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Synthetic Biology: Strategic Alternative Examples

Scenario 1: Stanford-affiliated fab Scenario 2: Academia/industry fab joint venture

Corporations/industry
Stanford (Berkeley,
Stanford partners:
MIT, CalTech)
R R Energy/Pharma, etc.

Fab Fab
Research D D
Development
Example: Stanford SimTK Example: Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)

Scenario 3: Synthetic Biology Foundation-owned fab

Grant-supported Donor-supported VC-supported

Synthetic Biology
Stanford Incubator
Foundation Foundation activities:
R
• Fab and tools/resources
• Standards and working groups
• Legal and policy efforts
Fab • Events, grants and prizes
D • Outreach, marketing and education
Prepared by: Melanie Swan
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Examples: Redwood Neuroscience Institute and Numenta (R&D) 1
Date: January 29, 2009
Plug and Play Tech Center (Incubator)
Synthetic Biology Foundation

Events, grants, prizes Outreach: marketing,


Fab and tools Standards Legal and policy
and advisory education and journal

Fab • Standards methodology Legal Events Marketing


• Research Development • Technical standards • Technology transfer • IGEM • Graphic novels
• Automated DNA Construction • Working groups • Intellectual property • SB 4.0, 5.0 • Parts Registry UI
• Fab Manufacturing • Technology roadmaps • Legal standards • Sub-fields • PR/media strategy
• Standards resources • Licensing templates • Workshops • Blog, podcast
Tools • IEEE interaction • Regional
• Parts Registry Policy Interaction
• Model Repository • Policy formation Grants and prizes • Colloquia
• Abstraction Hierarchies • Committee participation • Grants • User groups, meetups
• Complexity Management Tools • Safety roadmap • Grand challenges
• ELSI programs • Awards Education
Tools support • Prizes/contests • Undergrad starter kits
• OpenWetWare • HS programs
• Tools documentation Advisory • Science kits
• Tools data sheets • Incubator interaction • Workshops
• Startup advisory • Webcasts/videos

Journal
• New: applied focus
• Open access
• Survey articles
Synthetic Biology Application Areas:
• Energy
• Chemicals
• Manufacturing
• Agriculture LEGEND
Prepared by: Melanie Swan
• Healthcare/medicine • Current activities
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• Computing • Potential activities 2
Date: January 29, 2009
Old version from the first meeting
Synthetic Biology: Strategic Overview

BioBricks Competition Outreach &


Academia Tools Conference Journal
Foundation & Advisory Marketing

• Education (U & Gr) • Standards Methodology • Parts Registry • SB 4.0 • New • IGEM • Graphic novels
• Research • Technical Standards • Model Repository • Sub-fields • Open access • Grand challenges • ELSI programs
• Technology transfer • Legal Standards • Abstraction Hierarchies • Workshops • Survey articles • Awards • PR/media strategy
• Research institutes • Working Groups • Fab • Regional • Prizes/contests • Blog, podcast
• Technology Roadmaps • OpenWetWare • Grants • HS programs
• Development focus • Codon Devices • Parts Registry UI
• User groups
• Meetups
• Webcasts/videos
• Educational materials
• Science kits

Synthetic Biology Application Areas:


• Energy
• Chemicals LEGEND
• Manufacturing • Current activities
• Agriculture • Potential activities
• Healthcare/medicine
• Computing

Prepared by: Melanie Swan


melanieswan.com/synbio.ppt
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Date: January 16, 2009

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