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𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝗰 𝘼 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮-𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙣, 𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝. At ValleyDAO, our community believes that engineering biology can restore balance in our climate by redesigning unsustainable processes. We exist in an unbalanced climate with excess greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and methane; a result of human utilisation of fossil fuels, as well as consumption of foods and materials with high carbon footprints. By deploying a community of 1,500+ researchers, entrepreneurs, students and other experts into a single concentrated space, we aim to empower individuals like you to learn and make a real impact on our climate. As well as provide opportunities for you to meet like-minded individuals where where different perspectives and skills converge to innovate and create impactful solutions for climate challenges. To achieve this going forward, for the duration of this #CarbonArc initiative, each week our community-focused Growth Group will be sharing innovative research and exciting viewpoints on Carbon Capture and Utilization in the biotech space; starting with an article every Friday. We will also be releasing long form videos every other Wednesday, including our hosted Science Spotlights. Read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/egHTBnTC

2023 was a great year for ValleyDAO: 1. Grew into a global community(+1,500 people) of Researchers/Entrepreneurs/investors, 2. Created access to funding with ~$1m raised and has invested(~$280k) in a research project from a leading research institution(Imperial College London). "The National Institute of Standards and Technology found that translating science takes infrastructure, a skilled workforce and plenty of access to funding." Moving into 2024 opportunities in providing access to research infrastructure will be of high importance, to build a powerhouse of innovation and facilitate the translation of science into the real world!! #EngineeredBiology #SynBio #DAO #infrastructure

🔝 Great News to Share! 🔝 📣 I’m delighted to announce that my co-founders Tim Corcoran, Andrej Ondracka and I have received investment from the Carbon13 Venture Builder for Deep Blue BioTech to continue pioneering cyanobacteria's synthetic biology to decarbonise the chemical industry. Deep Blue BioTech’s mission is to move #SyntheticBiology from the lab into the marketplace. A quick reminder of how we do it: 🔬 We leverage AI and Synthetic Biology to decarbonise key chemicals. 🆕 We use a novel discovered cyanobacteria platform. 🌳 Cyanobacteria is the most efficient photosynthetic organism on earth. 👩🔬  We’re targeting chemicals for key industries like Pharmaceutical, Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care and Biofuels.   We have successfully demonstrated that our biomanufacturing platform has the potential to mitigate CO2e emissions by 10 million tonnes per year at scale. We're now focused on our next stage of growth ahead of pitching in person at the Carbon13 Climate Innovation Showcase in Cambridge on 14th November. DM me if you'd like to meet us there! A massive thanks to our mentors Sarah Dees, Jérome Joaug and 👩🔬 Stephanie Alys, to the Carbon13 team, Chris Coleridge, Nicky Dee, Michael Langguth, Jonathan C., Emma Mee, Dominic Margetson, Sara Jones, Mai Silk and Jordan Torch and to all our advisory board, our Cohort 5 colleagues and everyone that encouraged and supported us along the way, you have made this journey simply enriching and amazing. A lot has happened in just a few months, watch the space for what's coming! #SyntheticBiology #CarbonNeutralChemicals #PathToNetZero #Cyanobacteria #Sustainability #GreenChemistry

This might sound like I'm exaggerating, but I'm genuinely so excited to be starting this. ValleyDAO has ridiculous amounts of potential for changing up how we do things. #DeSci is a crazy powerful tool. But it's also super new. Trying to figure out how to point things in the right direction, and how to get 1,500 people distributed all across the globe and connected only by the internet to all unite and align... especially when a lot of it has to be done asynchronously... it's challenging to say the least. The Arc system changes that. One theme, 3 months, with really clear plan of who our stakeholders are and why we want to reach them. One theme for everyone to get excited for. One narrative that I, as a content creator, can get absolutely obsessed with. Instead of flitting from one random topic to the next, I can get stuck in and dive down a rabbit hole. My cognitive style means I'm always doing this anyway... but it's on a completely individual scale. With the Arc, this is no longer something happening just in isolation. Now everyone is on this journey together. It's already given us so much structure, so much ability to plan, so much excitement. Our internal community is talking about this nearly every day, shaping our ops and our thinking around the Arcs. Talking about governance on how we're going to have the community vote on topics for future Arcs. Having Dealflow looking specifically into Arcs and getting a headstart on future themes. Having the Product team mapping out the ecosystem of the Arc themes. Genuinely feels like such an inflection point for me, and hopefully for ValleyDAO's community too. I'm excited because this feels like we're steering an amount of momentum equivalent to a freaking ice-breaking cruise ship. The Arc is the tracks to the freight train that is ValleyDAO's community. In short... I'm so, so ready for this. 🚂 Anyway, rant over - back to making content for the #CarbonArc!

