APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agricultural and academic research ECOFAB BENEFITS: Compatible with automated platforms pervasive in molecular biology laboratories Smaller footprint and price point than existing automated systems Minimizes risk of contamination Adaptive system capable of learning (via machine learning) to operate based … [Read more...] about EcoFAB(TM) 2.0 Plant Growth Chambers: Copyrighted Instructions and Production Drawings, and Trademarked Name 2021-163, 2021-177, 2021-172
Synthetic Biology Tools and Software
Novel Fluidic System for Accurate High Speed Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Confocal/Super Resolution Systems 2021-020
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Study of protein assembly and interfacial chemical processes: Imaging interfacial chemical dynamics (catalyst and chemical sectors) Imaging macromolecular assembly (biotech and pharmaceutical sectors) Imaging conformational changes to proteins upon binding analyte (biotech and pharmaceutical sectors) BENEFITS: Provides more … [Read more...] about Novel Fluidic System for Accurate High Speed Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Confocal/Super Resolution Systems 2021-020
Build Optimization Software Tools (BOOST) for DNA Sequence Design 2016-107
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Synthetic biology Genomics Gene characterization Drug discovery BENEFITS: Accelerates gene discovery and characterization toward practical applications Significantly reduces cost and turnaround time of DNA sequence synthesis Automatically detects and redesigns difficult sequences for DNA synthesis with higher success … [Read more...] about Build Optimization Software Tools (BOOST) for DNA Sequence Design 2016-107
Engineering S. cerevisiae to Produce Isoprenol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Chemicals 2020-086
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels Commodity chemicals BENEFITS: Improves the isoprenol titer in the host Saccharomyces cerevisiae Creates a strong production system for isoprenol production BACKGROUND: Isoprenol (3-methyl-3-butene-1-ol) is a valuable biofuel and an important precursor of commodity chemicals. While a synthetic microbial system using … [Read more...] about Engineering S. cerevisiae to Produce Isoprenol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Chemicals 2020-086
Marker-free Gene Insertion in Plants via CRISPR-Cas9 2019-055
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant genome editing (e.g. targeted gene insertion) BENEFITS: This invention provides targeted gene insertion at pre-determined genomic safe harbors in plants at a much higher frequency than current methods. This provides a desirable alternative to random transgene insertion obtained through conventional methods. Obviation of the need … [Read more...] about Marker-free Gene Insertion in Plants via CRISPR-Cas9 2019-055