[P2P-F] darpa's living foundries
Denis Postle
d.postle at btinternet.com
Tue Jun 14 16:12:01 CEST 2011
This is priceless! (and terrifying) I had to read it carefully because I
thought it was a spoof!
Denis
On 14/06/2011 13:17, Michel Bauwens wrote:
>
> Bryan Bishop <kanzure at gmail.com <mailto:kanzure at gmail.com>> Jun
> 07 02:26PM -0500 ^
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> 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 at darpa.mil <mailto:DARPA-SN-11-44 at 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 at darpa.mil <mailto:DARPA-SN-11-44 at darpa.mil>
>
> - Bryan
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