Re: [DIYbio] Indiebio Accelerator Experience

Andreas, thanks so much for the vote of confidence! This is my first
time doing anything like this, and being able to share the Summer with a
bunch of great people I knew from the DIYbio community, among many
others, was really exciting. :)

Don't say I didn't warn you about the bikes, though! If you'd just
signed up for the community bike scheme it'd have been €10 for the whole
year! #theyneverlisten

To DIYbio-at-large, I'll always have an open door to chat privately
about any biotech notions ye might be entertaining. As always I'm an
open-sourcey advocate, but the privacy of your ideas is guaranteed, and
if you choose to go-closed and patent everything, that's your
prerogative and I'll support that, too. I just want to see more of us
makers, doers and growers succeeding at what we love.

Thanks again Andreas, roll on this Wednesday's Summer Party!

On 08/08/15 11:40, Mega [Andreas Stuermer] wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
>
> Now that the incubator is de facto over, I want to share the experience.
> Setting foot in a new country feels weird anyways, plus you don't know
> what awaits you on the company side of things. But very quickly you get
> accustomed to the people, all of them are really into biology (why else
> would you make your own biotech company) and you have a great time
> talking about numerous topics. Additionally it is so cool to meet people
> you only knew from the internet, and see them in real life. Nowhere else
> you find so many people with that passion, words cannot describe. There
> are some amazing companies coming out of the incubator.
>
>
> A short overwiev what the projects are:
>
>
> *Ageria*: Developing foods beneficial to health and longevity.
>
> *Aranex* *Biotech*: Creating a Peanut without allergens
>
> *BioCellection*: Creating an ocean-friendly fish-farming feed that
> provide the nutritional requirements of commercially farmed fish without
> relying on by-catch or trawler-caught fish produce
>
> *Efflorus*: Producing high-value fragrance compounds from micro-organisms
>
> *GlowDX*: Creating a diagnostic DNA computer for neglected tropical disease
>
> *PiLi*: Developing colours for manufactures from natural sources that
> won't hurt the planet or customers' pockets
>
> *Prospective* *Research* *Inc*: Working on a revolutionary way to
> discover new medicines from Streptomyces
>
> *Saphium*: Designing bioplastic-producing algae that eat CO2 and release
> cheaply-purifiable plastic granules, ready for big or small
> manufacturing including 3D printing
>
> *Sothic* *Bioscience*: Aiming to save the Horseshoe Crab by creating
> artificial Limulus Blood
>
>
> It definitely has been one of the most amazing and exciting experiences
> of my life. I would definitely do it again (with some modifications, of
> course. E.g. expect an old bike in Ireland to cost 120€ and don't waste
> days looking for cheaper ones. And don't buy them at cash connectors,
> they always break down, they give you replacement, they break down, repeat).
>
> The time of „DIY biotech gone business" is now, and with falling costs
> of DNA synthesis and equipment there's no better opportunity. At
> University they never mention you can do a biotech start-up, the big
> pharma companies are what you hear of always.
>
>
> I can only encourage everybody who has an idea to apply to the Indiebio
> program. These folks are doing a great job in helping young biology
> graduates (or older ones) to take the chance of their lives and teach
> them the basic knowledge on how to run a company. You can always go back
> to a 9-05 job later, there will always be one.
>
>
> Here is a link to the demo day livestream (you have to register, but it
> is free)
>
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indiebio-eu-summer-party-demo-dinner-tickets-17453533990
>
>
> where all the CEOs explain what our companies do.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andreas
>
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