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 | 2023-07-01 |
| Website | http://www.biocurious.org |
| http://www.facebook.com/biocurious | |
| Flickr | http://www.flickr.com/photos/biocuriouslab/ |
| @biocuriouslab | |
| info@biocurious.org | |
| Mailinglist | biocurious@googlegroups.com |
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| Number of members | 190 |
| Membership fee | To be determined USD |
| Size of rooms | 2400ft² |
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| 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.
