The Digest’s 2026 Multi Slide Guide to Optimizing Synthetic Biology

Rob Leachman from UC Berkeley and R2DIO presented a novel approach to optimizing synthetic biology. Drawing on a comprehensive 12-year benchmarking study of semiconductor manufacturing, the most newsworthy takeaway is the application of semiconductor best practices to biomanufacturing process control. Leachman advocates for the rigorous automation of information handling and Statistical Process Control (SPC). By collecting, integrating, and statistically analyzing detailed process, equipment, and test data, the bioeconomy can broaden engineering capabilities and create highly integrated, problem-solving organizations to overcome current scaling hurdles.

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