Sridhar Iyengar, tus tsim thiab CEO ntawm Elemental Machine.
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Cov khoom lag luam hauv Is Taws Nem ntawm Yam (IoT) - zoo li Bluetooth hais lus da dej taub hau lossis lub tub yees uas xaj khoom ncaj qha los ntawm Is Taws Nem - tej zaum yuav zoo li cov tswv yim khoom plig rau hnub so. Tab sis lub tuam txhab no tau pom cov ntaub ntawv siv tswv yim rau cov thev naus laus zis tshiab: Elemental Machinery, lub lab ua haujlwm txawj ntse platform, muaj xwb tsa $ 41 lab nyob rau hauv ib tug series B nyiaj puag ncig. Lub tuam txhab tau pab biotech labs txhim kho lawv cov haujlwm thiab muaj peev xwm txuag tau ntau lab nyiaj rau cov tuam txhab los ntawm kev tswj hwm ib puag ncig hloov pauv.
Nws tus tsim, Sridhar Iyengar, yog ib tug tub ntxhais kawm tiav hauv Cambridge University thaum nws txoj haujlwm PhD cuam tshuam rau txoj kev npaj txhij txog: kev sim niaj hnub nws tau ua ib puas zaug rau nws txoj kev tshawb fawb tam sim ntawd nres ua haujlwm. Tom qab lub hlis ntawm cov plaub hau rub thiab xav tsis thoob tias nws puas tuaj yeem ua tiav nws txoj haujlwm dissertation, thaum kawg nws tuaj yeem pom tias lub tuam tsev tau hloov lub khob tshuaj ntxuav tais diav uas tau siv rau hauv nws lub tshuab ntxuav tais diav. Qhov zoo li qhov tsis tseem ceeb uas qhov kev yuav khoom tsis tau qhia rau leej twg txog qhov muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev sim.
Txhua tus neeg uas tau ua haujlwm hauv chav kuaj sim tuaj yeem qhia txog zaj dab neeg zoo sib xws: qhov mob hnyav ntawm kev sim los txheeb xyuas cov peev txheej ntawm qhov sib txawv hauv lawv qhov kev sim. Nws yog ib qho teeb meem zoo li no, uas tseem muaj txoj cai tsis hais ntawm cov kev kawm: yog tias qhov kev sim ua haujlwm peb zaug, luam tawm nws, vim tias sim rov ua dua nws yuav sim koj txoj hmoo. Qhov teeb meem yog tias qhov kev kawm txuj ci zoo li no tsis ua haujlwm zoo hauv kev lag luam uas cov txheej txheem yuav tsum ua haujlwm zoo txhua lub sijhawm txhawm rau ua kom cov khoom lag luam txhim khu kev qha. Cov chaw "lab" uas txhais tau hais tias kev sim hauv kev kawm zoo li cov chaw ua haujlwm rau kev lag luam biotech thiab yog li yuav tsum ua raws li cov qauv kev ua tau zoo dua qub thiab kev tsim tawm ntau dua.
Luckily rau Sridhar, qhov tsis muaj hmoo kawm tiav tsev kawm ntawv qhov xwm txheej tsis tau tuav nws rov qab los ntawm kev ua tiav tech startup founder uas tuav tshaj 50 patents. Sridhar tau xaus rau hauv kev lag luam khoom siv kho mob uas qhov tseeb thiab kev tsim tawm yog qhov tseem ceeb ib yam li hauv chav kuaj, yog tias tsis ntxiv. Hauv xyoo 2001, nws tau tsim Aga Matrix, lub tuam txhab saib xyuas ntshav qabzib uas ua rau cov ntsuas ntshav qab zib rau cov khw muag khoom xws li CVS, Target
Txij li nws hnub Misfit, Sridhar tau ncig rov qab mus rau chav kuaj sim thiab tam sim no siv txhua yam nws tau kawm txog lub tsev sensors thiab huab-txuas cov khoom lag luam rau kev sim automation. Cov kev qhia no tsis yog ib txwm yooj yim: thaum ua cov tshuaj ntsuam xyuas cov piam thaj, nws lub tuam txhab yuav tsum tau ntsib ze li ntawm 20% poob ntawm cov khoom lag luam, ua rau lawv raug nqi ntau lab daus las. Yuav kom muaj kev tswj xyuas zoo dua ntawm kev tsim khoom zoo, lawv yuav tsum paub tias muaj dab tsi tshwm sim hauv lub Hoobkas ib nrab ntawm lub ntiaj teb. Lawv muaj peev xwm nruab tau yooj yim sensors nyob rau hauv lub chaw tsim khoom, sib sau ib puag ncig cov ntaub ntawv (xws li kub thiab av noo), thiab correlates cov variables rau cov khoom zoo, uas yuav pab txo tau cov khoom poob los ntawm 20% mus rau tsawg tshaj li 1%.
