Bento Lab: A DNA laboratory for everybody

A project in London, UK by Bento Lab
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Bento lab is a DNA lab that you can take anywhere. Get hands-on with genetics straight away.
Backers: 708
Average Pledge Per Backer: £215

Funded: £152,415 of £40,000
Dates: Mar 22nd -> Apr 21st (31 days)
Project By: Bento Lab
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Latest News

Bento Lab wants to be the Raspberry Pi of molecular biology

April 20th - via: alphr.com
Bento Lab co-founder talks science education, citizen scientists and the conversation we (Read More)

10 days to go! Beer DeCoded and Education Stretch Goals

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are now in the final third of the campaign. Your support and generosity has been absolutely amazing. For the last 10 days, there are two more stretch goals to be unlocked: Hitting 700 backers: Starter Kit upgrade to explore beer Help us develop a... (Read More)

£100,000 and 20 days to go...

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
This is no April Fool's joke - we just cracked £100,000 with 20 days still to go. This means we have reached our third stretch goal: developing a mobile and web platform to manage your experiments - more on this soon. Your support has been... (Read More)

150% Funded and Stretch Goal Unlocked!!

March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday everyone! We have had another amazing day, and time to catch up some of the awesome reactions we have had on Twitter and Facebook. Thank you! You guys are fantastic. As of right now, we have 280 backers transforming the future of... (Read More)

Bento Lab: Kickstarter-Erfolg für das mobile DNA-Labor

March 25th - via: heise.de
Alle Geräte für die Vervielfältigung und Analyse von DNA vereint das Bento Lab in einem handlichen Gehäuse. Die gerade gestartete Crowdfunding-Kampagne hat ihr Finanzierungsziel schon nach 36 Stunden erreicht. (Read More)

Day 3: Time for Stretch Goals!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
100% FUNDED IN 36 HOURS! You are amazing. Every bit of your support helps us build our platform for accessible molecular biology. We are really grateful for your support achieving our target in just two days. This now means it is time for stretch... (Read More)

Bento Lab Wants Everybody to Have a DNA Lab

March 24th - via: engineering.com
The lab equipment contains a centrifuge, a PCR thermocycler, and a gel electrophoresis to extract, copy and visualize DNA. (Read More)

Wow!

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just wow! Less than 36 hours into the campaign and we're funded. Many many thanks to all of you. We are so excited to bring Bento Lab to life.Tomorrow we'll announce stretch goals, tonight we say: Thank you! PS: For tonight's reading we recommend... (Read More)

Bento Lab Personal Portable DNA Laboratory (video)

March 23rd - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Anyone interested in exploring DNA and has dreams of owning their very own portable DNA laboratory, may be interested in a new system which has been released by Bento Lab (Read More)

Good night everybody!

March 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
It's past midnight in London, 9 hours after the campaign launched. Thanks to your help, Bento Lab is now over 50% funded - with more than 100 backers. Many many thanks for your enthusiasm and generosity. We're thrilled and can't wait for day 2!Keep... (Read More)

A 'Lunch Box' sized Lab for Biohackers, Schools and Artists

March 22nd - via: labiotech.eu
Bento Bio is a London SynBio start-up founded around the Bento Lab; designed to include all the major components needed for a field laboratory, but with a sleek (and frankly, very good looking) interface. (Read More)

Interview: Bethan Wolfenden, co-creator of Bento Lab

March 21st - via: gadgette.com
Bento Lab is a portable DNA analysis lab that can fit inside a laptop bag. Its affordable and portable, which is perfect for schools and citizen scientists. (Read More)

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