Access the genetic potential of the biosphere.
Study and engineer extraordinary microbes
Cultivarium News
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Cultivarium — May 21, 2023
New capability: Possum toolkit identifies functional plasmids for non-model bacteria.
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News - Apr 18, 2023
Cultivarium announces collaboration with ATCC to expand repertoire of microbes available for the bioeconomy.
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News — Oct 25, 2022
Nili gives a keynote address at Harvard Medical School HIVE Event.
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News — Oct 25, 2022
Nili is a panelist at National Academy of Science workshop.
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Cultivarium — Oct 21, 2022
Why is it so hard to do research in non-model organisms?
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Nature — Jan 11, 2022
Unblock research bottlenecks with non-profit start-ups.
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Fast Company — Oct 12, 2021
Focused research organizations are taking on gaps in scientific discovery.
our goal
The world is teeming with extraordinary microbes.
We build tools to study and engineer them.
How do I grow 
this
organism in the lab?
Get recipes to culture cells
How do I deliver DNA
into this organism?
Get parameters to penetrate cell walls
How do I engineer this
particular genome?
Get methods for genome engineering
What is currently known
about this organism?
Get organism data in one place
About Us
our mission
Cultivarium creates open-source tools for life scientists to expand access to novel microorganisms, inspire new research avenues, and push the frontiers of biotechnology.
our leadership
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Henry Lee, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
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Nili Ostrov, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
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Prof. George Church
Scientific Advisory Board
Harvard Medical School -
Prof. Bogumil Karas
Scientific Advisory Board
University of Western Ontario -
Prof. Scott Lenaghan
Scientific Advisory Board
University of Tennessee