Access the genetic potential of the biosphere.

Study and engineer extraordinary microbes

Cultivarium News

  • Cultivarium — May 21, 2023

    New capability: Possum toolkit identifies functional plasmids for non-model bacteria.

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  • News - Apr 18, 2023

    Cultivarium announces collaboration with ATCC to expand repertoire of microbes available for the bioeconomy.

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our goal

The world is teeming with extraordinary microbes.

We build tools to study and engineer them.

How do I grow 
this
organism in the lab?

Get recipes to culture cells

How do I deliver DNA
into this organism?

Get parameters to penetrate cell walls

How do I engineer this
particular genome?

Get methods for genome engineering

What is currently known
about this  organism?

Get organism data in one place

About Us

our mission

Cultivarium creates open-source tools for life scientists to expand access to novel microorganisms, inspire new research avenues, and push the frontiers of biotechnology.

our leadership

  • Henry Lee, PhD

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Nili Ostrov, PhD

    Chief Scientific Officer

  • Prof. George Church

    Scientific Advisory Board
    Harvard Medical School

  • Prof. Bogumil Karas

    Scientific Advisory Board
    University of Western Ontario

  • Prof. Scott Lenaghan

    Scientific Advisory Board
    University of Tennessee