Fertilab Thinkubator is bringing DIY Bio hacking to the startup community in Eugene, Oregon
Today we talk with DIYBio hackers and cofounders of Fertilab Thinkubator, Matt Beaudet, Shula Jaron & Jason Boone.
While working day jobs, this team based in Eugene Oregon, has a scrappy startup attitude.
They've seen the potential to gather bio and startup hackers in their local community. The next step was to bring these engineers and entrepreneurs together under one roof with all the tools they need to get started.
Although they offer bio tech tools and lab space, the incubator is focused on startup entrepreneurs with software, gaming, food science, chemistry and engineering backgrounds. Bringing these disciplines together should have some really exciting results.
They've seen what has worked and what failed at other community incubators around the country, so they know that they need to stay agile and follow the needs of the community. Part of that means getting paid or funded to work on these projects. With so many tools like Kickstarter that crowdfund and find broader opportunities, Fertilab will enable you to build your startup.
Offering a lab with scientific equipment and tools can really empower individuals to implement their ideas. We hear a few useful examples of problems solved by individuals such as self testing uric acid for gout sufferers, a fungus that makes it easier to cleanup and remove oil spills, and even a GMO testing device.
It's exciting they also offer tools that will continue to shrink, become faster and cheaper, like genome testing. Not only does Fertilab have a lab full of resources, but they also offer financial and business advice to startups.
Support the startup scene in Eugene by checking out Fertilab's event calendar, and follow their facebook page.
While working day jobs, this team based in Eugene Oregon, has a scrappy startup attitude.
They've seen the potential to gather bio and startup hackers in their local community. The next step was to bring these engineers and entrepreneurs together under one roof with all the tools they need to get started.
Although they offer bio tech tools and lab space, the incubator is focused on startup entrepreneurs with software, gaming, food science, chemistry and engineering backgrounds. Bringing these disciplines together should have some really exciting results.
They've seen what has worked and what failed at other community incubators around the country, so they know that they need to stay agile and follow the needs of the community. Part of that means getting paid or funded to work on these projects. With so many tools like Kickstarter that crowdfund and find broader opportunities, Fertilab will enable you to build your startup.
Offering a lab with scientific equipment and tools can really empower individuals to implement their ideas. We hear a few useful examples of problems solved by individuals such as self testing uric acid for gout sufferers, a fungus that makes it easier to cleanup and remove oil spills, and even a GMO testing device.
It's exciting they also offer tools that will continue to shrink, become faster and cheaper, like genome testing. Not only does Fertilab have a lab full of resources, but they also offer financial and business advice to startups.
Support the startup scene in Eugene by checking out Fertilab's event calendar, and follow their facebook page.