Jenny Molloy | Open Biology
Bio: Jenny Molloy is the Founder and Director of the Open Bioeconomy Lab. She is also a Shuttleworth Foundation Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge, studying the role and impact of open approaches to Intellectual Property for a Sustainable and Equitable Bioeconomy. Her work focuses on better understanding problems facing researchers accessing biological research tools in low-resource contexts, particularly Latin America and Africa. Jenny has been analyzing existing innovative solutions and the potential for local, distributed manufacturing of enzymes to improve access and build capacity for biological research. The broader aim of her research is to contextualize “open source” approaches to biotechnology within current narratives of innovation and the bioeconomy policy agenda.
Links: Open Bioeconomy Lab | twitter
Summary: Dr. Jenny Molloy is a pillar of the open biology movement. From starting community biolabs to freeing enzymes into the public domain, she's creating a world that everyone and anyone can build on.
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How frustration with the expense of biological tools led to her interest in open science hardware. pic.twitter.com/XjUUJm1MVe
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The 10 year vision for community biology: local, fast, and innovative. pic.twitter.com/ueTR62wJMi
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Open innovation flourishes when patents end. The research process behind the Open Enzyme collection. pic.twitter.com/fisE9X0lu4
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"It would be much better for science if we de-centered where we thought innovation could and should be happening." pic.twitter.com/qQBXypx7mX
— science better (@scibetter) March 10, 2021