It has been an eventful few months and we just wanted to let you know the state of things. We had put together a fantastic bio lab and were gearing up to start monthly classes and were doing some cool research. Due to a series of circumstances that created a strong conflict of interest, we had to cut ties with the sponsor that was helping to pay for some of the lab costs.
As such, we currently do not have a lab space. Luckily, as a mobile makerspace this isn’t a big problem. We still have most of our equipment and so we are moving forward.
Starting March 14th we’ll be hosting monthly get togethers where makers and scientists alike can gather some place fun, have a drink, and chat about projects ideas and more. The first will take place at Intuition and start at 6:00pm. Come and hang out and let’s talk shop about the projects you want to make. You can also find us on Meetup here.
We’re also excited to announce that on April 17th we’ll be taking part in Mini Maker Faire, hosted by the MOSH. We’ll have lasers, glowing microbes, our gene gun, bioplastics, and more so be sure to stop by – we’re looking forward to seeing some of you there!
Finally, while we’re still committed to bringing you the tools and information you need to be a maker in Jacksonville, we also want to rebuild and open a new lab. With it we’ll be able to continue our research and share the methods and materials of biotechnology with all of you. We will be able to resume the biology classes and start new ones on other topics. Access to biology tools is normally restricted to high level university students and we want to make them available to all of you. If you’d like to help make that a reality, Donate Here.
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That’s all for now, and thank you for your continued support!
-The Scihouse Team