Industrial Biotechnology

Automating the Future of Genetic Engineering

cms_hannm — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:30:30 +0000

April 17, 2025

As a start-up, Gingko applied the concept of chemical engineering unit operations to genetic engineering to automate and expedite biotechnology labs' trial-and-error approach.

Profile: Automating the Future of Genetic Engineering

cms_emilf — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:36:57 +0000

For Jason Kelly, Jurassic Park served as an introduction to the innovative world of genetic engineering and its limitless possibilities.

April

2025

Engineered Heart Muscle Offers Hope for Patients with Heart Failure

cms_colbt — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:33:51 +0000

March 20, 2025

Currently in Phase I testing, an experimental patch of heart muscle has successfully carried a patient through the wait for a heart transplant.

ICME Speaker Justin Sonnenburg on Microbiome-based Therapies

Sonja Bradfield — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:17:10 +0000

November 17, 2023

Learn more about the findings Sonnenburg will share in his keynote, and find out more about developing areas of microbiome research that have influenced his work.

Bioprocess Community Gathers at the 6th Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology Conference

Sonja Bradfield — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 19:18:55 +0000

October 12, 2023

See photos and hear about the highlights of the 6th CIB conference, and get details on next year’s conference, which will be held in Boston.

Developing Genetically Engineered Brewing Strains with Lallemand

Sonja Bradfield — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:12:35 +0000

June 12, 2023

Hear from researcher Bailey Carignan about Lallemand’s specialized work, genetic engineering’s potential, and about improving consumers' understanding of genetically engineered microbes.

Industry Interviews

New Interim Editor of AIChE’s Biotech & Translational Medicine Journal

Idell Bryan — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:00:38 +0000

October 19, 2022

Stepping into the role as interim editor-in-chief is Elizabeth Nance, Jagjeet and Janice Bindra Endowed Career Development Associate Professor of 91��˶��Ƶ Engineering and 91��˶��Ƶ Engineering Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Washington.

Reinventing Manufacturing Using Metabolic Engineering: A Chat with Manus Bio’s Christine Santos

Evan Flach — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 12:48:57 +0000

July 9, 2021

Learn about the opportunities that metabolic engineering and industrial biotechnology offer manufacturers.

Industry Interviews

Books: June 2021

Karen Simpson — Mon, 31 May 2021 19:17:35 +0000

Explore new books for June 2021.

June

2021

May 2021 CEP Preview

Karen Simpson — Fri, 07 May 2021 20:45:53 +0000

May 11, 2021

This issue: boosting parting box performance, common failures mechanism of fired heaters, plus AI, XR, and microlearning trends in training, and much more.

Engineered Autonomous Control of Metabolic Pathways

cms_simoe — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:10:07 +0000

Archived Webinar

Wednesday, April 7, 2021,

12:00pm to 1:00pm

EDT

Microbial systems offer the opportunity to produce a wide variety of chemical compounds in a sustainable fashion. Economical production, however, requires processes that operate with high titer,...

Engineering Industrial Enzymes

Karen Simpson — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:41:43 +0000

Evolutionary principles are the key to engineering enzymes for industrial applications.

May

2021

Self-Growing, Living Materials

Karen Simpson — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:14:27 +0000

April

2021

Engineers at the Univ. of Southern California are using live bacteria to create strong, resilient materials for sturdier cars, airplanes, and even armor.

5th International Conference on Plant Synthetic Biology, Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Sonja Bradfield — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 13:11:50 +0000

November 15, 2021 to November 17, 2021

Virtual

Presented by the Society of Biological Engineering, this conference will bring together scientists and engineers from universities, industry and government working in all aspects of plant synthetic biology, plant bioengineering and plant biotech.

5th Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology

Idell Bryan — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:12:44 +0000

May 9, 2022 to May 10, 2022

Hilton San Diego Gaslamp Quarter

The Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology conference spotlights best practices, lessons learned, and technology innovations for accelerating commercial production of bio-based products. This is the only conference focused on scale-up and commercialization of new products in the synthetic biology...