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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'>> This is priceless! (and terrifying) I had to read it carefully because I thought it was a spoof!<BR>
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The state-run bio industries CAN be controlled when the multitudes will control the states.<BR>
The unavoidably coming black-market bio hackers of the criminal underground CAN’T, even then.<BR>
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This century won’t be boring.<BR>
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george<BR>
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On 14/06/2011 13:17, Michel Bauwens wrote: <BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><UL><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14pt'><B>Bryan Bishop <<a href="kanzure@gmail.com">kanzure@gmail.com</a></B>> Jun 07 02:26PM -0500 ^ <?ui=2&view=bsp&ver=ohhl4rw8mbn4#1306f1a96c29344f_digest_top> <BR>
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Synopsis:<BR>
Added: Jun 03, 2011 4:42 pm<BR>
Special Notice (SN) DARPA-SN-11-44<BR>
SUBJECT: Living Foundries Industry Day<BR>
DATE: June 28, 2011<BR>
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 21, 2011<BR>
Registration Website: <a href="https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries">https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries</a><BR>
TECHNICAL POC: Dr. Alicia Jackson, DARPA/MTO<BR>
<BR>
Living Foundries Industry Day, DARPA-SN-11-44<BR>
<BR>
The Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of the Defense Advanced Research<BR>
Projects Agency (DARPA) is sponsoring an Industry Day for "Living<BR>
Foundries," a new DARPA program. The goal of the Living Foundries program is<BR>
to apply an engineering framework to biology to harness its use as a<BR>
technology and drive its advance as a manufacturing platform. In turning<BR>
biological production into an engineering space where the only limit is the<BR>
creativity of the designer, Living Foundries aims to enable on-demand<BR>
production of new and high-value materials, devices and capabilities for the<BR>
Department of Defense and establish a new manufacturing capability for the<BR>
United States.<BR>
<BR>
Because of the multidisciplinary nature of Living Foundries, DARPA is<BR>
looking to engage the wider research community from fields both outside and<BR>
inside the biological sciences to develop new ideas, approaches and tools to<BR>
overcome current limitations and to create revolutionary capabilities.<BR>
<BR>
Current, primitive examples of engineering biology rely on an ad hoc,<BR>
laborious, trial-and-error process, wherein one successful project does not<BR>
inform subsequent, new designs. This approach combined with the complexity<BR>
of biological systems restricts current, one-off efforts to modifying only a<BR>
small set of genes and constructing simple, isolated genetic circuits and<BR>
metabolic pathways. Consequently, we are limited to producing only a small<BR>
fraction of the vast number of possible chemicals, materials, and living<BR>
systems that would be enabled by the ability to truly engineer biology.<BR>
Through an engineering-driven approach to biology, Living Foundries aims to<BR>
create a rapid, reliable manufacturing capability where multiple cellular<BR>
functions can be fabricated, mixed and matched on demand and the whole<BR>
system controlled by integrated circuitry, opening up the full space of<BR>
biologically produced materials and systems. Key to success will be the<BR>
democratization of the biological design and manufacturing process, breaking<BR>
open the field to those outside the biological sciences.<BR>
<BR>
In order to achieve the vision of Living Foundries, new tools, technologies<BR>
and methodologies must be developed to transform biology into an engineering<BR>
practice, decoupling design from fabrication and speeding the biological<BR>
design, build, test cycle. These include: design tools that span from<BR>
high-level description to fabrication in cells; modular genetic parts that<BR>
allow a combination of systems to be designed and reproducibly assembled;<BR>
methods for developing and fine-tuning new genetic parts and systems;<BR>
well-understood test platforms, "cell-like" systems and chassis that readily<BR>
integrate new genetic designs in a predictable fashion; next generation DNA<BR>
synthesis and assembly techniques; and tools that allow for routine system<BR>
characterization and debugging, among others. Further, these technological<BR>
advances and innovations must be integrated to prove-out and push the<BR>
boundaries of biological design towards the ultimate vision of point-of-use,<BR>
on-demand, mass-customization biological manufacturing.<BR>
<BR>
The Industry Day will be held at the Capitol Conference Center in Arlington,<BR>
VA on June 28, 2011. Directions to the Capital Conference Center can be<BR>
found at <a href="http://www.thecapitalconferencecenter.com/">http://www.thecapitalconferencecenter.com/</a>.<BR>
<BR>
The goals of the Industry Day are: (a) to introduce the research community<BR>
(industry, academia, and Government) to the Living Foundries vision and<BR>
goals; (b) to encourage and promote teaming arrangements among potential<BR>
research organizations that have the relevant expertise, facilities, and<BR>
capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the Living<BR>
Foundries program goals; and (c) to facilitate interaction between<BR>
investigators who may have capabilities to develop elements of interest and<BR>
relevance to the Living Foundries goals. The Industry Day will include<BR>
overview presentations, a poster session to facilitate interaction and team<BR>
building among participants, and an opportunity to interact and present<BR>
capabilities and concepts to government personnel in closed-door sidebar<BR>
sessions.<BR>
<BR>
There is no fee for any Industry Day activities. Registration is limited by<BR>
the venue capacity (maximum of 100 attendees) and early registration is<BR>
strongly recommended. Organizations are limited to two attendees; however,<BR>
in the event that the Industry Day is oversubscribed, DARPA reserves the<BR>
