Most scientists I know are terrified of pitching. We’re so used to being labelled as bad communicators that retreating into academia and hiding behind nice figures and lengthy paper titles seems like the safest option...
Author - Emilia Díaz
On the Steps Between Scientist and Founder: An Interview with Fatma Kaplan
When working with biotechnology, many times you find yourself in the odd scenario where you know where you want to get to but the resources you need to get there don’t exist yet. Bridging this gap, between what’s...
Here There (Will) Be Dragons: Beyond the Map of Synbio with Kim de Mora
It’s almost safe to say that if at any point in your scientific career you’ve been involved with synthetic biology, then you have been impacted by Kim de Mora’s work. An engineer-turned-scientist and passionate...
An Exclusive Interview with Helge Bastian About the Uncommon Collaboration Between Foldit, SynBio, and a Confectionery Powerhouse
What do a confectionery powerhouse, a global biotech development company and a gaming community have in common? A crowdsourcing game. One that might be the key to change the lives of 4.5 million people across the world...
Make Science Great Again (for the General Public)
“Scientists, while competent, are not necessarily warm.” This is how the subject studies of Princeton Scholar Dr. Susan Fiske classified scientists in comparison with a variety of other occupations. The study focused on...
Changing the landscape of what’s possible: An exclusive interview with Sean O’Sullivan
I do the things that I do because I want to improve the possibilities of what it means to be human. I want to improve this human condition that we are all suffering with, as it frustrates me greatly that more is not...
The Future Trades in Genes: How DNA Synthesis is Shaping the New Bio-economy
Picture this: It’s the 19th century, and the world is measured in horsepower and steam engines. One century later, Ford revolutionizes manufacturing though the assembly line. By the time the year 2000 rolls in, the...
Sean O’Sullivan at IndieBio’s 5th Demo Day
Every single one of us on this stage is touched by the challenges that we all face in life sciences. Which is why with IndieBio we aim to tackle all these really challenging and incredibly important issues not just for...
Next generation DNA synthesis DNA Script Raises $13M Series A Round Led by Illumina Ventures
The race towards cheaper, faster and better DNA synthesis continues. Today, next generation DNA synthesis company DNA Script announced a successful Series A round, raising 11 million euros (USD $13 million) from key...
Nothing to hide: An interview with Hadyn Parry
I remember sitting in a classroom during a summer course on synthetic biology and questioning just how much of this was science fiction and how much was interesting research that would never make it out of Nature (the...
