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Premoney 12 June 2015
Accelerating BiologyProducing Milk Without Cows, Egg Whites Without Chickens, THC Without Pot (What It Means for the Planet...& the Market)
@indbio - @sosventures
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Synthetic biology & biodesign
San Francisco & Cork
Who we are: SOSV - the Accelerator VC
SOSventures is the Accelerator VC
China/Asia - Software/Apps
Chinaccelerator
InteractionX
Human-computer interaction. .
Hardware/Robotics/IOTShenzhen, China.
Hax FoodX
“Disruptive Food”New York
Hardware Distribution
Boost
Vertical theme-based accelerators
Deep domain expertise & hands-on,
supportive model
Eternal spring of high quality investment
opportunities
Concentrated in Key Areas / Megatrends
De-risk with long and effective due diligence process
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SOSV: Accelerating Biology
IndieBio
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130 companies graduate SOSV accelerators per year
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• IndieBio
• Hax
• FoodX
40
30
20
20
10 • Other
• Chinaccelerator
HealthMaterialsFood
‘A new way for scientists, entrepreneurs, and
makers to shape their own destiny
and make something that
matters’
1/3 of accelerator portfolio
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SOSV: Accelerating Biology
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BioSystems
IndieBio teams fall into 2 main buckets
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Grow milk in vats rather than in cows.
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The Nespresso machine of DNA
synthesis
Producing ex-vivo egg whites without chickens
Growing rhino horns from DNA and 3D
printed keratin
“Lab on a Chip” : $10 real time blood
diagnostics
Synthetic Biology
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What is biology?
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Think: “Engineered lifeforms”
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“The study of animals and plants…”
What is synthetic biology?
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That was then…
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Feedstock Organism Output Yummy
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this is now.
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Feedstock Organism Yummy
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Then: resource intensive
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Raw Inputs Plant/Animal Raw output
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Now: Resource Efficient, Scalable
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Develop organisms
Ferment feedstock Purify
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Data Processing
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Input Data Programs Output
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Bioprocessing
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Data = Feedstock
Programs =DNA
Output =Desired Protein/
Molecules/Chemicals
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$40m Series B
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VCs
production
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Last week: Bolt Threads w/ $40m funding round
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Fundable Categories in the new Biotech
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Synthetic BiologyOutput materials: chemicals, compounds, foods, materials, drugs, etc.
BioSystems ToolsPicks & Shovels: bioreactors, robotics, process improvements, DNA printers, Crisper CAS9, etc.
cloud biolabs, bioprocessing plants, yield improvement services, info services
Biomedical DesignBiotreatments & drug discovery: therapeutic applications, new treatment methods.
BioSystems Infrastructure
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SOSventures is the Accelerator VC
Fundable Categories in the new Biotech
@indbio - @sosventures
SOSV: Accelerating Biology
Synthetic BiologyOutput materials: chemicals, compounds, foods, materials, drugs, etc.
Grow milk in vats rather than in cows.
M
Producing ex-vivo egg whites without chickens
Growing rhino horns from DNA and 3D
printed keratinNext generation microbes for
industrial chemicalsProduction of THC without
production of Marijuana plants
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SOSventures is the Accelerator VC
Fundable Categories in the new Biotech
@indbio - @sosventures
SOSV: Accelerating Biology
BioSystems Tools
The Nespresso machine of DNA
synthesis
“Lab on a Chip” : $10 real time blood
diagnostics
Sub $1,000 bioreactor
Sub $2,000 liquid handling robot
Picks & Shovels: bioreactors, robotics, process improvements, DNA printers, Crisper CAS9, etc.
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SOSventures is the Accelerator VC
Fundable Categories in the new Biotech
@indbio - @sosventures
SOSV: Accelerating Biology
cloud biolabs, bioprocessing plants, yield improvement services, info services
BioSystems Infrastructure
Predictive DNA analysis, processing every possible variant
Bioprocessing optimization
Cloud services for bioprocessing
Github for life sciences
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SOSventures is the Accelerator VC
Fundable Categories in the new Biotech
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Biomedical DesignBiotreatments & drug discovery: therapeutic applications, new treatment methods
The Solution for Gaucher’s Disease
A sustainable supply for Horseshoe Crab Blood
Diagnostic DNA computer for tropical diseases
Crowdsourced bacteria for drug discovery
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Regulatory Issues
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US vs. Europe
What’s a GMO?
Biosimilar
Orphan Diseases
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Growing rhino horns from DNA and 3D
printed keratin
Producing ex-vivo egg whites without chickens
The Nespresso machine of DNA analysis
Representative SOSventures Indie.Bio Investments
Grow milk in vats rather than in cows.
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“Lab on a Chip” : $10 real time blood diagnostics
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SOSv: Accelerating Biology
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