The Shenzhen Synthetic Biology Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as the "Synthetic Biology Infrastructure") is supervised by the People's Government of Shenzhen Municipality, led by the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and co-constructed by the Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen and the BGI-Research. Equipped with intelligent, automated and high-throughput equipment, the Infrastructure has built a multi-dimensional intelligent production line for synthetic biological systems such as biological components, genetic networks and synthetic cells. Driven by artificial intelligence, it can automatically complete research processes including synthesis, assembly, implantation, activation, testing and redesign, and carry out rapid, low-cost and multi-cycle closed-loop operation of "Design-Build-Test-Learn", thereby realizing remote customization, cloud-based design and large-scale production of synthetic biological systems.
The Synthetic Biology Infrastructure has built three core technology platforms: the Design and Learning Platform, the Synthesis and Testing Platform, and the User Testing Platform. These three platforms are interconnected, realizing integrated control of equipment operation through a cloud-based laboratory, and converting the output of synthetic biology design modules into automated experimental operation instructions to achieve the goal of high-throughput and standardized synthesis of organisms. It further conducts multi-dimensional and multi-modal quantitative characterization and downstream process scaling. Committed to building a world-leading synthetic biology innovation platform, the Infrastructure serves users from academic, industrial and other sectors, takes the lead in launching international scientific cooperation programs, empowers technological innovation and industrial application in key fields such as healthcare, environmental protection and new materials, and provides a strong engine and solid support for national major strategic needs and bioeconomy development.