BioCurious

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BioCurious
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Status active
Country United States of America
State or District California
City Sunnyvale
Date of founding 2010/01/01
Last Updated 2024-08-03
Website http://www.biocurious.org
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/biocurious
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/biocuriouslab/
Twitter @biocuriouslab
E-mail info@biocurious.org
Mailinglist biocurious@googlegroups.com
Snail mail


 Sunnyvale
United States of America

Number of members 190
Membership fee To be determined USD
Size of rooms 2400ft²
Members
Location 37° 23' 2.04" N, 122° 0' 28.73" W


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BioCurious? Experiment with Friends at the new Hackerspace for Biotech in the Bay Area biocurious.org

About BioCurious

Curious about Biology? Come find answers at the new biology collaborative lab space where citizen science moves of the classroom and into the community. Following the successful example of hackerspaces such as Noisebridge, Langton Labs, Hacker Dojo, and co-working spaces such as the Hub, we're pleased to offer the first Bay Area space dedicated to Non Institutional Biology. Got an idea for a startup? Join the DIY, "garage biology" movement and found a new breed of biotech.

How is this possible? Governments and big business once dominated computing. Today, entrepreneurs and hobbyists play leading roles in developing computing technologies and products, both hardware and software. The tools for serious biological engineering are getting cheaper all the time, but aspiring entrepreneurs lack affordable access to a complete set of lab equipment outside of a university lab or high priced industrial commercial space. Perhaps you have a day job in biotech already, but have neither the time nor freedom to nurture your pet project at work. Maybe you are seeking a career in the life sciences, are between jobs, or are a recent graduate wanting to improve your skill set. Whatever your current level of interest or ability, BioCurious has an option for you.

Education, Collaboration, Innovation

Science was once a cultural activity, carried out by wealthy “gentlemen scholars” who had the leisure and material resources to experiment. The 20th century saw an unprecedented centralization of science around an industrial model. The plummeting costs of enabling technologies has brought meaningful biological research back within reach of the independent citizen scientist. From Bio-Art to BioFuels, the wave of next generation biotech applications is set to transform our culture and economy. BioCurious will be Ground Zero for this revolution.

Entrepreneurship Incubation, Mentoring, Angel Investment

The Bay Area is home to many networks that help entrepreneurs launch web businesses with a shoestring budget and a dream. Similar support infrastructure does not yet exist for biotech ventures. Until recently, biotech has required large start up costs. An ecosystem of mentorship and a network of investors who understand the possibilities for lean-biotech-start ups to leverage shared resources and amplify their creative efforts to have disproportionate commercial impact, is urgently needed. BioCurious will catalyze the formation of this system.