🔬✨ #BioTechInsights - Trend of the Week! ✨🔬 Hey curious minds, this week's spotlight is on Biotech's most enlightening lesson! Get ready to dive into a world of discovery that's shaping our future. 🌟🧬 🧪 The Power of Adaptation: This week in Biotech, we're uncovering the incredible lesson of adaptation. Discover how researchers are harnessing nature's resilience to create innovative solutions. 🌱🔍 #AdaptToThrive 🩺 Life's Blueprint: Biotech's lesson this week? The blueprint of life itself! Explore how scientists are decoding the secrets of DNA to design personalized treatments and therapies. 💡🧬 #LifeBlueprint 🌍 Sustainable Science: Biotech's wisdom extends to sustainability. Explore how lessons from nature are inspiring eco-friendly materials, renewable energy breakthroughs, and green practices. 🌿♻️ #SustainableBio 🚀 Bold Steps into the Unknown: This week's insight? The courage to take bold steps. Learn how Biotech pioneers venture into uncharted territories, from space exploration to unearthing the unseen world. 🚀🔭 #BoldBiotech Let's ride the #BioTechInsights wave this week! Join the conversation, share your thoughts, and be part of the lessons that are shaping the future. 🤝🔬 Unveil the brilliance of Biotech and share your reflections using the hashtag #BioTechInsights. Let's trend with the wisdom of science! 📚🌟

A few thoughts to add to the #climateweekNYC reflections! This year, I especially enjoyed Newlab's New Climate Futures event. Beyond meeting a great crowd of passionate climate focused professionals, the event presented a number of new climate tech companies including: -DEXMAT, a materials company focused on a carbon nanomaterial that is conductive, stronger than steel, and carbon negative. -Queens Carbon, another materials company, focused on a carbon capture and carbon neutral cement. One of my largest questions I left with was how will climate tech firms that introduce opportunities for circularity and efficient use of resources be integrated into our supply chains? Seemingly, most of these companies are selling direct to customer. How can we make these resources available to our supplier's suppliers and so forth? How will these technologies be integrated into what manufacturers are able to offer? My favorite resource I learned about this week: The CTVC newsletter (https://lnkd.in/ekTJdkU6).

Join Playground's Co-founder and General Partner Peter Barrett at #sxsw2024 on March 12 as he shares insights on the breakthroughs — and the proverbial rocks we still need to turn over — to change our course in climate tech, life sciences, healthcare, energy, and more. The technologies that can unlock use cases for #decarbonization, #drugdiscovery, #agriculture, all underpinned by the next generation of compute — we just need to understand and harness them. Add this session to your schedule: Add Known Unknowns: The Science to Save the World is All Around https://lnkd.in/gwWRPZdA #sxsw #deeptech #playgroundglobal#quantumcomputing #climatetech#venturecapital

🧬 #SynBio as the Future of Climate Solutions: E44 recognizes SynBio as an emerging, promising ally offering innovative solutions that harmonize technology and nature. Today we attended the 2nd Annual SynBio Meeting in Israel where our senior associate Sagi Sheinkman explored academic breakthroughs that have the potential to harness nature’s power to promote a cleaner, greener future. #SyntheticBiology, often referred to as “SynBio”, is reshaping our approach to #climatechallenges. Designing organisms to perform specific tasks gives SynBio the potential to revolutionize different industries, from #energy to #agriculture. New biological capabilities could bring about transformational change in economies, societies, and our everyday lives. 🕷️🐝 Materials: Biological means could be used to produce or decompose much of the global economy’s physical materials (e.g., spider silk production, plastic recycling, and carbon sequestration), potentially leading to improved performance and sustainable practices. 🦠 Precision: Industries could have increased control and precision in methodology across the value chain, from delivery to development and consumption. 🪰 Sensing: Biological sensors can be utilized for enhanced sensitivity, durability, and perform as MRV’s. 🧫 Energy: Applications in energy and materials using synthetic materials produced by microbe factories can decrease the carbon footprint of the energy industry. Our commitment to the environment and #netzerocarbon emissions remain unwavering, and we are looking forward to the next big synbio-based #climatetech scalable breakthrough to see what the future will bring.

Could Synthetic biology be the unsung hero in the race to net-zero – 2024 is time we all paid attention! 🌍🔬 Did you know that the fusion of biology with advanced digital tech is not just revolutionary but also key to a sustainable economy? Yet, the challenge isn't just the science – it's scaling these innovations for mass market impact. 🌱 Here's the scoop on why synthetic biology is a game-changer for net-zero: 🥩 On our plates: It's transforming what we eat with alternatives like cultured proteins. 👚 In our closets: It's crafting clothes from fibers born out of engineered microbes. 🏡 In our buildings: It's building our homes with mycelium, enhancing carbon capture. 🚗 In our commutes: It's powering mobility with sustainable, bio-based fuels. This isn't a futuristic vision but a tangible reality we're close to achieving. To make a real dent in our climate goals, we need to overcome hurdles like high initial costs, long development times, and scaling up for commercial success. 🚀 As we strive to wean off carbon-intensive chemicals for everything from clothing to energy, synthetic biology offers a path to restorative, sustainable solutions. 🔄 We've got the technology. Now, it's time to bring it to market with the right financing tools and make a significant impact. 🌐 What are your thoughts on synthetic biology's role in our climate future? Drop a comment below! 📢 #SyntheticBiology #NetZero #SustainableEconomy #GreenTech #ClimateAction #InvestInInnovation #FutureIsNow World Economic Forum https://lnkd.in/dmnKSY-R