The public debate on agro biotechnology : a biotech company ís perspective

Farm level adoption rates of bioengineered crops have surpassed the expectations of even the optimists among biotechnology proponents. Worldwide acreage sown to bioengineered crops continues to increase (figure 1) despite some predictions of reductions in farmer plantings.

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Synthetic Genomics

Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), located in La Jolla, CA, is a leader in the field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology is at the intersection of biology and engineering, requiring the integration of evolutionary, molecular, and systems biology, biophysics, machine learning, and genetic engineering. Synthetic Genomics utilizes its foundational intellectual property in this rapidly evolving field in combination with expertise in core disciplines such as bio-discovery, -informatics, and -processing, software engineering, analytical chemistry, fermentation, and advanced cell engineering, to design and build biological systems to solve global sustainability challenges.

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The US Bioeconomy

whitePaper | April 14, 2022

In the nearly 50 years since the first genetic engineering experiments, the United States has become the world’s biotechnology powerhouse,

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Accelerating Global Access to Gene Therapies: Case Studies from Lowand Middle-Income Countries

whitePaper | October 18, 2022

This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result

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Accelerating the Biomanufacturing Revolution

whitePaper | February 11, 2022

The biomanufacturing revolution is here. Recent advancements in the field of synthetic biology have enabled significant cost reductions in foundational bioengineering unit operations such as DNA synthesis and sequencing.

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Use of PS-DVB Columns and Matched Buffers in the Purification and Scale-Up of mRNA Drug Candidates

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

The validity of mRNA as an approved pharmaceutical is now largely accepted, with the historic launch and administration of billions of doses of mRNA Covid vaccines (1).

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Connecting materials sciences with fungal biology: a sea of possibilities

whitePaper | March 1, 2022

The Special Issue “Connecting materials science with fungal biology” celebrates recent breakthroughs in the fabrication of fungal-based materials, all of which have been made possible by the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration of fungal biologists and biotechnologists with artists, designers, materials scientists, and architects

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Transforming cell & gene therapy manufacturing

whitePaper | February 25, 2022

Digitalization and automation promise a better way to streamline the transfer of cell and gene therapies from drug discovery – to commercial production.

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Synthetic Genomics

Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), located in La Jolla, CA, is a leader in the field of synthetic biology. Synthetic biology is at the intersection of biology and engineering, requiring the integration of evolutionary, molecular, and systems biology, biophysics, machine learning, and genetic engineering. Synthetic Genomics utilizes its foundational intellectual property in this rapidly evolving field in combination with expertise in core disciplines such as bio-discovery, -informatics, and -processing, software engineering, analytical chemistry, fermentation, and advanced cell engineering, to design and build biological systems to solve global sustainability challenges.

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