Workshop: Collaborative Platforms for Engineering Biology: Biofoundries and Distributed Biorefineries

该奖项支持“工程生物学协作平台：生物铸造厂和分布式生物精炼厂”研讨会，该研讨会将召集美国和国际专家讨论推进全球生物经济的机制。开放、公共的生物铸造厂最近成为工程生物学发现和应用的关键加速器，也是培养新兴劳动力和建立工程生物学安全和责任文化的独特空间。移动生物精炼厂正在成为解决生物质转化效率低下的一种解决方案，有可能降低成本，增加就业机会，并增加可再生能源的生产。本次研讨会探讨了这些工具，以建立一个强大的工程生物学研究和开发基地-一个将贡献技术，创新，劳动力和基础设施，以确保一个充满活力的生物经济。研讨会将在工程生物学的全球思想领袖之间分享最佳实践和流程。该研讨会促进美国工程生物学研究和创新，这些研究和创新可以推动多个部门的经济增长，同时与我们的国际合作伙伴就政策和前进道路进行接触，以刺激构成生物经济的领域的投资、数据共享、测试和合作。通过知识和人力资源交流，促进科技合作和能力建设。此外，由研究生和博士后组成的加州大学旧金山分校科学政策小组有机会了解合作国家共同努力发展新的、互利的经济增长途径的第一手资料。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award supports the workshop “Collaborative Platforms for Engineering Biology: Biofoundries and Distributed Biorefineries”, that will convene experts across the US and internationally to address mechanisms to advance the global bioeconomies. Open, public biofoundries have recently emerged as key accelerators in engineering biology discovery and application, as well as unique spaces for training an emergent workforce and establishing a robust culture of safety and responsibility in engineering biology. Mobile biorefineries are emerging as a solution to the inefficiencies of biomass conversion, potentially allowing for reduced costs, more jobs, and increased renewable energy production. This workshop explores these tools for building a strong engineering biology research and development base – one that will contribute the technology, innovation, workforce, and infrastructure needed to secure a vibrant Bioeconomy. The workshop will share best practices and processes among global thought leaders in engineering biology. The workshop promotes American engineering biology research and innovation that can drive economic growth across multiple sectors, while at the same time engaging our international partners on policies and paths forward that stimulate investment, data-sharing, testing, and collaboration in the fields that make up the bioeconomy. The workshop facilitates scientific and technological cooperation and capacity building through exchange of knowledge and human resources. In addition, the UCSF Science Policy Group, comprised of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, have the opportunity to learn first-hand about collaborating nations work together to develop new, mutually advantageous avenues of economic growth.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.