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The Complete Guide to Biology as Technology: From Bioeconomy Basics to Business Applications

Biology is the world's most powerful manufacturing technology, replacing petroleum-based systems with programmable, sustainable alternatives. This comprehensive guide explores how biology as technology is transforming industries from materials and consumer goods to infrastructure—and why businesses that understand this shift will build tomorrow's trillion-dollar companies. Learn the strategic frameworks, implementation approaches, and market opportunities driving the bioeconomy revolution.

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Rashes. Burns. Breathing Issues.

Scientists and innovators are developing new microbes, materials, and processes to address the problems of fast fashion - one of the most polluting industries on the planet. We attend the Biofabricate conference every year to track the innovations for our clients and investors.

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How $2 Billion Grows the Bioeconomy

The Biden Administration has earmarked $2 billion to grow the bioeconomy. In this post, we outline how friends of the blog would depoly those funds. $125M should be spent on media to get people excited about the bioeconomy.

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An Interview With LabDAO’s Arye Lipman

Arye Lipman, founder of the venture capital firm, Mars Bio, recently co-founded LabDAO, an open, community-run network of wet and dry laboratories accelerating progress in the life sciences. Messaginglab founder, Karl Schmieder, sat down with Arye to learn more about decentralized science, LabDAO, and how the world of science might change as people create life science ventures on the blockchain.

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How to Tell Your Life Science (Company) Story

You have to figure out your own story and your company’s story in a way that catches people’s attention and makes it interesting. You have to figure out how to tell the story in a way that is memorable - or sticky - and gets your audience asking for more.

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