Years ago, I worked for a robotics company that got its start with funding from a small business grant from the Department of Defense. This was my first introduction to Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants, which advance government research
#DROS17
I’m just back home from the Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego, thrilled that FlySorter was received so well at the meeting. Even though we’ve been around for a few years, this was our first appearance at the conference as
Drosophila Research Conference 2017
I’ve been several times to the annual Drosophila Research Conference put on by the Genetics Society of America. It’s a remarkable meeting, bringing together around 1500 fly researchers for talks, panels, and perhaps most importantly, ad hoc discussions about their
Case Study: Creating a Fruit Fly Larva Repositioning Robot for the Klein Lab
About a year ago, FlySorter took on a consulting project for the Klein Lab at the University of Miami, in Florida. Mason Klein uses Drosophila larvae to study biophysics and neuroscience, often with the same simple setup: a sheet of agar gel
Back in the Saddle
Annnnnd… there went a year without updates. But it wasn’t a year without progress; this is what we’ve been up to: If you’re really dedicated (thanks!), you might recall that FlySorter launched a couple of products in 2015: the Fly
Product Launch (Twice Over)
This year has brought a lot of progress for FlySorter:
BioCoder
A few years back I got connected to Perlstein Lab, a startup in the Bay Area developing drugs for so-called orphan diseases. When I was in San Francisco in May this year, I stopped by to chat about automation and
Ignite Seattle
I enjoyed speaking last night at Ignite Seattle, sharing the story so far of the ups and downs (and ups again) of FlySorter. The amazing team that runs that event (in conjunction with Bootstrapper Studios) has already edited the videos and
Changes All Around
All sorts of changes are afoot at FlySorter. First, the physical one — I’ve moved back to Seattle after 15 months or so on the East Coast. Boston was a wonderful environment for the company, with a host of academic
Family Ties
If you’ve been paying close attention, you might have noticed an addition to the FlySorter website on the About page: my brother, Matt Zucker, now makes an appearance. The truth is that Matt has played a key role in FlySorter from the very