Cultivarium
Americas
Watertown
,
United States
Startup
FOUNDED
2021
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Other
Keywords:
bacteria, filamentous_fungi, archaea, gene_editing
BUSINESS
Cultivarium develops open-source molecular biology, hardware, and software tools to make non-model microorganisms genetically tractable and accessible for research and industrial use. Has a formal collaboration with ATCC to expand the utility of their microbial collections. The organization has developed growth profiles, DNA delivery protocols, and genetic engineering tools for over 300 non-model microbes across bacteria, fungi, archaea, and protists.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Core; non-profit developing open-source tools, culture methods, and genome-engineering for novel and understudied microorganisms (fungi, archaea, bacteria); runs wet-lab microbiology and shares strains and protocols with the broader community.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
Microbe culturing protocols; genome engineering; DNA delivery methods; organism data platform
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Culture recipes and toolkits; genome engineering services; lab consulting and licensing