MBC BioLabs

Congratulations, Nenad Tomasevic and the entire Dren Bio Team! Very well-deserved! 👏

We are excited to have Dr. Kristen Hege at MBC BioLabs next Wednesday, October 30th from 12-1pm and hear about her experience in CAR-T cell therapy and her journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Please join us at MBC BioLabs 135 Mississippi Street, San Francisco next week and RSVP using the link below. Lunch will be available! https://lnkd.in/gPXJZ9sK

📣 Big News at Acrobat Genomics! We are excited to announce our publication in Cell Reports Methods in Cell Press showcasing how we are advancing the gene editing toolkit using computationally guided high-throughput engineering. To summarize: 💻 We used computational and structural guidance to identify engineering hotspots within a small protein that inhibits gene editing activity. 🎯 Then, we did a deep scan within this hotspot to identify designs that convert the inhibitory protein into a modulator that "dials back" potentially harmful off-target effects while retaining on-target activity. 📈 In a single experiment, we tested >10,000 protein designs across millions of human cells, which is one of the largest scans in human cells to date. 🧬 We found that the final protein product (enAcr-1) is synergistic with pre-existing engineered Cas9 tools and, in theory, could be used to boost the DNA targeting specificity of other CRISPR-based applications. A huge shoutout to our dedicated (and nimble) team of scientists, advisors, and investors for making this happen! Thanks also to our participation in the NVIDIA Inception program, Illumina For Startups, and support within MBC BioLabs. By leveraging NVIDIA’s and Illumina’s computational and sequencing resources within our plug-and-play laboratory space, we’re engineering the future of genome editing. Curious about what’s next? Reach out—we have big things in the pipeline that we’d love to share. Let’s take the next leap together! Read the paper at this link: https://lnkd.in/gXYkSVsT. Stay tuned—there’s more to come! #GeneEditing #AI #HealthcareInnovation #NVIDIAInception #GeneTherapy

Mark your calendars for another Life Science Vendor's Showcase on December 11th at our 930 Brittan Avenue, San Carlos location! At MBC BioLabs, we enable groundbreaking scientific discoveries by providing state-of-the-art resources and support. One way we do this is through our Life Science Vendor's Showcase where we bring together the latest in life science technologies and services from external vendors who are currently not affiliated with our labs. For our resident scientists and entrepreneurs: - Explore cutting-edge tools and services - Learn about new techniques and resources - Network with the vibrant life science community For vendors: - Showcase your products and services to our resident companies - Connect with potential clients and collaborators Not affiliated with MBC BioLabs yet? We'd love to have you join us! Register now to participate. https://lnkd.in/ga_dvjrB

Excited for the weekend? So are we! Here are some of things the Huminly team gets up to on weekends: - Team retreat and hiking in Yosemite - Stocking up on “all you can eat” supplies at MBC BioLabs - Churning through pounds and pounds of polyester "sour cream" By the way, we're hiring :) https://lnkd.in/gkm-nswZ

What a blast! What an unforgettable night! 🎉🔥 We brought together 280 amazing people for networking, game-changing pitches, and an inspiring panel on Where Big AI Stumbles and Startups Win. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us and made this night truly special. 🙌 Special shoutout to our incredible panelists: ✨ Chris Messina ✨ Lisa Yu ✨ Tytus S. ✨ Anton Borzov Shoutout to all the startups who took the stage: 🔹 Parsed | Techstars ‘24 🔹 Outlit 🔹 GolferX 🔹 Mantis Analytics 🔹 NurtureMe AI 🔹 Zibra AI 🔹 Runbear (Techstars '24) 🔹 Invo Station 🔹 DreamWorld 🔹 SOCAi Labs 🔹 SCALIS 🔹 Opal Therapeutics 🔹 Brief Big thanks to the Techstars San Francisco team - Chloe Lannert, Lilliana Robinson, Akadina Yadegar - and to Neal Sales-Griffin, the head of Techstars SF, for his continued support. We missed you in person, Neal! We couldn’t have done it without the support of our amazing sponsor Convex! 🙏 A big thank you to our Venue Sponsor, MBC BioLabs, and our Community Partner, Data Phoenix for making this event happen! 🙌. And a special shoutout to our Techstars Startup Weekend San Francisco AI Startup Weekend SF AI team: Juliana Chyzhova, Nazar Gulyk, Yurii Filipchuk 🇺🇦 -- e/acc, Polina Poliakova, and the rest of the crew for their incredible work. And to everyone who joined us at this event!🙂 Stay tuned, because Techstars Startup Weekend San Francisco AI got even more exciting events coming your way! 🚀

