Published inThe Future of Food, Technology·PinnedLab-Grown Meat is Scaling Like the InternetIts easy to think that there’s hype in Lab-grown meat. Just another Silicon Valley utopian tech. The idea of growing meat without animals is everywhere and very distant at the same time. As I write, #labgrown meat is a global trend. 80 startups work on Lab-grown meat worldwide in one…Future Of Food5 min readFuture Of Food5 min read
Published inThe Future of Food, Technology·Mar 24, 2020The New Economics of Biotech Offers a Third Way for ScientistsThis is a repub of a blog post I wrote Feb 27, 2016 The falling costs in DNA, first from PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and then from sequencing, has driven an amazing drop in cost of doing business in biotechnology. Plus, the earlier generations of basic tools have come out…Biotechnology3 min readBiotechnology3 min read
Published inproto.life·Jun 14, 2018Evolution’s Secret Ingredient“The Rise of Yeast” explains how one fungus altered history. — Science3 min readScience3 min read
Published inThe Future of Food, Technology·Nov 7, 2017Protein is the Killer App for Synthetic BiologyEngineering pathways is still an art; commercializing the products is a black art. The protein production pathway is a remarkable exception, scaling reliably and offering new kinds of functionality for products. With a greater agility and a spectrum of innovative commercial applications as examples, protein is SynBio’s killer app. With…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Published inThe Future of Food, Technology·Feb 16, 2017Building Food Molecule by MoleculeLessons learned in Biotech Food Innovation Over our first four classes and 55 startups funded, IndieBio has built up a new class of food companies. We are so honored that AgFunder’s annual survey voted IndieBio one of the ‘Top 3 most valuable’ accelerators in AgTech. It’s been a lesson for…Food4 min readFood4 min read
Published inSOSV·Feb 13, 2017BioTech Plain and SimpleIndieBio SF is preparing to bring in our fourth cohort which should include our 57th company next month. We fund larger and more frequent classes which works to create momentum, interest and stronger networks for our companies. That model recently made SOSV the largest portfolio of BioTech companies (by number…Biotechnology3 min readBiotechnology3 min read
Feb 8, 2017Dystopia Now! Orwell Lost His Mind, Just Like We are Losing It Today1984 is the #1 top seller on Amazon as I write this. It is a book that comes back in surprising times and the millions of high schoolers forced to read it since haven’t rendered it obsolete. As we look to the past try to understand what‘s happening now, the…19844 min read19844 min read
Oct 7, 2016Announcing IndieBio’s 4th Class!IndieBio is excited to announce our newest class of thirteen biotech startups. These companies are bringing innovation to a host of industries, from classical biotech spaces like drug development and medical devices all the way to veterinary, information storage, and utilities markets. While these companies will be based in downtown…2 min read2 min read
Published inIndieBio·Aug 17, 2016IndieBio’s Lab Evolves with the Elemental Machines Smart LabElemental Machines is a new startup that is building the smart lab for 21st Century BioTech R&D. IndieBio SF, the world’s premiere Synthetic Biology accelerator, is excited to announce a partnership for its participants to have access to the Elemental Machines’ suite of products to enhance their experimental research work. …Synthetic Biology3 min readSynthetic Biology3 min read
