Cork set for country’s first DNA foundry

The country’s first DNA foundry will have a transformative effect on Ireland’s scientific and business landscape when it opens in Cork in the coming months.

Indian biotechnology company Helixworks Technologies is set to open the country’s first foundry, which will allow researchers much quicker access to DNA at a fraction of the cost, having taken up lab space near University College Cork.

The three-person team has decided to make Ireland home after participating in the IndieBio synthetic biology accelerator programme.