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Synthetic Biology Is About to Disrupt Your Industry
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Synthetic Biology Is About to Disrupt Your Industry

François Candelon, Matthieu Gombeaud, Georgie Stokol, Vinit Patel, Antoine Gourévitch and Nicolas Goeldel
Boston Consulting Group, 2022
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Synthetic biology will soon improve or even completely supplant most industrial processes and products in use today. Synthetic biologists can modify microorganisms to churn out any protein they like, and can harness metabolic processes in vitro. These microorganisms generate less waste than current methods, can be grown indefinitely on site, and can release manufacturers from the constraint of relying on expensive or difficult to procure raw materials. If you make or use products such as textiles, drugs, chemicals or foods, synthetic biology will impact your life. Now is a great time to start learning about this revolution and prepare for it.

Take-Aways

  • Synthetic biology is about to disrupt your industry.
  • Syn-bio is transforming products and processes to make them greener and cheaper.
  • Different industries will feel different impacts at different rates, but most will feel it sooner or later.

About the Authors

François Candelon, Matthieu Gombeaud, Georgie Stokol, Vinit Patel, Antoine Gourévitch and Nicolas Goeldel are professionals with the Boston Consulting Group.

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