Lantern
www.lanternbioworks.com

“ We have unusually strong marketing connections; Vitalik approves of us; Aella is a marketing advisor on this project; SlateStarCodex is well aware of us. We are quite networked in the Effective Altruism space. We could plausibly get an Elon tweet. ”

From the short investor spiel document. Also they want to just bypass the FDA?

  • @[email protected]English
    11•1 year ago

    Furthermore, we don’t have to worry about regulatory slapdown if we sell it as a medical tourism product in, say, Próspera. We could brand this as a secret medical treatment for the super-elite, like Peter Thiel’s StemcenterX or Minicircle’s regenerative medicine hub, and charge $20,000 a dose.

    Why is this option A?

    • Carlito!
      7•1 year ago

      @MBM @saucerwizard

      $20,000 and a trip to Honduras seems pricey for some bacteria, but maybe they can package it with other … services …

      • @[email protected]English
        5•1 year ago

        A moment of silence for the people of Honduras, who have to live with these weirdos.

        Christ, Próspera is another planned city? What is it with these maniacs and planning ideologies that went out of fashion in the thirties?

          • @[email protected]English
            4•1 year ago

            What is it with these maniacs and planning ideologies that went out of fashion in the thirties forties?