Thanks Jo
That’s brilliant. My main thing is acting as a cheer leader for open source protein - see Julian’s kind plug:
Open source protein isn’t really hardware at all. But hardware probably is one of the biggest barriers to massive distributed open research on protein. I initially wondered about helping distribute Pioreactors in the UK, but was concerned that my having a financial interest in one of the products we recommend wouldn’t be ideal. I then found it surprisingly difficult to source all the bits I needed to build an OFM, and the apparent impossibility of buying one ready made.
That then got me thinking that if we could set up a platform where any maker could build and sell any open science hardware without minimum numbers, etc. it may simplify the manufacturing process for projects like OFM. We could also potentially pool procurement and set up ad-hoc teams to fulfil large orders…
I have shared the History Report with others at Amybo, and will get down to reading both it & the latest newsletter after tomorrow night’s livestream.