Tagged: genetics

July 17, 2020 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Incognito and encrypted DNA extraction kit brand, Genobank.io, has successfully raised nearly $435,000 in funding through its crowdfunding round on Republic. As previously reported, Genobank.io’s kits notably enable users to establish ownership & control of their genomic data using a decentralized blockchain-based DNA wallet. “Genobank… Read More

January 22, 2020 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Incognito and encrypted DNA extraction kit brand, Genobank.io, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Republic. The company successfully raised its minimum $100,000 funding target. Founded in 2014, Genobank.io’s kits notably enable users to establish ownership & control of their genomic data using a decentralized blockchain-based… Read More

September 30, 2019 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Genomes.io, a UK-based secure and private DNA data storage and sharing application, has successfully secured its initial £800,000 funding target and is now nearing £900,000 through its recently launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, Genomes.io stated it believes individuals should be able… Read More

August 3, 2013 @ 9:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A recent Kickstarter project that aimed to reward backers with seeds for glowing plants was very well funded, having raised over $450,000. These seeds were said to produce glowing plants that had been modified with genes from fireflies and bioluminescent bacteria. Thousands of people backed… Read More

May 11, 2013 @ 11:24 am By Huffington Post  |  

You may have heard of Kickstarter — the darling crowdfunding site where artists, designers, moviemakers, and others pitch pet projects to an online funder audience. Kickstarter may have just taken on a new and unwelcome role — as the one-stop shop for risky biotech companies looking to… Read More

May 8, 2013 @ 10:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

What if we used trees to light our streets instead of electric street lamps? The first sentence in the video pitch should give some idea as to the ambition of the crowdfunding campaign for bioluminescent plants. The Kickstarter campaign has crossed a quarter of a… Read More