017New 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… April 3, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 3 Apr 2017Meet 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… April 3, 2017 - 5 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 31 Mar 2017French 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… March 31, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Mar 2017Huge 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.… March 14, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email