On August 8, 2018, SynBioBeta CEO John Cumbers joined Opentrons’ Will Canine (Co-founder and CPO) and Kristin Ellis (Director of Scientific Development) for a live web discussion about their vision for the future of lab automation following the release of Opentrons’ new liquid handling robot, the OT-2. They believe that the OT-2’s low cost and open-source API promises to democratize biology and enable the lean biotech startup once and for all.