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Synthetic Biology: Strategic Alternative Examples

StanfordCorporations/industry

partners: Energy/Pharma, etc.

Foundation activities:• Fab and tools/resources • Standards and working groups• Legal and policy efforts• Events, grants and prizes• Outreach, marketing and education

Prepared by: Melanie Swanmelanieswan.com/synbio.ppt

Date: January 29, 2009

Scenario 1: Stanford-affiliated fab

Fab

Stanford (Berkeley, MIT, CalTech)

Scenario 2: Academia/industry fab joint venture

StanfordSynthetic Biology

FoundationIncubator

Grant-supported Donor-supported VC-supported

Scenario 3: Synthetic Biology Foundation-owned fab

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Fab

Fab

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DevelopmentD

Example: Stanford SimTK Example: Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)

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Examples: Redwood Neuroscience Institute and Numenta (R&D) Plug and Play Tech Center (Incubator)

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Synthetic Biology Foundation

Fab and tools Standards Legal and policy

Legal• Technology transfer• Intellectual property• Legal standards• Licensing templates

Policy• Policy formation• Committee participation• Safety roadmap• ELSI programs

Outreach: marketing, education and journal

• Standards methodology• Technical standards• Working groups• Technology roadmaps• Standards resources• IEEE interaction

Fab• Research Development• Automated DNA Construction• Fab Manufacturing

Tools• Parts Registry• Model Repository• Abstraction Hierarchies• Complexity Management Tools

Tools support• OpenWetWare• Tools documentation• Tools data sheets

Marketing • Graphic novels• Parts Registry UI• PR/media strategy• Blog, podcast

Interaction• Colloquia• User groups, meetups

Education• Undergrad starter kits• HS programs• Science kits• Workshops• Webcasts/videos

Journal• New: applied focus • Open access • Survey articles

Events, grants, prizes and advisory

Events• IGEM• SB 4.0, 5.0• Sub-fields• Workshops• Regional

Grants and prizes • Grants • Grand challenges• Awards• Prizes/contests

Advisory• Incubator interaction• Startup advisory

LEGEND• Current activities• Potential activities

Synthetic Biology Application Areas:• Energy• Chemicals• Manufacturing• Agriculture• Healthcare/medicine• Computing

Prepared by: Melanie Swanmelanieswan.com/synbio.ppt

Date: January 29, 2009

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Synthetic Biology: Strategic Overview

AcademiaBioBricks Foundation

Tools Conference Journal

• Education (U & Gr)• Research• Technology transfer• Research institutes

Outreach & Marketing

• Standards Methodology• Technical Standards• Legal Standards• Working Groups• Technology Roadmaps• Development focus

• Parts Registry• Model Repository• Abstraction Hierarchies• Fab• OpenWetWare

• SB 4.0• Sub-fields• Workshops• Regional

• Graphic novels• ELSI programs • PR/media strategy• Blog, podcast• HS programs• Parts Registry UI• User groups• Meetups • Webcasts/videos• Educational materials• Science kits

Competition & Advisory

• IGEM• Grand challenges• Awards• Prizes/contests• Grants• Codon Devices

LEGEND• Current activities• Potential activities

Prepared by: Melanie Swanmelanieswan.com/synbio.ppt

Date: January 16, 2009

• New • Open access • Survey articles

Synthetic Biology Application Areas:• Energy• Chemicals• Manufacturing• Agriculture• Healthcare/medicine• Computing

Old version from the first meeting