> This is priceless! (and terrifying) I had to read it carefully because I thought it was a spoof!
 
The state-run bio industries CAN be controlled when the multitudes will control the states.
The unavoidably coming black-market bio hackers of the criminal underground CAN’T, even then.

This century won’t be boring.

george
 
 On 14/06/2011 13:17, Michel Bauwens wrote:

Bryan Bishop <kanzure@gmail.com> Jun 07 02:26PM -0500 ^ <?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=ohhl4rw8mbn4#1306f1a96c29344f_digest_top>
  
 https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-SN-11-44/listing.html
  
 Synopsis:
 Added: Jun 03, 2011 4:42 pm
 Special Notice (SN) DARPA-SN-11-44
 SUBJECT: Living Foundries Industry Day
 DATE: June 28, 2011
 REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 21, 2011
 Registration Website: https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries
 TECHNICAL POC: Dr. Alicia Jackson, DARPA/MTO
  
 Living Foundries Industry Day, DARPA-SN-11-44
  
 The Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of the Defense Advanced Research
 Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring an Industry Day for "Living
 Foundries," a new DARPA program. The goal of the Living Foundries program is
 to apply an engineering framework to biology to harness its use as a
 technology and drive its advance as a manufacturing platform. In turning
 biological production into an engineering space where the only limit is the
 creativity of the designer, Living Foundries aims to enable on-demand
 production of new and high-value materials, devices and capabilities for the
 Department of Defense and establish a new manufacturing capability for the
 United States.
  
 Because of the multidisciplinary nature of Living Foundries, DARPA is
 looking to engage the wider research community from fields both outside and
 inside the biological sciences to develop new ideas, approaches and tools to
 overcome current limitations and to create revolutionary capabilities.
  
 Current, primitive examples of engineering biology rely on an ad hoc,
 laborious, trial-and-error process, wherein one successful project does not
 inform subsequent, new designs. This approach combined with the complexity
 of biological systems restricts current, one-off efforts to modifying only a
 small set of genes and constructing simple, isolated genetic circuits and
 metabolic pathways. Consequently, we are limited to producing only a small
 fraction of the vast number of possible chemicals, materials, and living
 systems that would be enabled by the ability to truly engineer biology.
 Through an engineering-driven approach to biology, Living Foundries aims to
 create a rapid, reliable manufacturing capability where multiple cellular
 functions can be fabricated, mixed and matched on demand and the whole
 system controlled by integrated circuitry, opening up the full space of
 biologically produced materials and systems. Key to success will be the
 democratization of the biological design and manufacturing process, breaking
 open the field to those outside the biological sciences.
  
 In order to achieve the vision of Living Foundries, new tools, technologies
 and methodologies must be developed to transform biology into an engineering
 practice, decoupling design from fabrication and speeding the biological
 design, build, test cycle. These include: design tools that span from
 high-level description to fabrication in cells; modular genetic parts that
 allow a combination of systems to be designed and reproducibly assembled;
 methods for developing and fine-tuning new genetic parts and systems;
 well-understood test platforms, "cell-like" systems and chassis that readily
 integrate new genetic designs in a predictable fashion; next generation DNA
 synthesis and assembly techniques; and tools that allow for routine system
 characterization and debugging, among others. Further, these technological
 advances and innovations must be integrated to prove-out and push the
 boundaries of biological design towards the ultimate vision of point-of-use,
 on-demand, mass-customization biological manufacturing.
  
 The Industry Day will be held at the Capitol Conference Center in Arlington,
 VA on June 28, 2011. Directions to the Capital Conference Center can be
 found at http://www.thecapitalconferencecenter.com/.
  
 The goals of the Industry Day are: (a) to introduce the research community
 (industry, academia, and Government) to the Living Foundries vision and
 goals; (b) to encourage and promote teaming arrangements among potential
 research organizations that have the relevant expertise, facilities, and
 capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the Living
 Foundries program goals; and (c) to facilitate interaction between
 investigators who may have capabilities to develop elements of interest and
 relevance to the Living Foundries goals. The Industry Day will include
 overview presentations, a poster session to facilitate interaction and team
 building among participants, and an opportunity to interact and present
 capabilities and concepts to government personnel in closed-door sidebar
 sessions.
  
