October Unveiled: Golden Ticket Opportunities, Exciting Events and News from Our Community!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Astellas Future Innovator Prize 2023


Astellas is offering up to two prizes for pioneering scientists with innovative research ideas that complement Astellas' areas of interest in alignment with its Focus Area Approach and pipeline, including Blindness & Regeneration, Mitochondria, Genetic Regulation, Immuno-Oncology, Cell Therapy, Targeted Protein Degradation, and other areas.
Companies awarded an Astellas Future Innovator Prize will gain a one-year priority admission or renewal to MBC BioLabs' state-of-the-art laboratory and access to Astellas' R&D scientists and business leaders.

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WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW PARTNERS

Samplix

Samplix Inc. supports research into new cell therapies with microfluidics-based solutions that yield high-resolution insights into cells and genomes. Our parntership with Samplix brings the Xdrop to our cores! Xdrop® is the user-friendly benchtop microfluidics instrument from Samplix Xdrop encapsulates living cells, DNA fragments or other biological material in picoliter-volume, double-emulsion droplets that are compatible with incubators, flow cytometers, cell sorters, and PCR cyclers.

Evotec

Our partnership with the contract research organization, Evotec, hopes to empower our community of early-stage life science and biotech companies by enhanced access to Evotec's industry-leading, innovative end-to-end platform and latest technologies for successful drug discovery and development to translate innovative life science research into new, improved ways to treat patients.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Thermo Fisher Vendor Show

 

October 11 @ 11am - 1pm
135 Mississippi St, San Francisco

 

Please join us for the 2023 Fisher Scientific Vendor Show where you'll get to meet team members from Fisher Scientific, Biocom, Biotix, Sartorius, Corning, Thermo Fisher- Laboratory products division, and Thermo Fisher- Life Sciences division!

Lunch will be FREE for all attendees from Beyond the Border food truck!


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Sartorius Sample Sessions

 

October 18 @ 3:30 - 5:30pm
930 Brittan Ave, San Carlos

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October 19 @ 3:30 - 5:30pm
135 Mississippi St, San Francisco

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Please join us and for happy hour and a 30-minute deep dive into cell culture media offerings, presented by Sartorius. After the talk, stick around to network and enjoy some food, drinks, and take-home goodies.

Snack and Share with MilliporeSigma

 

October 19 @ 1 - 2:30pm
930 Brittan Ave, San Carlos


Come join MilliporeSigma for a Snack and Share session led by Kais Fennira, who'll dive into GMP cell line platforms like CHOZN®, VirusExpress®, and Sf-RVN®. After the talk, Sanjay Prasad and Jeremy Lam will be around for office hours to chat about upstream processes, including the new Mobius® Breez Microbioreactor. Please pre-register to help us tailor the session to your interests.

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Benchling Lunch & Learn


October 24 @ noon - 1:30pm
953 Indiana St, San Francisco


October 25 @ noon - 1:30pm
135 Mississippi St, San Francisco


November 7 @ noon - 1:30pm
733 Industrial Rd, San Carlos


November 8 @ noon - 1:30pm
930 Brittan Ave, San Carlos

We have partnered with Benchling to provide modern R&D data management tools to the next generation of biotech innovators.

Please join us for a series of Lunch & Learns for a Q&A with Benchling experts and customers. Register now to reserve your spot!


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Women's Longevity Global Event

 

October 30 @ 5:30 - 8pm
135 Mississippi St, San Francisco

 
Join us for an evening of "Longevity Dialogues," hosted by Longevity Global—a vibrant community of researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs. The focus will be on women's reproductive longevity, featuring insights from Professor Jennifer Garrison of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Dr. Daisy Robinton, CEO of Oviva Therapeutics. Plus, enjoy food and drinks courtesy of BioAge Labs.

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Light the Night Fundraising Salon

 

November 17 @ noon - 1:30pm
930 Brittan Ave, San Carlos

 
Join us for an exclusive Fundraising Salon organized by one of our residents, Charlie Silver from Ruby Bio, in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night; an event where community meets purpose. This event will feature lively dialogue from Dr. Rick Klausner, founder of Grail, Juno, Lyell and former Director of the National Cancer Institute, and Dr. Doug Crawford, founder of MBC BioLabs and Mission Bay Capital, as well as music from the East Bay Chamber Trio and food from local vendors.

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Partner Office Hours


Looking to connect with Sartorius, Agilent, Revvity, or Thermo Fisher Scientific - and enjoy a free treat? Check times and locations on our Partner calendar.

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NEWS FROM OUR COMMUNITY

Factorial Biotechnologies and Ginkgo Bioworks Partner To Develop Enzyme for Single-Cell Library Prep Technology


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AbbVie Exercises Exclusive Right to Acquire Mitokinin, Further Strengthening Neuroscience Pipeline


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NEW COMPANIES

Impetus


Our research focuses on improving the diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy, a common yet often misdiagnosed complication of diabetes. Impetus Biosciences is developing an AI-based system that utilizes non-invasive urine samples to accurately identify kidney diseases and routinely monitor their progression, aiming to replace the need for risky renal biopsies and reduce the demand of costly renal dialysis.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS
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