Companies
Northwestern University
portable synthesis suitcases from lyophilised cartridges.
- Country
- United States
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| foundries-design | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Northwestern University, United States | crn.northwestern.edu · doi.org · hdl.handle.net · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu · army.mil · mccormick.northwestern.edu · patents-review.com |
| Research focus | cell-free synthetic biology, cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS), biomanufacturing, and portable on-demand protein production systems | crn.northwestern.edu · doi.org · hdl.handle.net · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu · mccormick.northwestern.edu |
| Facility | Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB), Biofoundry, DREAM Cloud Lab, Cell-Free Biomanufacturing Institute, Leonard Lab, Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine (CRN) | crn.northwestern.edu · research.northwestern.edu · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu · leonard.northwestern.edu · mccormick.northwestern.edu |
| Grant | National Science Foundation (NSF) grants (CBET-1936789, 1844336, 1936789), US Army awards ($3 million, $40 million cooperative funding), David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1217652), Air Force Research Laboratory Center of Excellence (FA8650-15-2-5518), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (HDTRA1-15-10052/P00001) | crn.northwestern.edu · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu · army.mil · patents-review.com |
| Publications | Peer-reviewed research articles in journals such as ACS Synthetic Biology and others; numerous patent applications for lyophilized reagents and CFPS platforms | doi.org |
| Principal staff | Michael C. Jewett, Julius Lucks, Danielle Tullman-Ercek, Ashty Karim, Keith Pardee, and other faculty members across Engineering and Arts and Sciences | doi.org · hdl.handle.net · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu · mccormick.northwestern.edu |
| Headcount | Team of 12 faculty members led by Michael Jewett (as of 2022) medium confidence | mccormick.northwestern.edu |
Independent sources: army.mil · crn.northwestern.edu · doi.org · hdl.handle.net · leonard.northwestern.edu · mccormick.northwestern.edu · patents-review.com · research.northwestern.edu · syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cell-free systems & cell-free bioproduction | foundries-design | Medium | → |
| Transient & biodegradable electronics | polymers-materials | Medium | → |
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