An Introduction to Startups in Synthetic Biology(synbiofieldreports.plos.org)
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An Introduction to Startups in Synthetic Biology
https://synbiofieldreports.plos.org/an-introduction-to-start-ups-in-synthetic-biology-7417888e8c1b
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Hey Y'all if you are looking for a job at a SynthBio startup in the bay area let's talk. I work for Synthego, we have been around for about 3 years and are funder by the Founders Fund. Reach me at [email protected]
How do these synthetic biology startup valuations stack up against valuations in social media or information technology (cf HBO's SILICON VALLEY)? As a biochemist who performs computational protein design in order to achieve novel form or function in proteins, I have always been interested in new developments in the biotech startup land. However, I'm skeptical about the monetary rewards of synbio -- it appears to me that conventional chemical engineering is still much cheaper and more effective then new synbio approaches.
I'm not sure. With proterro working on making sugar at 1/3 of the cost(5 cents/pound) using synthetic bio, with solazyme selling specialized food components to the food industry, and with genomatica's technologies already running what seems like competitive BDO plants - it seems that SynBio can compete on cost.
Also tools companies:
Transcriptic
Emerald cloud lab
Genome Compiler
teselagen
Benchling