On February 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the upcoming Agile Biomanufacturing Industry Listening Workshop that is being held by nine national laboratories to increase understanding of industry needs around synthetic biology. The national laboratories are working to create an agile biomanufacturing platform using synthetic biology tools to quickly engineer biofuels and biochemical in response to industry demands. A successful platform will help organizations to develop biological processes to create biobased products, while reducing associated risks. The workshop is occurring on March 15, 2016, in Berkeley, California from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Those wishing to attend should register online by March 4, 2016.

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