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In our DNA: Michelle Vargas, Scientist
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Michelle Vargas, Scientist Came aboard: March 2021 What do you do at Codex DNA? I work on the Research…
The Living Revolution Podcast Recap: The future of the Digital-to-Biological Converter
Without the ability to synthesize DNA, biotechnology would not be where it is today. In this, The Living Revolution Podcast episode, Dr. John Gill, Senior Director of Research and Development at Codex DNA, dives into the future of DNA synthesis…
Event Recap: Built with Biology (formerly SynBioBeta) Hosts the Global Synthetic Biology Conference
Built with Biology (Formerly SynBioBeta) hosted its global synthetic biology conference in Oakland, CA last week. The conference brought together synthetic biology’s leading community of innovators, investors, and thought leaders to collaborate in solving our world’s biggest problems through biology.…
In our DNA: Lixia Fu, Staff Scientist
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Lixia Fu, Staff Scientist Came aboard: February 2020 What do you do at Codex DNA? I’ve been working in…
In our DNA: John Gill, Senior Director of Research and Development
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: John Gill, Senior Director of Research and Development Came aboard: April 2020 What do you do at Codex DNA?…
In our DNA: Elijah Grote, Software Engineer
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Elijah Grote, Software Engineer Came aboard: November 2020. What do you do at Codex DNA? I add features and…
Todd Nelson, Codex DNA, CEO, NBC 7 San Diego Interview
On Monday, January 24th, NBC 7 San Diego reporter Madison Weil interviewed Codex DNA’s CEO, Todd Nelson, to discuss our recent early access collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer. Under this agreement, Pfizer gains early access to Codex DNA’s proprietary…
In our DNA: Yanming Gong, Director of Synthesis
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Yanming Gong, Director of Synthesis Came aboard: September 2021. What do you do at Codex DNA? I work in…
Dan Gibson, CTO named Industry Disruptor by Newsweek Magazine
We’re proud of Codex DNA’s Co-Founder and CTO, Dan Gibson, for being featured in this year’s Newsweek Magazine’s America’s Greatest Disruptor list. With his team of scientists at Codex DNA, Dan Gibson is focused on creating a new paradigm for…
In our DNA: Ted Alejandre. Senior Manager, Commercial Analytics
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Ted Alejandre. Senior Manager, Commercial Analytics Came aboard: April, 2021. What do you do at Codex DNA? I manage…
PEGS Europe 2021: The Recap
The Codex DNA team recently attended PEGS Europe, held this year in Barcelona, Spain. With over 200 speakers including 15 keynote addresses, the conference brings together scientific professionals to discuss the latest developments in protein and antibody engineering, cell and…
Bringing Bright Minds Together for the Discovery on Target Conference
The Discovery on Target 2021 conference took place Sept 28-30 in Boston, bringing together several experts from across the US and globally to foster collaboration and share the latest advances in addressing key challenges in drug discovery. At this year’s…
In our DNA: Izach Espiritu, Senior Field Service Engineer
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Izach Espiritu, Senior Field Service Engineer Came aboard: 2014 What do you do at Codex DNA? As a field…
A Tour of Key Milestones in Synthetic Biology
Synthetic biology has become so important and widely used that it’s easy to forget how young the field is. Much of the innovation that we rely on today took place in just the last two decades. Codex DNA was originally…
In our DNA: Gary Mills, Director of Software Engineering
Team member: Gary Mills, Director of Software Engineering What do you do at Codex DNA? I work on the BioXp™ system, both the 3200 and 3250. My team works on the software and scripting that run the protocols for the…
In our DNA: Nate Maynard, Director of Biofoundry Services and Reagent Manufacturing
Team member: Nate Maynard, Director of Biofoundry Services and Reagent Manufacturing What do you do at Codex DNA? I work closely with the manufacturing team to build the reagents that create DNA and RNA for the BioXp™ system. We also…
How Laura Puga, Codex DNA’s VP of People + Culture, Sees the Future of Work in a Post-Pandemic World
What work do you do at Codex DNA? I work with an amazing team that creates people processes for Codex DNA and facilitates the evolution of our company culture. This function is usually called Human Resources or HR, but we…
A Day in The Life: Krishna Kannan, Director of Research and Development
In his scientific career at Codex DNA, Krishna Kannan has led the development of new technologies for our BioXp™ system, allowing us to expand our services and meet customers’ demands. Krishna was also instrumental in bringing the BioXp small-scale mRNA…
In our DNA: Sarvagya Bhat, Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Team member: Sarvagya Bhat, Electro-Mechanical Engineer What do you do at Codex DNA? I am part of the engineering division at Codex DNA, which is responsible for creating the next generation of products, as well as creating technology for the…
In our DNA: Jared Pache, Director of Field Applications
Team member: Jared Pache, Director of Field Applications Came aboard: August 2019 What do you do at Codex DNA? My role is education, assisting our customers with their experimental design, providing applications support, and troubleshooting/technical support. I am involved in…
In our DNA: Souriya Sengphet, Program and Solution Architecture Manager
The In our DNA blog series profiles the terrific people who make Codex DNA a truly special place to work, as well as compelling science and technology success stories. Team member: Souriya Sengphet, Program and Solution Architecture Manager Came aboard:…
In our DNA: Abraham Chen, Senior Customer Service Associate
Team member: Abraham Chen, Senior Customer Service Associate Came aboard: October 2020 What do you do at Codex DNA? In a retail setting, you imagine customer service as a call center or the smiling face behind a counter. However, in…
In our DNA: Krishna Kannan, Staff Scientist
Today, in our ongoing employee profile series, we catch up with a member of our R&D team. Team member: Krishna Kannan, Staff Scientist Came aboard: November 2019 What do you do at Codex DNA? As part of the R&D team,…
2020 in Review: All COVID, all the time (well, almost)
As we are quickly approaching the end of 2020, we’re taking a moment to look back at the year — all 237 months of it. While we hope to never go through another year like this one, we can’t help…
In our DNA: Katie Lyons, Senior Scientist
We’re continuing our blog series, looking at the DNA of Codex DNA — our incredible employees and their stories. Team member: Katie Lyons, Senior Scientist Came aboard: 2008 What do you do at Codex DNA? I develop and adapt biological…
In our DNA: Kirsty Maclean, Director of Applications & Customer Engagement
Today we’re excited to launch a blog series focused on our most valuable resource: our people. We wouldn’t be where we are today — enabling the tremendous science done by our customers — without the Codex DNA family. We’ll be…