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	MicroByre: Domesticating Non-Model Species for Industrial Production

MicroByre: Domesticating Non-Model Species for Industrial Production

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Life Sciences
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	MicroByre faced several challenges in their interdisciplinary research, including the inability to use off-the-shelf Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) due to their unique requirements. They needed a personalized LIMS to increase efficiency and reduce costs of DNA designs, import and store data from legacy systems, and facilitate online collaboration and document sharing among teams. Additionally, they struggled with software that had complicated user interfaces and user experiences, which hindered their workflow and productivity. Read More
About Customer	Founded in Berkeley, USA in 2017, MicroByre is a biotechnology company that uses genetic engineering techniques to modify non-model species into biomanufacturing and genetically tractable model strains. Their focus is on economically viable fermentation from non-agricultural foodstocks by taming and genetically manipulating previously untapped bacteria. Traditional biomanufacturing is limited to non-model organisms that cannot be directly genetically engineered and model organisms that are drastically unsuited to commodity chemical production. MicroByre aims to change the bioengineering landscape by converting non-model species into genetically tractable strains, enabling bioengineers to address some of society's most intractable problems, such as climate change. Read More
Solution	TeselaGen provided MicroByre with an intuitive and AI-powered platform to store their sequence and strain data, collaborate, and develop and improve their biological designs. The platform offered a high-throughput solution for designing, building, and optimizing biological products, increasing the design and build speed of their R&D. TeselaGen's Operating System for Biotechnology included features such as data standardization, customizable entities, a design editor, a vector editor, modern DNA assembly protocols, and visualization tools for DNA fragments and Sanger sequencing. This comprehensive solution allowed MicroByre to import and manage their biological data easily, design and troubleshoot plasmid designs efficiently, and collaborate effectively with their teams. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Analytics & Modeling - Machine Learning

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Life Sciences

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

MicroByre faced several challenges in their interdisciplinary research, including the inability to use off-the-shelf Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) due to their unique requirements. They needed a personalized LIMS to increase efficiency and reduce costs of DNA designs, import and store data from legacy systems, and facilitate online collaboration and document sharing among teams. Additionally, they struggled with software that had complicated user interfaces and user experiences, which hindered their workflow and productivity.

About Customer

Founded in Berkeley, USA in 2017, MicroByre is a biotechnology company that uses genetic engineering techniques to modify non-model species into biomanufacturing and genetically tractable model strains. Their focus is on economically viable fermentation from non-agricultural foodstocks by taming and genetically manipulating previously untapped bacteria. Traditional biomanufacturing is limited to non-model organisms that cannot be directly genetically engineered and model organisms that are drastically unsuited to commodity chemical production. MicroByre aims to change the bioengineering landscape by converting non-model species into genetically tractable strains, enabling bioengineers to address some of society's most intractable problems, such as climate change.

Solution

TeselaGen provided MicroByre with an intuitive and AI-powered platform to store their sequence and strain data, collaborate, and develop and improve their biological designs. The platform offered a high-throughput solution for designing, building, and optimizing biological products, increasing the design and build speed of their R&D. TeselaGen's Operating System for Biotechnology included features such as data standardization, customizable entities, a design editor, a vector editor, modern DNA assembly protocols, and visualization tools for DNA fragments and Sanger sequencing. This comprehensive solution allowed MicroByre to import and manage their biological data easily, design and troubleshoot plasmid designs efficiently, and collaborate effectively with their teams.

Impact #1	100% of MicroByre's sequences were successfully imported from the legacy system into TeselaGen.
Impact #2	MicroByre now designs 100% of their plasmids on TeselaGen, from simple to complex designs.
Impact #3	100% of MicroByre’s team prefers TeselaGen compared to alternatives.

Impact #1

100% of MicroByre's sequences were successfully imported from the legacy system into TeselaGen.

Impact #2

MicroByre now designs 100% of their plasmids on TeselaGen, from simple to complex designs.

Impact #3

100% of MicroByre’s team prefers TeselaGen compared to alternatives.

Benefit #1	100% of sequences imported from legacy systems.
Benefit #2	100% of plasmid designs created on TeselaGen.
Benefit #3	100% team preference for TeselaGen.

Benefit #1

100% of sequences imported from legacy systems.

Benefit #2

100% of plasmid designs created on TeselaGen.

Benefit #3

100% team preference for TeselaGen.

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MicroByre: Domesticating Non-Model Species for Industrial Production

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