#genecircuits — Industry Profiles

Kevin Chen/Hyasynth

We make strains of yeast that produce cannabinoids. The cannabinoids are a collection of over 100 different compounds, of which the two most popular are THC and CBD.

QuebecBenjamin ScottMay 22, 2019#yeast, #proteinengineering, #genecircuits, #geneediting, #metabolicengineering, #therapeutics, #greentech, #entrepreneur, #industry, #policy

Mayukh Guha

As a Scientist in Zymergen I design, optimize and implement high throughput automated genome engineering workflows in bacterial and fungal systems.

Benjamin ScottFebruary 28, 2019#bacteria, #proteinengineering, #genecircuits, #geneediting, #metabolicengineering, #industry

Julie Legault/Amino Labs

At Amino Labs, our mission is to make biotechnology/synthetic biology learning and innovation accessible to everyone through beginner-friendly experiment kits and equipment for the home and school.

AlbertaBenjamin ScottFebruary 20, 2019#yeast, #bacteria, #modeling, #proteinengineering, #genecircuits, #geneediting, #biosensor, #entrepreneur, #industry

David Lloyd/FREDsense

At FREDsense, we build portable sensors using the power of biology. Our live bacterial biosensor platform can be customized for virtually any type of chemistry and provide a fast, accurate and easy to use measurement system.

AlbertaBenjamin ScottFebruary 16, 2019#bacteria, #proteinengineering, #genecircuits, #geneediting, #biosensor, #entrepreneur

Dr. Felix Moser/Synlife

I received my PhD in Chris Voigt's lab at MIT and went on to become the first employee of Synlife, a startup based in Cambridge, MA. Synlife is building synthetic minimal cells as an innovative platform for cell therapy.

British ColumbiaBenjamin ScottFebruary 15, 2019#genecircuits, #metabolicengineering, #biosensor, #therapeutics, #greentech, #entrepreneur, #industry

Justin Pahara/Amino Labs

New DNA assembly technologies and more accessible and affordable lab equipment for educators and at-home innovators .

AlbertaBenjamin ScottFebruary 4, 2019#bacteria, #proteinengineering, #genecircuits, #geneediting, #metabolicengineering, #biosensor, #entrepreneur, #industry