 There is no fee for any Industry Day activities. Registration is limited by
 the venue capacity (maximum of 100 attendees) and early registration is
 strongly recommended. Organizations are limited to two attendees; however,
 in the event that the Industry Day is oversubscribed, DARPA reserves the
 right to limit participation to 1 attendee per organization. The
 registration cutoff date is June 21, 2011, at noon ET, or once attendance
 capacity is met, whichever comes first. An on-line registration form,
 preliminary workshop agenda, citizenship verification form, foreign national
 visit request form, meeting details, and hotel information for the workshop
 can be found at the following registration website,
 https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries. There will be no on-site
 registration.
  
 Posters: Appropriate teaming will be a critical element in responding to an
 anticipated DARPA Living Foundries solicitation. Industry Day participants
 are strongly encouraged to prepare poster abstracts describing areas of
 capabilities in order to facilitate communications, interactions, and
 teaming discussions during the poster session. Poster abstracts must be
 submitted by June 21, 2011, at noon ET. Poster abstracts must include a
 brief (1 page) narrative description of capabilities. Responders may find
 abstract submission guidance at the registration website. Poster abstracts
 submitted in response to the Special Notice will be considered public
 information and will be provided on a public website.
  
 Sidebars: Attendees who wish to describe their capabilities in a closed-door
 session with government personnel are required to submit an abstract
 describing their research and capabilities using the guidelines provided
 below; there will be a limited number of sessions depending on schedule,
 with each session lasting no more than ten minutes.
  
 Areas of interest include new tools, technologies and methodologies to
 transform biology into an engineering practice and manufacturing platform,
 decouple biological design from fabrication and speed the biological design,
 build, test cycle. Examples include: design tools that span from high-level
 description to fabrication in cells; modular genetic parts that allow a
 combination of systems to be designed and reproducibly assembled; methods
 for developing and fine-tuning new genetic parts and systems;
 well-understood test platforms, "cell-like" systems and chassis that readily
 integrate new genetic designs in a predictable fashion; next generation DNA
 synthesis and assembly techniques; tools that allow for routine system
 characterization and debugging; and the integration of these capabilities
 for the rapid design and development of new biological systems and products,
 among others.
  
 DARPA appreciates responses from all capable and qualified sources including
 but not limited to universities, university affiliated research centers, and
 private or public companies.
  
 Sidebar session abstract responses should adhere to the following
 instructions:
 1. All submissions must be made electronically (as described below), and be
 in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format.
 2. Cover Page (1 page)
 a. Title
 b. Organization
 c. Responders technical and administrative points of contact (names, mailing
 and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers)
 3. Technical Ideas (up to 2 pages of text with up to 4 pages of appended
 figures and diagrams)
 a. Executive summary
 b. A discussion of the capability/challenge addressed (from your
 perspective) that is key to realizing the vision of Living Foundries
 c. Technical response. Your discussion should address the following: What is
 your proposed innovative technology/concept? How does it address the
 specific capability/challenge that you identified? What is its improvement
 over SOA? What extensions or advances are needed to achieve the Living
 Foundries vision?
 4. An optional list of citations, including URLs, if available.
 5. Company brochures and promotional materials are not of interest.
  
 DARPA will employ an electronic upload process for response submissions. NO
 CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL NOTICE (SN) ABSTRACT
 RESPONSE. Responses to this SN are due no later than noon ET on June 21,
 2011. Responders may find submission guidance at the registration website.
  
 This SN is issued solely for information and potential new program planning
 purposes; the SN does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or
 proposal abstracts, any so sent will be disregarded. In accordance with FAR
 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by
 the Government to form a binding contract. Submission is voluntary and is
 not required to propose to subsequent Broad Agency Announcements (if any) or
 research solicitations (if any) on this topic. DARPA will not provide
 reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this SN. Respondents are
 advised that DARPA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the
 information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any
 information submitted under this SN.
  
 DARPA intends to publish the Living Foundries BAA prior to the scheduled
 Industry Day. However, DARPA is not obligated to publich the BAA prior to
 conducting the Industry Day or to publich an associated BAA at all. If and
 when published, the BAA will be made available - at a minimum - on the
 Federal Business Opportunies (FBO) website.
  
 Questions regarding this event may be directed to DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil.
 Please refer to the "Living Foundries Industry Day" in the subject line.
 Contracting Office Address:
 3701 North Fairfax Drive
 Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714
 Primary Point of Contact.:
 Dr. Alicia Jackson
 DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil
  
 - Bryan
 http://heybryan.org/
 1 512 203 0507 <tel:1%20512%20203%200507>
 

 
 

 
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