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Award notice, first published as special notice

Biosecurity Working Group Generative Optogenetics

DARPA-SN-26-27

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Def Advanced Research Projects Agcy. Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).

18 open like this View on SAM.gov Markdown

Awarded

Engineering Biology Research Consortium

Amount not published

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This one was awarded in 2026

18 like it are open now in research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)

All 18 open in research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology)

Description

As published on SAM.gov with the special notice of January 5, 2026.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Generative Optogenetics (GO) program is seeking facilitators to establish and manage working groups dedicated to each of the following topic areas: (1) Biosecurity, (2) Regulatory Policy, and (3) Commercialization. GO represents a groundbreaking advancement in bioengineering, with the potential to revolutionize fields such as defense, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and space exploration. For the technologies emerging from GO to have maximal beneficial impact, there must be clear pathways to commercialization, which necessitates both capital investments and clear regulatory policy. However, the unprecedented capabilities of GO technology raise critical concerns of misuse, complex regulatory questions, and risks of adversarial capital. To address these challenges, DARPA plans to establish dedicated working groups that will inform responsible development, deployment, governance, and financing of technologies developed under the GO program.

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Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. January 5, 2026

    Special notice

    Generative Optogenetics (GO) Working Group

    Due January 26, 2026. SAM.gov, notice 4889038898a04664a46561a3b5215fdb

    1 revisions on SAM
    • January 5, 2026: publish, special notice

  2. June 23, 2026

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Independent Commercialization Generative Optogenetics

    Awarded to National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. for $1,400,489. SAM.gov, notice 4cac5a7b1adb497d8713e7e413a2d603

    2 revisions on SAM
    • June 23, 2026: publish, award notice
    • October 1, 2025: publish, solicitation

  3. June 23, 2026

    Award notice, originally solicitation

    Awarded to Engineering Biology Research Consortium for $1,249,695. SAM.gov, notice 6d11032ea596445d941ccc89dfacfc9f

    2 revisions on SAM
    • June 23, 2026: publish, award notice
    • October 1, 2025: publish, solicitation

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