We face a key problem in responding to the coronavirus epidemic: a lack of resources needed to carry out testing. One of the main problems with existing manufacturing systems is that the infrastructure is inflexible. Medicines, supplies, and scientific equipment needed to respond to an outbreak like that of the coronavirus cannot be made in […]

Input is welcome! Let’s crowdsource this! Open Insulin has proposed small-scale, localized production of insulin as a way to address large-scale, centralized manufacturing that contributes to oligopolic control over insulin production and access. We get asked how many people this type of small-scale system could serve. This post is an attempt to answer that question. […]

The time has long been overdue to wish you all well and share the progress we’ve been making, and the occasion of welcoming the new year is the perfect time to do so. In the past year, our team in the lab, led by Yann, has made tremendous progress, engineering two strains of yeast to […]

Contact With the Open Insulin Project In September 2017, I gave a talk at the Biosummit (organised by MIT-Medialab) on the topic : Biohacking in Africa : a tool for justice, empowerment and development. During the event, I meet many people involved in the Open Insulin project ; but I have a great conversation with one of them : […]

I remember, about 1.5 years ago, a friend and me brainstormed about an open biolab accessible for everyone. We came across Open Insulin and were inspired by the vision. It contributed to the start of ReaGent in the summer of 2015. Today, we have joined Open Insulin to combine forces in research Open Insulin is […]

The following is a guest post by Jean Peccoud, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University. Jean hosted Anthony’s talk at CSU in September of 2016, and remains engaged in the broader movement to make open insulin. Jean writes: In 2008, I received an invitation to attend a meeting organized by the FBI. […]