Qhov kev paub dhau los no tau qhia Sridhar yog tias txhua qhov chaw sim lossis chaw tsim khoom tuaj yeem tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo los ntawm kev txhim kho ib puag ncig saib xyuas thiab tswj. Cov thev naus laus zis tau ua tiav ntau yam hauv 15 xyoo dhau los: cov khoom siv hauv tsev ntse yog ib feem ntawm peb lub neej niaj hnub, yog li vim li cas ho tsis coj lawv mus rau kev ua haujlwm hauv chav kuaj? Qhov no yog dab tsi Elemental Machines, Sridhar lub tuam txhab tshiab tshaj plaws, tab tom ua: lawv tab tom tsim kho vajtse, kev siv huab, thiab AI-tsav cov khoom siv tshuaj ntsuam xyuas los pab cov tuam txhab kev tshawb fawb tau nce lawv cov kev ua tau zoo los ntawm kev sib sau thiab rho tawm cov ntsiab lus los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv ua haujlwm. Cov thev naus laus zis no tuaj yeem yog qhov ploj lawm kom ua tiav biomanufacturing:
“Txoj kab nruab nrab ntawm chav kuaj thiab cov chaw tsim khoom yog qhov muag plooj. Thiab qhov ntawd txhais tau li cas yog ntau txoj hauv kev uas ib txwm siv hauv kev tsim khoom tuaj yeem pib siv hauv kev sim ua haujlwm, "said Sridhar. "Kuv xav tias peb tau zoo heev los nqa qee cov thev naus laus zis tshiab rau qhov chaw."
Ib qho Elemental Machines IoT hardware device siv los saib xyuas cov khoom siv hauv chav kuaj.
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Elemental Machines ua haujlwm los soj ntsuam tag nrho cov chaw kuaj xyuas ib puag ncig kom ntseeg tau tias pab pawg, txheej txheem, thiab cov cuab yeej siv tau zoo tshaj plaws. Piv txwv li, qee cov cuab yeej siv tau ntau dua li lwm yam, yuav tsum tau siv ntau zaus. Lub tub yees ze tshaj plaws ntawm lub rooj zaum hauv chav sim yuav qhib ntau zaus, ua rau muaj qhov kub thiab txias. Tag nrho cov kev hloov pauv no tuaj yeem ntsuas tau siv cov sensors muab tso rau thoob plaws hauv chav kuaj, tsim kom muaj lub chaw kuaj mob ntse rau kev sau cov ntaub ntawv uas tuaj yeem siv tau los ua kom zoo dua kev siv cov peev txheej. Txog rau tam sim no, Elemental Machines tau txhawb nqa ntau dua 500 cov neeg siv khoom hauv lub neej, thiab nws tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob tias thawj cov neeg siv khoom siv thev naus laus zis thev naus laus zis yog cov tuam txhab hluav taws xob hluav taws xob zoo xws li Ginkgo Bioworks Cov.
