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SUMMARY:Programmable Cell Extracts: A New Biomanufacturing Paradigm - Keit
 h Pardee and Richard Kelwick
DTSTART:20170316T183000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Jonathan Balmer
DESCRIPTION:*Dr. Keith Pardee (University of Toronto) and Dr. Richard Kelw
 ick (Imperial College) discuss how use of cell extracts could revolutionis
 e the field of biomanufacturing. The talk and dialogue will be followed by
  a wine reception and delicious finger buffet.*\n\nBioengineering to produ
 ce complex control circuits like diagnostic tests\, or to modify metabolic
  pathways for production of everything from drug and vaccines to flavours 
 and fragrances\, has typically taken place in cells that are then grown in
  large\, industrial bioreactors. New methods\, using cell extracts that ca
 n be programmed quickly and flexibly using DNA\, promise a paradigm shift 
 in biomanufacturing and paves the way to novel modes of computational biod
 esign\, rapid prototyping and bioproduction. The opportunity to freeze-dry
  and ship these biofactories opens up many exciting possibilities for smal
 l scale distributed manufacturing\, for example just-in-time vaccine produ
 ction\, and has profound implications for emerging bioeconomies.\n\nThe Sy
 nthetic Biology SRI welcomes two researchers to discuss this new area of s
 ynthetic biology and its possible futures.\n\nDr. Keith Pardee (University
  of Toronto) works at the interface of synthetic biology and human health.
  His research focuses on the potential of moving synthetic biology outside
  of the cell and dry shipment of programmable biofactories to enable diagn
 ostics and just in time production of vaccines and biologics.\n\nDr. Richa
 rd Kelwick (Imperial College) researches cell-free systems and biopolymer 
 production\, including establishing cell-free methods and toolkits for new
  bacterial strains\, most recently Bacillus subtilis. He also works on bio
 reporters and biosensors using synthetic gene circuits.\n\nThe talk and di
 alogue will be followed by a wine reception and delicious finger buffet.\n
 \nFor more information\, and to register for the seminar (£5)\, please "b
 ook here":http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/plant-
 sciences/programmable-cell-extracts-a-new-biomanufacturing-paradigm/progra
 mmable-cell-extracts-a-new-biomanufacturing-paradigm.\n\n \n\nThis event i
 s organised by the Synthetic Biology Strategic Research Initiative as part
  of our Lent Term 2017 SynBio Forum. For more events please visit "http://
 www.synbio.cam.ac.uk/events/forum":https://www.synbio.cam.ac.uk/events/for
 um\n\n \n\n*Additional event*\n\nThis event is being run in conjunction wi
 th a free day seminar and workshop session taking place on 16th March 2017
 \, entitled: ‘Programmable biology for diagnostics impacting global heal
 th and development’\, details of which can be "found here":http://www.ev
 entbrite.co.uk/e/programmable-biology-for-diagnostics-impacting-global-hea
 lth-and-development-tickets-31878827431.\n\n
LOCATION:Main lecture theatre\, Old divinity school\, St Johns college
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