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  • August 2019
  • Case

Synthetic Biology Investment Opportunity

By: Peter Barrett, Karim R. Lakhani, Julia Kelley and Kerry Herman
Using an overview of the emerging technology of Synthetic Biology, this case provides the basis for discussion on what questions one would ask in evaluating a potential investment in the field. View Details
Keywords: Synthetic Biology; Investment
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Barrett, Peter, Karim R. Lakhani, Julia Kelley, and Kerry Herman. "Synthetic Biology Investment Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 620-015, August 2019.
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Synthetic Biology 3.0 Travel Fellowship

Received a 2007 Synthetic Biology 3.0 Travel Fellowship to present at Synthetic Biology 3.0 in Zurich, Switzerland. View Details
  • December 2009
  • Article

Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology

By: Rachel Wellhausen and Gautam Mukunda
Keywords: Government and Politics; Economy; Growth and Development; Science
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Wellhausen, Rachel, and Gautam Mukunda. "Aspects of the Political Economy of Development and Synthetic Biology." Systems and Synthetic Biology 3, nos. 1-4 (December 2009): 115–123.
  • Oct 2008
  • Conference Presentation

The Rumpelstiltskin Effect: Synthetic Biology and International Trade

By: Gautam Mukunda and Rachel Wellhausen
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Mukunda, Gautam, and Rachel Wellhausen. "The Rumpelstiltskin Effect: Synthetic Biology and International Trade." Paper presented at the International Meeting on Synthetic Biology, Hong Kong, October 2008.
  • 15 Jun 2011 - 17 Jun 2011
  • Conference Presentation

A multi-disciplinary process for assessing synthetic biology applications

By: Gautam Mukunda, Allen Lin and Kenneth Oye
Keywords: Science
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Mukunda, Gautam, Allen Lin, and Kenneth Oye. "A multi-disciplinary process for assessing synthetic biology applications." Paper presented at the Synthetic Biology 5.0, Stanford, CA, June 15–17, 2011.
  • 08 May 2015
  • HBS Seminar

Timothy K. Lu, M.D., PhD. (MIT Synthetic Biology Center, Co-Founder, Synlogic, Inc., Co-Founder, Sample6, Inc., MIT

  • October 2022 (Revised May 2023)
  • Case

Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues

By: Aiyesha Dey, Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan and Annelena Lobb
Ginkgo Bioworks, a synthetic biology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, faced divergent views on its revenue possibilities and accounting practices. After a report emerged accusing it of fraudulent accounting and lack of innovation, its share price plunged. But... View Details
Keywords: Fraud Allegations; Revenue; Reports; Accounting Audits; Innovation and Management; Investment; Biotechnology Industry; Boston
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Dey, Aiyesha, Jonas Heese, Suraj Srinivasan, and Annelena Lobb. "Ginkgo Bioworks vs. Scorpion Capital: The Debate Over Related-Party Revenues." Harvard Business School Case 123-037, October 2022. (Revised May 2023.)
  • 26 Nov 2012
  • News

“Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter”

  • February 2010
  • Case

Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel

By: Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert sugarcane into both renewable fuels and renewable chemicals. The Amyris' marketing team was investigating the commercial interest for both types of products, while the... View Details
Keywords: Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Risk Management; Product Marketing; Product Development; Production; Environmental Sustainability; Commercialization; Biotechnology Industry; Brazil
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Pisano, Gary P., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel." Harvard Business School Case 610-031, February 2010.
  • October 2019 (Revised November 2019)
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C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
Synthetic biology start-up C16 Biosciences wants to solve a big problem: replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. CEO Shara Ticku has ambitious plans to supply her lab-grown palm oil to food manufacturers,... View Details
Keywords: Science-Based Business; Environmental Sustainability; Social Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Positioning; Venture Capital; Strategy; Decision Making; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Olivia Hull. "C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil." Harvard Business School Case 820-008, October 2019. (Revised November 2019.)
  • Web

Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

about planning careers, educating our children, dealing with the normal seasons of our lives? Professor Shikhar Ghosh will examine some of the implications of technologies like synthetic biology and AI that... View Details
  • 14 Jul 2023
  • Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

synthetic biology and data science company that’s digitizing taste and smell. Morgan previously ran business development and fundraising at Trellis Bioscience, a clinical-stage Series C startup developing... View Details
  • 06 Sep 2022
  • Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Foods is a cultivated meat company using synthetic biology to create the next generation of meat alternatives that use cell-based ingredients in combination with plant-based meat, enabling the creation of... View Details
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3 Technologies that Will Change the World - Course Catalog

company that is redefining digital art and creating a way for artists to capture value from their art. Synthetic Biology – Enabling us to reprogram DNA and rewrite the code of life (25% of sessions): We... View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

‘godlike technologies’ that have passed commercial viability and are on- track to change the foundations of business and society in the next decade – AI, Blockchain and Synthetic Biology and examine their... View Details
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Rye Barcott

Rye says. "But they discovered that their synthetic biology processes could be used to create fuels. Now they are a for-profit energy company with a nonprofit subsidiary that makes anti-malarial drugs.... View Details
  • 01 Jan 2008
  • News

John Doerr, MBA 1976

a dramatic impact on life in the 21st century, from online retail giant Amazon.com to Internet behemoth Google to synthetic biology leader Amyris. Doerr has become a leading advocate of innovation and... View Details
  • 11 May 2010
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First Look: May 11

Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley WagonfeldHarvard Business School Case 610-031 In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic View Details
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  • 01 Mar 2003
  • News

Inside the Revolution

revolution — with its enormous implications for all of business — is well under way. Only days before Enriquez’s grade-school visit, for example, scientists announced plans to create synthetic bacteria that would generate hydrogen (a... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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Print View - Course Catalog

digital art and creating a way for artists to capture value from their art. Synthetic Biology – Enabling us to reprogram DNA and rewrite the code of life (25% of sessions): We examine the potential for gene... View Details
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