To create useful AI models you need good data.
Last year our CTO, Satnam Surae, joined an inspiring and ambitious gathering of researchers, engineers, and innovators at the Align to Innovate Microbial Phenotyping Workshop (https://alignbio.org/datasets-microbes). The event centred around designing an extensible experimental platform for characterising microbes and linking their genotypes to phenotypic outcomes, essential for predictive modelling in biology.
The outcomes of this initiative extend far beyond academia:
- Biomanufacturing: Identifying novel host strains with unique capabilities; Enabling rapid optimisation of production strains and conditions, dramatically cutting R&D timelines and improving yields.
- Environmental Biotechnology: Supporting the design of microbes capable of resource-efficient processes like biomining or wastewater biovalorisation.
- Fundamental Research: Providing comprehensive datasets that enable researchers worldwide to tackle previously unanswerable questions about microbial growth and metabolism.
Read more about the initiative and twig’s participation on our blog here.