Wladimir Labeikovsky, Ribbon Bio, Vienna
Ribbon Bio is a synthetic biology company that aims to manufacture synthetic DNA molecules of arbitrary complexity at the highest quality. Our technology rests on proprietary algorithms that evaluate each target molecule to arrive at the optimum set of nucleic acid building blocks and the optimum sequence of proprietary enzymatic reactions from our toolbox to assemble error-free DNA. To achieve this on a scale we need to solve two problems: (1) to reliably translate algorithm results into instructions for automated lab equipment and (2) to do so in a way that maximizes the number of molecules we manufacture simultaneously. The interplay of all the elements of our technology (algorithms, biochemistry, automation) enabled by our data infrastructure will be described.
