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Data-rich biology | Product @ BillionToOne | Founder & former CEO @ Cache 🧬

San Francisco, CA
Joined October 2021
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Thrilled to launch RamaX: our platform for ultra-fast, accurate, and sensitive screening of massive binder libraries (from 1K to 1B minibinders, VHHs, or scFvs) in just 1-2 weeks. This method has been an absolute game-changer for us at @diffuse_bio. Internally, we’ve completely switched from yeast display to RamaX for screening our designs. We’re also using RamaX to generate enormous datasets to train our protein generative models. 🧵 1/
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Friends! Favor: We are *live* on YouTube with our late-night style comedy show & need views, comments, and shares so the studios we're chatting with ask for a full season 🙏🏼 Enjoy: youtu.be/Rtey7AQZ3Eg
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Harvard chemist and molecular biologist David Liu invented gene editing tools that can correct and rewrite defective genes. His research could one day help hundreds of millions of people with genetic diseases, including sickle cell and muscular dystrophy. cbsn.ws/4oyLApL
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We’re thrilled to share that Cache DNA has been awarded a $1.25M Phase II SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)! We don't take this lightly given the challenging funding environment and cherish this opportunity to support the broader research ecosystem. #NSF
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One of the biggest challenges in large scale biobanking is cold storage. Who among us has not experienced the nightmare of a freezer failing? Or that Friday night call from the lab about "beeping" coming from one of the lab freezers? cell.com/trends/genetics/ful…
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We can't wait to see you at #AMPath24 in Vancouver! Be sure to register for #GetAMPed on Nov. 20. We'll engage in interactive case studies about new, emerging, and tried and true technologies in #molpath. Just a few seats left! Register: amp24.amp.org/program/get-am…
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Happy #RNADay ! 1. Request a demo kit to try Caching #RNA at room temperature yourself: cache-dna.com/survey 2. Read our blog post about RNA: lnkd.in/gxMJBzyD 📦 3. Register for RNA Nanotech Conference (1/5-10/25) chaired by @bathe_mark : lnkd.in/g-jWaYWe 🔗
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Inspired by Jurassic Park, researchers have come up with a way to store DNA in an amberlike substance without freezing it. scim.ag/7GQ
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"Life finds a way." Inspired by #JurassicPark, #NSFSBIR startup @cachedna developed a sustainable method to store DNA at room temperature in a synthetic fossil. The new amber-like polymer protects molecules from heat or water damage. 🦟 bit.ly/3L3boIt 📸: James Banal
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💥🚀 Unleash Your Marketing Potential at Cache DNA! 🚀💥 Ready to ignite your marketing career in the heart of cutting-edge biotech innovation? 🔗Apply Here: cache-dna.rippling-ats.com/j… #MarketingInternship #CacheDNA #Biotechnology #Innovation #CareerGrowth #ApplyNow
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🌟 Exciting News 🌟 Cache today announced the closing of its seed round. 🧬🔬 Full press release here: tinyurl.com/44u4bewu 🔗 Join the growing number of labs and biobanks worldwide by trying out our technology yourself: cache-dna.com/partner. 🌐 #LifeSciences #VC #RNA
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Happy New Year from Cache! We're excited to start the year off strong at JPM, PMWC, ACMG, and ISBER. Please reach out if you're attending or interested in connecting 👋 Thank you to all of our partners, investors, and supporters who believe in us on our mission!🧬
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We want to make it so that any bright biotechnologist can attend the @NucleateHQ Summit, from anywhere. There are really not enough superlatives to express how excited and grateful we are for this. Thanks to our generous sponsors!
Biotech talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not! We’re bringing the world’s biotech talent to San Diego: FREE tickets — for ALL academics. Join the next generation of biotech leaders. (So far, Nucleate has covered all expenses for 200 students 🥳) summit.nucleate.xyz
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Exciting News: Cache is hiring a Development Scientist! 🧬 We are seeking a talented and driven translational R&D member to join our small but growing team. Apply here: lnkd.in/eu3aK4D4 #hiring #innovation #research #development #scientist #laboratory #biotechnology
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Biology is the world's most advanced technology. But it's so difficult to reliably engineer. We're launching a technical blog to explain what we're building — and why it's hard — in public. It's modeled on the engineering blogs at Stripe & OpenAI. Read: asimov.com/news/lift-off
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We are excited to welcome 550 biobanking professionals, 45 exhibitors, 30 expert speakers to learn, connect, and collaborate: isber.org/ISBER2023AnnualMee… Can't join? Attend virtually (June 6-7) for access to expert talks, abstracts, live sessions, and more: isber.org/ISBER2023virtual
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Dr. Michael Becich and Family Ride to Support Cancer jhf.org/news-blog-menu/entry…
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We’ve had > 600 synbio students apply for SynBioBeta in May! We are giving away 100 conference passes. @ericschmidt & @SchmidtFutures are sponsoring 100 travel grants but we have a delta of 500! Want to support the next generation of bioeconomy entrepreneurs? Please let me know!
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