Harness Biological Systems

Technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers came together to discuss how advances in engineering and information sciences can be used to drive biology for technological advantage.

Proposals to DARPA-BAA-15-21, due June 9, 2015, could support the development of an end-to-end pipeline for discovering novel host-centric countermeasures against infectious diseases.

Proposals to the Biological Control program (DARPA-BAA-16-17) are due April 29, 2016. The program seeks to build the foundations for multiscale control of biological systems.

Simplified process for engaging with DARPA makes it easier for businesses to attract up to $700k in seedling funding to pursue capabilities at the intersection of biology and technology.

The mission of BTO is to foster, demonstrate, and transition breakthrough fundamental research, discoveries, and applications that integrate biology, engineering, computer science, mathematics, and the physical sciences. BTO’s investment portfolio goes far beyond life sciences applications in medicine to include areas of research such as human-machine interfaces, microbes as production platforms, and deep exploration of the impact of evolving ecologies and environments on U.S. readiness and capabilities.