Hi All, We'll be launching the first *Biohackers in Residence program *at Berkeley Biolabs (a way for Biohackers with promising commercial ideas to get access to the lab regardless of your financial situation) next Thursday and I wanted to send out an open invite to the event. We'll also be having the team from *Tekla Labs* in who will be talking about Open Source Global innovation in Biotech and the plans they're making available to scientists and citizen scientists in the US and throughout the world to help lower the cost of biotech. http://www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Biolabs/events/166090902/ *p.s. don't forget tonight we're having our Open Source Bioreactor Hack night at Berkeley Biolabs, bring your soldering irons as Sunny plans on having a near final prototype for hacking at the event* All the best, Ryan Tekla labs (UC Berkeley) and BBL Biohacker in Residence Launch Talks: Tekla Labs - Introduction to Tekla labs mission and an update on work done so far to foster open innovation and access to low cost tools globally Biohacker-In-Residence Program - An introduction to the program by Ron, BBL's CSO and an invitation to apply, as well as an announcement of our first Biohackers in Residence! Speakers for the Event: Lina Nilsson (one of MIT Tech Review's 35 Innovators under 35) and co-founder of Tekla Labs will be speaking about lowering the cost of basic biological research through making access to open source designs available to all. "Lina and the team offer another option: DIY. As cofounder of Tekla Labs, an engineering collective on the Berkeley campus, she's curating and distributing open-source, do-it-yourself designs for the gamut of common lab gear. A shaker for separating excess dye from stained cells, for instance, can be made from a discarded record turntable. A centrifuge can be fashioned from a modified kitchen blender. A thermal cycler for amplifying DNA requires only light bulbs and thermometers. In the hands of scientists who historically have lacked access to equipment, such tools can be powerful engines of innovation--generally, Nilsson says, at about one-tenth the price of high-end commercial equipment." http://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2013/visionary/li… Ron Shigeta - Co-Founder and CSO of Berkeley Biolabs will be launching Berkeley Biolabs Biohacker in Residence program. The Hacker-in-Residence program was conceived as a way to foster biotech inventorship, accelerate innovation and strengthen the DIYbio community we love, as well as provide access to the tools and resources that for the most part are still attached to large commercial or academic labs and typically not easily accessible for passion projects or ideas. Come and join us on Thursday and let's accelerate Biotech together! -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 Conf Call: (650) 741 5013 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com http://www.litmususa.com/ http://berkeleybiolabs.com/ www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php