Engineering Biology Research Consortium

工程生物学研究联盟（EBRC）旨在将美国合成生物学界聚集在一起，共同制定合成生物学的未来愿景，促进前沿研究和教育计划，并促进政策制定者和公共利益相关者之间关于合成生物学的对话。生物学正在成为21世纪世纪重要的制造平台;基因工程产品的市场已经超过了全球半导体市场。EBRC将举办会议，计划和研讨会，以加强研究和教育界;阐明令人信服的研究愿景和目标与紧迫的国家和全球挑战相一致;并参与研究和教育界，政府，行业和公共利益相关者制定和交流想法。EBRC将通过一个新的非营利组织在这些团体的联系中建立一个具有前瞻性的论坛，并在合成生物学从概念走向现实的过程中承担一系列新的领导挑战。在EBRC最初的两年中，NSF的资金将支持：（1）连续两个年度工程生物学社区路线图的开发;（2）解决最近国家科学院生物学工业化报告中概述的需求的关键白色文件的开发;以及（3）与NSF和其他美国政府机构协调的沟通活动，以传达路线图和白色文件的愿景和内容。

The Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) aims to bringing together the US synthetic biology community to develop the future vision for synthetic biology, catalyze leading-edge research and education programs, and promote dialogue about synthetic biology among policy-makers and public stakeholders. Biology is emerging as an important manufacturing platform for the 21st century; the market for genetically engineered products already exceeds the global semiconductor market. EBRC will conduct meetings, programs and workshops that strengthen the research and education communities; articulate compelling research visions and goals aligned with pressing national and global challenges; and engage the research and education communities, and government, industry and public stakeholders to develop and communicate ideas. EBRC will establish a forward-thinking forum at the nexus of these groups through a new non-profit organization and take on a new set of leadership challenges as synthetic biology moves from concept to reality. NSF funding during EBRC's initial two years will support: (1) the development of two consecutive annual engineering biology community roadmaps; (2) the development of key white papers addressing needs outlined in the recent National Academies' Industrialization of Biology report; and (3) communication activities coordinated with NSF and other US government agencies to communicate the vision and content of the roadmap and white papers.