🚀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 #𝗦𝗙𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! 🍷 At 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗲 during TECH WEEK by a16z we’ve handpicked 𝟭𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 from 𝟵𝟰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to pitch their groundbreaking ideas in front of an all-star panel, including: Chris Messina - Inventor of the hashtag and VC at RideHomeAI Fund Lisa Yu - Investor, Startup Advisor, and AI Strategist Tytus S. - General Partner at TechniVentures Anton Borzov - Founding designer at WhatsApp & Partner at StratMinds Our panel will tackle "𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵’𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻" diving into topics like: ⚡ GPT Wrappers and the Next Evolution  📈 Untapped Use Cases + "Not Sexy" Verticals  🧠 Optimizing for Advanced Reasoning  🚀 Talent Scarcity, Exit Strategies, and Early PMF Signals Shoutout to my amazing co-organizers Yurii Filipchuk 🇺🇦 -- e/acc, Nazar Gulyk, Juliana Chyzhova, Viktoriia Antoniuk and the Techstars team for pulling this together! Special thanks to our venue sponsor MBC BioLabs and our wine sponsor Convex. Seating capacity is limited, so arrive early to claim your spot! Follow Techstars Startup Weekend San Francisco AI for more events #SFTechWeek #StartupWeekendSF

Please join us and our partners Revvity for a fall celebration next Thursday, October 17th from 3-5 PM at MBC BioLabs 135 Mississippi Street, San Francisco. Meet with the Revvity team and learn more about their latest solutions available to support your needs and enjoy free food, a full bar, and a pumpkin carving competition. 🎃 Please register here: https://lnkd.in/gEkUryQQ

AI Pitch & Wine at #SFTechWeek: Cheers to the bold ideas shaping tomorrow! 🍷🚀 We're excited to collaborate with a16z for SF Tech Week, bringing leading AI talent to the city! With over 800 events, it’s the go-to event for innovators and tech fans to connect. 📅 When: October 10, 6:00-9:00 PM 📍 Where: MBC BioLabs, SF Why Attend? ✨ 10 AI startups presenting groundbreaking ideas 🎤 VC panel led by Chris Messina  🤝 Network with 150+ AI pros 🍷 Wine & meaningful conversations Join builders, founders, and investors fueling SF’s AI ecosystem. 🙌 Secure your spot: https://lu.ma/s33i44wt Who’s Coming? 60% Engineers/Coders 65% Founders 30% C-level Execs 15% VCs 15% PhDs/Researchers Ready to Pitch? We’re seeking pre-seed & seed AI startups with traction: • Pre-seed: Up to $500k raised • Seed/Seed+: $500k+ raised or $100k+ ARR Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gPN76Hz7 🤝 Sponsors: Highlight your brand to a passionate AI audience and connect with the future leaders of tech. Interested? DM us to learn more! Big thanks to MBC BioLabs for hosting and to Convex for sponsoring the event! A special thanks to Data Phoenix for supporting us as our community partner! Let’s make this #SFTechWeek legendary! 🎉 #SFTechWeek #TechstarsStartupWeekendSF #Techstars #TechWeek

We are excited to have Dr. Kristen Hege at MBC BioLabs on October 30th and hear about her experience in CAR-T cell therapy and her journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. Please join us and RSVP using the link below. Lunch will be available! https://lnkd.in/gPXJZ9sK