"Nyob rau xyoo 2020, Ginkgo Bioworks tau pib siv Elemental Machine's remotely monitoring. Qhov no ua rau peb saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv ntawm peb cov chav txias txias los ntawm kev saib lub sijhawm voj voog ntawm lub tshuab compressor nrog rau pom tus naj npawb ntawm qhov rooj qhib, "said Anna Greenswag, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Haujlwm Loj ntawm Kev Ua Haujlwm ntawm Ginkgo Bioworks. "Peb tau yooj yim txuas Elemental Machine ceeb toom rau hauv peb cov txheej txheem ceeb toom kom cov teeb meem tuaj yeem daws tau sai. Raws li peb tau loj hlob, Elemental Machine tau ua kom nrawm thiab ntsuas raws li qhov xav tau. Elemental Machines qhib rau kev sib txuas lus kov cov ntsiab lus raws li xav tau los ntawm Ginkgo thiab txaus siab rau lwm txoj hauv kev los tshawb nrhiav kev txhawb nqa kev tswj hwm. "
Tab sis qhov muaj peev xwm cuam tshuam los ntawm kev siv cov cuab yeej ntse ntse tsis txwv rau kev lag luam hluavtaws biology xwb. Elemental Machines npaj yuav siv $ 41 lab tau tsa los ntawm cov nyiaj txiag kawg los txhawb kev lag luam loj hlob hauv kev tshawb fawb, kev kho mob, thiab kev tswj xyuas kev ua haujlwm zoo, nrog rau kev txhawb nqa kev lag luam xws li kev tsim khoom, khoom siv science, khoom noj khoom haus technology, ag tech, thiab lwm yam. kev lag luam. "Peb zoo siab los tsim kom muaj kev vam meej zoo heev uas peb tau muaj hauv R & D qhov chaw. Peb ntseeg tias peb lub tshuab thev naus laus zis tau npaj los hloov chaw ua haujlwm los ntawm kev sib txuas yuav luag txhua lub cuab yeej cuab tam rau huab, thiab yog li tso tawm cov tswv lag luam kom tsom mus rau cov tswv yim ntau dua, "said Sridhar hauv ib qho xovxwm tso tawm.
Lub chaw kuaj huab-txuas yog yooj yim dua los saib xyuas hauv cov chaw taws teeb ua haujlwm thiab tuaj yeem pab txo qis tib neeg yuam kev. Rau GMP labs, nws tuaj yeem txo lawv cov nqi ntawm kev ua raws cai, txhim kho kev ua haujlwm zoo, thiab nce ROI ntawm biomanufacturing. Elemental Machine kuj tseem tuaj yeem pab cov chaw sim siv ntsuab teg num kom txo tau ib puag ncig hneev taw ntawm lawv cov kev tshawb fawb. Thiab tej zaum yav tom ntej, nws yuav tuaj yeem kuaj xyuas thiab kho cov teeb meem yam tsis muaj kev cuam tshuam rau tib neeg. Autonomous systems yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm lub Plaub Hlis Industrial Revolution uas hloov pauv kev tshawb fawb thiab kev loj hlob ib puag ncig. Los ntawm kev ua kom cov haujlwm hauv lub ntiaj teb no, zoo li kuaj xyuas qhov kub thiab txias, nws tuaj yeem tso cov kws tshawb fawb kom tsom mus rau "daim duab loj".
Lab automation tej zaum tsawg dua sexy dua li hnav. Tab sis Sridhar pom lub peev xwm rau kev cuam tshuam loj heev los ntawm kev coj Kev Lag Luam 4.0 thev naus laus zis rau kev tshawb fawb-tsav kev lag luam. Nrog rau kev thawb kom nce US biomanufacturing muaj peev xwm, kev nqis peev hauv automation, kev sib txuas lus tshuab-rau-machine, thiab AI-tsav analytics yog qhov tseem ceeb kom tau txais kev sib tw. Ib txoj hauv kev, Elemental Machines zoo li kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv - tab sis rau koj lub chaw kuaj mob, thiab raws li lwm tus neeg taug qab ua, tuaj yeem pab txhawb koj lub chaw kuaj mob mus rau qhov siab tshiab.
Ua tsaug rau koj Katia Tarasava rau kev tshawb fawb ntxiv thiab qhia txog kab lus no. Kuv yog tus tsim ntawm SynBioBeta, thiab qee lub tuam txhab uas kuv sau txog, xws li Ginkgo Bioworks, yog cov neeg txhawb nqa ntawm Rooj sablaj SynBioBeta thiab limtiam zom.
Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncumbers/2022/12/18/elemental-machines-is-bringing-the-internet-of-things-to-lab-operations-to-save-millions- of-dollars-for-biotech-companies/