[P2P-F] darpa's living foundries

Tue Jun 14 17:37:17 CEST 2011

>> > 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
> CAN¹T, even then.
> 
> This century won¹t be boring.
> 
> george
>  
>  On 14/06/2011 13:17, Michel Bauwens wrote:
>>  
>>> Bryan Bishop <kanzure at 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 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
>>>   
>>>  - Bryan
>>>  http://heybryan.org/
>>>  1 512 203 0507 <tel:1%20512%20203%200507>
>>>  
>>> 
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