Submitted by S.A. Norwood on Tue, 11/05/2021 - 15:40
Workshop series exploring technologies at the interface of biology, engineering, academia and industry. Practical advice on how to make the most of the latest biological technologies, and how research can be applied in commercial and non-profit environments.
The EngBio IRC is pleased to announce a new series of workshops providing practical advice for researchers interested in exploring the latest biological technologies. The workshops will explore how novel technologies can be used to drive research with real-world applications. Sessions will look at both the development of technology and it's transfer into the public realm via both commericialisation and non-profit companies and initiatives.
The workshops will feature speakers from academia, industry and the non-profit sector, giving insite into the whole lifecycle of application-driven technologies, from ideas and develeopment to being used by consumers. The sessions will showcase different methods used to deliver research outcomes, including spin-outs, non-profit companies and open-access projects.
Workshops will be held monthly online, Tuesday 3-4:30pm. We hope you are able to join us and are happy to share a preliminary schedule below:
2021
- 29th Jun: Open Tools for Bioproduction with Dr. Jenny Molloy and Dr. Jim Ajioka
- 27th Jul: Low-Cost Microscopes with Dr. Richard Bowman and Benedict Diederich
- 31st Aug: Open Technology Frameworks with Dr. Gavin Ferris and Prof. Drew Endy
- 28th Sep: Accessible Automation with Will Canine and Dr. Nicola Patron
- 26th Oct: Soft Robotics [rescheduled]
- 30th Nov: Novel Sensors with Prof. Dorus Gadella and Dr. Jim Rowe
- 14th Dec: DIY Microscopes with Dr. Mark Pickering and Joe Knapper
2022
- 25th Jan: Soft Robotics with Dr. Ryman Hashem and Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel
- 21st Feb: Building Cheap Microreactors with Fran Quero and Prof. Jim Haseloff
- 29th Mar: Oblique Light Sheets and Trapped Cells with Prof. Manish Kumar
Recordings and slides for these sessions are shared below.
Joining Details:
The meeting will be held online at:
https://zoom.us/j/94698760785?pwd=R2RNYlZMUVVkYmhyMlVCczNQakdEQT09
Passcode: JqhCLq5ewd
Upcoming Sessions
TBC
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Previous Sessions
Oblique Light Sheets and Trapped Cells (March 2022) - Session Recording (coming soon)
Prof. Manish Kumar - Crossbill: a single objective light-sheet microscopy platform for everyone
Dr. Somenath Bakshi - Microfluidics technologies for imaging individual cells in suspension culture
Building Cheap Microreactors (February 2022) - Session Recording (coming soon)
Fran Quero - Quantitative and Qualitative Open Source LAMP Hardware
Prof. Jim Haseloff - AirFlow Reactors
Biomaker - Airflow Reactor Project
Soft Robotics (January 2022) - Session Recording (coming soon)
Dr. Thomas George Thuruthel - Soft Robotics: Making smarter robots with smaller brains
Dr. Ryman Hashem - Soft robotics stomach simulator
Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory
DIY Microscopes (December 2021) - Session Recording
Dr Mark Pickering - Punk microscopy: how to find solutions to imaging problems when you don't know what you're doing
Joe Knapper - The OpenFlexure Microscope: Customising and automating lab microscopy for less than the price of a journal subscription
Novel Sensors (November 2021) - Session Recording
Prof. Dorus Gadella - Third generation fluorescent proteins (FPs), FP-based sensors and optogenetics for visualising and manipulating subcellular dynamics
Dr. Jim Rowe - Focus on Biosensors: Looking through the lens of quantitative biology
Leeuwenhoek Centre for Advanced Microscopy
Alexander Jones Research Group
Accessible Automation (September 2021) - Session Recording
Will Canine - Democratizing the Means of Biotech Production: Opentrons First 8 Years
Dr. Nicola Patron - Scaling Plant Science - From Standards to Automation
Open Technology Frameworks (August 2021) - Session Recording
Dr. Gavin Ferris - Beyond Software: lowRISC's Framework for Open Source Silicon Design
Prof. Drew Endy - Open Technology Frameworks: Ten Practical Lessons Learned
Low-Cost Microscopes (July 2021) - Session Recording
Dr Richard Bowman - Smart microscopy for everyone with the OpenFlexure Microscope
Benedict Diederich - UC2 - an open source system for optics (The power in your pocket)
Open Tools for Bioproduction (June 2021)
Dr. Jenny Molloy - Open tools for enzyme production in the global South
Dr Jim Ajioka - Open source at Colorifix
For more information please contact Steph Norwood (SynBio coordinator) at: coordinator@synbio.cam.ac.uk
