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The BBF is a not-for-profit organization organized in the State of Massachussets. <br> | The BBF is a not-for-profit organization organized in the State of Massachussets. <br> | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 20 February 2006
Goals
The BioBricks Foundation (BBF) encourages the development and responsible use of technologies based on BioBricks, standard DNA parts that encode basic biological functions.
Using BioBricks, a synthetic biologist or biological engineer can already, to some extent, program living organisms in the same way that a computer scientist can program a computer. The DNA sequence information and other characteristics of BioBricks are made available to the public free of charge, currently via MIT’s Registry of Standard Biological Parts (http://parts.mit.edu/). Any individual or organization can design, improve, or contribute BioBricks to the Registry. For example, last summer over 150 students and instructors at 13 universities across the world made, shared, and used BioBricks as part of the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition.
The BBF’s goals are:
to develop and implement legal strategies to ensure that BioBricks remain freely available to the public;
to encourage the development of codes of standard practice for the use of BioBricks
and to develop and provide educational and scientific materials to allow the public to use and improve existing BioBricks, and contribute new BioBricks.
News
- A community organization session is planned at the Synthetic Biology 2.0 conference. Hope to see you there!
About Us
The BBF is a not-for-profit organization organized in the State of Massachussets.
The BBF was founded by engineers and scientists from MIT, Harvard, and UCSF with significant experience in
both non-profit and commercial biotechnology research. Current board members include:
- Drew Endy, MIT (President)
- Thomas Knight, MIT
- Randy Rettberg, MIT (Director, Registry of Standard Biological Parts)
- Pamela Silver, Harvard
- Christopher Voigt, UCSF
- Rebecca Ward, Harvard (Treasurer & Clerk)
How You Can Help
- Please stay tuned!
Donations & Tax-Exempt Status
The BioBricks Foundation filed for permanent 503(c) tax-exempt status with the IRS on 1 December 2005.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please send a check payable to The BioBricks Foundation to:
The BioBricks Foundation c/o 24 Parsons St, Brighton, MA 02135
FAQ
Please click here for a "work-in-progress" FAQ.
