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Universal Cell Culture Platform for Rapid Establishment of Species-Agnostic Cell Lines and Autonomous Culture Operations

Department of War · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · SBIR Topic · 26.BZ

posted 5 August 2026 · closed 23 September 2026

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Summary

DARPA seeks proposals to develop a universal, species‑agnostic cell culture platform that can rapidly establish viable cell lines and enable autonomous, closed‑loop culture automation for diverse vertebrate and invertebrate species. The effort aims to remove the multi‑year bottleneck in creating non‑model organism cell lines, thereby supporting gene‑drive research and broader biotechnology applications.

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