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New UCSB biofoundry to accelerate discoveries in biotechnology and biomanufacturing
Plans for ExFAB were first announced in 2024. A grand opening was held in September 2025.
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NSF ExFAB Biofoundry Is Fully Built and Functional
The NSF Biofoundry at UC Santa Barbara is fully built and functional as the summer of 2025 is drawing to a close.
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ExFAB Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2025
In addition to hosting our scholars and summer school, after over a year of intensive planning, ExFAB’s first-of-its-kind anerobic chamber has been custom-fabricated and is being installed right now!
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Nereid Biomaterials: Developing a Fully Biodegradable Plastic for Marine Enviroments
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Innovate and Elevate - Dr. Craig Hawker
ExFAB's Innovate and Elevate Lecture Series kicked off in style with a dynamic presentation by Dr. Craig Hawker at UCSB.
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Tech Edge - UCSB to Lead NSF-Funded Center on Exceptional Microorganism
A six-year, $22-million grant includes partners UC Riverside and Cal Poly Pomona. Together they will establish a first-of-its-kind Biofoundry.
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Igor Grigoriev Seminar
Igor Grigoriev, Ph.D, the Fungal Genomics Program Lead at the DOE Joint Genome Institute, gives seminar at ExFAB.
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