Learn about Bio-art and the Open Science Network

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Hi all,

We have an exciting event on Wednesday September 6. Our speakers will be Sarah Graham and Dr. Scott Pownall

Sarah will give a talk on using biotechnology in art work, and introduce us to her very innovative startup that aims to solve a major environmental challenge.

Dr. Pownall will speak about the frontier of "Open Source Wetware" - applying the ethos and technologies revolutionizing manufacturing to the realm of life sciences and medicine. He will also give us a retrospective of the past eight years of OSN's work and achievements, and where we plan to go.

Speaker info and topics covered below in detail:

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Scott Pownall

• "Engineering biology with open source tools.”

We've all heard of open source software. Some of us have heard of the growing open hardware movement. Of course, the 3D printer is the poster child for open hardware. Since 2018 I have been on the leading edge open source wetware - DNA collections of engineered parts used to assemble tools for engineering biology - in collaboration with Jenny Molloy at the University of Cambridge and Drew Endy of the BioBricks Foundation and their FreeGenes program. Join us for this overview of these innovative tools that have spread to over 50 countries around the world.

• "Eight years strong, an update on OSN and its community lab."

I will give a short update on Open Science Network Society, it's activities over the eight years and the community lab.

Sarah Graham

• "Biology And The Designer."

Biodesign is the integration of living systems into design and is being explored by many designers as the next generation of manufacturing and material design. We will explore the bio-digital era through the lens of design and the many ways interdisciplinary designers and researchers are crossing creative principles with biology for a more interesting future.

• Lite-1: The Future of Colour is Alive

I will introduce the company I have co-founded called Lite-1. Lite-1 is a microbial colour company, growing the future of sustainable dyes from microorganisms. Let’s learn about how the future of colour is alive!