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    Author: Lisa La Vallee

    Merck bets up to $1B on Pearl’s ‘smart’ biomaterial jewels as biotech begins to raise fresh funds

    March 13, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    Pearl Bio was spun out of research from Farren Isaacs, Ph.D., and Michael Jewett, Ph.D., that centers on using ”genomically recoded organisms” to add synthetic chemistry to biologics.

    CSB graduate students work toward a more sustainable and healthier world

    February 15, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    Combatting drug resistance, making biomanufacturing more sustainable and developing more versatile drug delivery vehicles are just a few of the ambitious projects led by Northwestern McCormick School of Engineering graduate … Continued

    Using Cancer’s Strength to Fight Against It

    February 7, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    New technique made human T-cells 100 times more potent at killing cancer cells.

    Understanding how soil traps carbon

    February 5, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    New findings explain how soil sequesters plant-based carbon from the atmosphere

    Engineering viruses to kill deadly pathogens

    January 31, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    Study marks critical step in creating new therapies to treat antibiotic-resistant infections

    Starting with Synthetic Biology

    January 8, 2024

    By Lisa La Vallee

    New Farley Center course leverages case studies and expert guest speakers to explore commercial innovation in the fast-moving synthetic biology industry.

    New platform solves key problems in targeted drug delivery

    November 27, 2023

    By Lisa La Vallee

    Northwestern University synthetic biologists have developed a flexible new platform that removes barriers for promising cell and gene therapies.

    CSB Startup Opera Bioscience Reaches Tipping Point

    November 1, 2023

    By Lisa La Vallee

    Translating exciting discoveries into next-generation technologies fuels the mission of the Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB) at Northwestern. Since its inception in 2016, the CSB has produced several start-up companies … Continued

    CSB Annual Retreat Draws Synthetic Biology Experts and Students

    November 1, 2023

    By Lisa La Vallee

      Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB) faculty, staff and students, and guest speakers from academia and industry gathered for the Center’s Annual Retreat last week to exchange ideas, career experiences, … Continued

    Instant Evolution: AI Designs New Robot from Scratch in Seconds

    October 18, 2023

    By Lisa La Vallee

    A team led by CSB member Sam Kriegman has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch.

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