Generative Optogenetics (GO)
DARPA-PS-26-10 · DEPT OF DEFENSE
A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) solicitation, with responses due 2026-02-26. AwardCast estimates what this specific solicitation will close for, before you bid.
What's being bought
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative concepts to design a protein complex that can be expressed in vivo (i.e., in a living cell) and responds to optical signals to synthesize a corresponding DNA or RNA sequence. This technology should enable massless transfe
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|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION | $4.3M | n/a | 2026-07-01 |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | $17.5M | n/a | 2026-06-30 |
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What is solicitation DARPA-PS-26-10?
Generative Optogenetics (GO), issued by DEPT OF DEFENSE, under NAICS 541714 (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)). Responses are due 2026-02-26.
What do similar contracts close for?
Comparable closed awards in this category ran from $47K to $17.5M, across 5 awards shown above. Those are historical results, not a forecast for this solicitation.
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