Welcome to Off Media, an inside look at Cultivarium’s radical, technical, and sometimes chaotic mission to unlock the untapped potential of the microbial universe.

While biology has spent decades examining a few microbes, we're venturing into uncharted territory. From obscure extremophiles to commercially promising species you've never heard of (yet), we're building the tools, infrastructure, and community needed to bring the other 99.999999999999% of microbes into the biotechnology fold.

Follow along as we:

• Develop genetic tools for previously unengineered microbes

• Share technical insights, failed experiments, and breakthroughs from our lab

• Spotlight extraordinary microbial capabilities with practical applications

• Discuss scalable biomanufacturing, automation, and equity in science

• Offer hot takes on the biotech industry, based on actual petri-dish mileage

Whether you're a scientist, founder, funder, or just bio-curious, consider this is your front-row seat to the next wave of biotech.

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