right to limit participation to 1 attendee per organization. The<BR>
registration cutoff date is June 21, 2011, at noon ET, or once attendance<BR>
capacity is met, whichever comes first. An on-line registration form,<BR>
preliminary workshop agenda, citizenship verification form, foreign national<BR>
visit request form, meeting details, and hotel information for the workshop<BR>
can be found at the following registration website,<BR>
<a href="https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries">https://safe.sysplan.com/mto/livingfoundries</a>. There will be no on-site<BR>
registration.<BR>
<BR>
Posters: Appropriate teaming will be a critical element in responding to an<BR>
anticipated DARPA Living Foundries solicitation. Industry Day participants<BR>
are strongly encouraged to prepare poster abstracts describing areas of<BR>
capabilities in order to facilitate communications, interactions, and<BR>
teaming discussions during the poster session. Poster abstracts must be<BR>
submitted by June 21, 2011, at noon ET. Poster abstracts must include a<BR>
brief (1 page) narrative description of capabilities. Responders may find<BR>
abstract submission guidance at the registration website. Poster abstracts<BR>
submitted in response to the Special Notice will be considered public<BR>
information and will be provided on a public website.<BR>
<BR>
Sidebars: Attendees who wish to describe their capabilities in a closed-door<BR>
session with government personnel are required to submit an abstract<BR>
describing their research and capabilities using the guidelines provided<BR>
below; there will be a limited number of sessions depending on schedule,<BR>
with each session lasting no more than ten minutes.<BR>
<BR>
Areas of interest include new tools, technologies and methodologies to<BR>
transform biology into an engineering practice and manufacturing platform,<BR>
decouple biological design from fabrication and speed the biological design,<BR>
build, test cycle. Examples include: design tools that span from high-level<BR>
description to fabrication in cells; modular genetic parts that allow a<BR>
combination of systems to be designed and reproducibly assembled; methods<BR>
for developing and fine-tuning new genetic parts and systems;<BR>
well-understood test platforms, "cell-like" systems and chassis that readily<BR>
integrate new genetic designs in a predictable fashion; next generation DNA<BR>
synthesis and assembly techniques; tools that allow for routine system<BR>
characterization and debugging; and the integration of these capabilities<BR>
for the rapid design and development of new biological systems and products,<BR>
among others.<BR>
<BR>
DARPA appreciates responses from all capable and qualified sources including<BR>
but not limited to universities, university affiliated research centers, and<BR>
private or public companies.<BR>
<BR>
Sidebar session abstract responses should adhere to the following<BR>
instructions:<BR>
1. All submissions must be made electronically (as described below), and be<BR>
in either Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format.<BR>
2. Cover Page (1 page)<BR>
a. Title<BR>
b. Organization<BR>
c. Responders technical and administrative points of contact (names, mailing<BR>
and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers)<BR>
3. Technical Ideas (up to 2 pages of text with up to 4 pages of appended<BR>
figures and diagrams)<BR>
a. Executive summary<BR>
b. A discussion of the capability/challenge addressed (from your<BR>
perspective) that is key to realizing the vision of Living Foundries<BR>
c. Technical response. Your discussion should address the following: What is<BR>
your proposed innovative technology/concept? How does it address the<BR>
specific capability/challenge that you identified? What is its improvement<BR>
over SOA? What extensions or advances are needed to achieve the Living<BR>
Foundries vision?<BR>
4. An optional list of citations, including URLs, if available.<BR>
5. Company brochures and promotional materials are not of interest.<BR>
<BR>
DARPA will employ an electronic upload process for response submissions. NO<BR>
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL NOTICE (SN) ABSTRACT<BR>
RESPONSE. Responses to this SN are due no later than noon ET on June 21,<BR>
2011. Responders may find submission guidance at the registration website.<BR>
<BR>
This SN is issued solely for information and potential new program planning<BR>
purposes; the SN does not constitute a formal solicitation for proposals or<BR>
proposal abstracts, any so sent will be disregarded. In accordance with FAR<BR>
15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by<BR>
the Government to form a binding contract. Submission is voluntary and is<BR>
not required to propose to subsequent Broad Agency Announcements (if any) or<BR>
research solicitations (if any) on this topic. DARPA will not provide<BR>
reimbursement for costs incurred in responding to this SN. Respondents are<BR>
advised that DARPA is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the<BR>
information received, or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any<BR>
information submitted under this SN.<BR>
<BR>
DARPA intends to publish the Living Foundries BAA prior to the scheduled<BR>
Industry Day. However, DARPA is not obligated to publich the BAA prior to<BR>
conducting the Industry Day or to publich an associated BAA at all. If and<BR>
when published, the BAA will be made available - at a minimum - on the<BR>
Federal Business Opportunies (FBO) website.<BR>
<BR>
Questions regarding this event may be directed to <a href="DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil">DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil</a>.<BR>
Please refer to the "Living Foundries Industry Day" in the subject line.<BR>
Contracting Office Address:<BR>
3701 North Fairfax Drive<BR>
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714<BR>
Primary Point of Contact.:<BR>
Dr. Alicia Jackson<BR>
<a href="DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil">DARPA-SN-11-44@darpa.mil</a><BR>
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- Bryan<BR>
<a href="http://heybryan.org/">http://heybryan.org/</a><BR>
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