Norwich · East of England · England
Earlham Biofoundry
Earlham Institute
A National Bioscience Research Infrastructure supported by BBSRC, with automation capabilities for plant and microbial systems.
About
The Earlham Biofoundry combines laboratory automation with expertise in large-scale experimentation and synthetic biology, enabling a wide range of molecular and microbiological workflows.
With a focus on plant and microbial applications, the Earlham Biofoundry has developed highly optimised processes for protein–protein interaction studies, DNA regulatory element characterisation, bacterial transformation, and high-throughput microfermentation.
The Earlham Biofoundry also provides training in laboratory automation through practical training sessions, laboratory placements, training courses, and collaborative projects.
Focus areas
- Synthetic DNA construct production
- Genetic library creation
- Plant gene editing
- Bacterial strain optimisation
- Cell-free protein synthesis
Notable work
Synthetic plant chromosomes (synPACs)
An ARIA-funded project assembling potato regulatory-element libraries.