I'm an academic molecular biologist (I study human biology), but haven't investigated iMicrobes or LS9.
I assume what you learned from LS9 will be useful for iMicrobes. Is there anything non-proprietary you can say about what you learned from your LS9 experience?
Just trying to understand better what's the new thing here and how you caught YC's interest.
We are grateful for our time at LS9, we got to work with some amazing people. I learned:
It's important to be flexible. Having the ability to use multiple raw materials and make different products is important, especially when the prices of all those things is constantly changing (think oil today).
Most people won't pay more for a green product. But if you can lower the cost for something that's already environmentally friendly, you can make an impact.
When it comes to living cells, we don't understand as much as we think we do. That means you need to try both engineering and evolutionary (random) strategies.
I assume what you learned from LS9 will be useful for iMicrobes. Is there anything non-proprietary you can say about what you learned from your LS9 experience?
Just trying to understand better what's the new thing here and how you caught YC's interest.
Good luck to your team!