Open qPCR: DNA Diagnostics for Everyone
A project in Santa Clara, CA by Chai Biotechnologies000days
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Turning DNA into data just became affordable, and biohacking will never be the same. Meet our open source Real-Time PCR Thermocycler.
Backers: 484
Average Pledge Per Backer: $419
Funded: $202,702 of $50,000
Dates: Nov 4th -> Dec 4th (31 days)
Project By: Chai Biotechnologies
Backers: 484
Average Pledge Per Backer: $419
Funded: $202,702 of $50,000
Dates: Nov 4th -> Dec 4th (31 days)
Project By: Chai Biotechnologies
$202,702
current pledge level
Last Updated: December 4 @ 21:01 -0500 GMT
405%
of goal
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Latest News
Only 48 hours left! 
December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
This is it: we're down to the final 48 hours of the campaign -- please help us spread the word! This is also the last chance to get an Open qPCR at the $1499 Kickstarter price. We'll make the machine available later, but at the full retail price. In... (Read More)
Biohacker Kit Tests Announced
November 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we polled our 400 backers about which tests they would most like to see in the Biohacker kit. The results are in: With that, we are ready to announce the 5 tests the Biohacker Kit will consist of: BRCA1 genotyping - a test of 1 SNP on the... (Read More)
Poll: Which tests to include in the biohacker kit?
November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
New Reward: Dual-Channel Detection
November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the course of the Kickstarter we’ve received numerous requests for a multi-channel instrument, and today we’re announcing a new reward level for a dual-channel version of Open qPCR. The dual-channel version has the same 16 sample wells as... (Read More)
Bringing Automation to Synthetic Biology
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Over the weekend we attended SynBioBeta, a Synthetic Biology startup conference in San Francisco. We were thrilled to see a bit of an ecosystem appearing around connected devices, which is exactly what we need to automate lab protocols and bring more... (Read More)
Affordable 'CSI': Detect Ebola, cancer genes at home
November 10th - via: cnet.com
A Kickstarter campaign aims to bring the tools of DNA analysis to biohackers and researchers without access to expensive lab equipment. (Read More)
$200,000 Stretch Goal Announced
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re 5 days into the Kickstarter and have already reached $100,000 in funding. Your support to date has been incredible! We’d like to announce a $200,000 stretch goal. Since launching the Kickstarter we’ve received dozens of messages... (Read More)
Where we're at
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
It was a big day yesterday after Kickstarter featured us in their newsletter. We're getting lots of great questions from backers and are working on responding to them all and building out the FAQ section. If you didn't hear back from us, sit tight... (Read More)
Thank You!
November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We're thrilled to announce that Open qPCR has reached its fundraising goal after less than 3 days! A big thanks to everyone for this enormous show of support so early on. You're helping us create an entirely new type of qPCR machine, which will have... (Read More)
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