Biological and Chemical Laboratories

Lincoln Laboratory has developed extensive biology and chemistry capabilities over the past 20 years. Our multidisciplinary staff have significant experience in maturing early-stage research and integrating electronics, microfluidics, and optics hardware with synthetic biological systems, toward developing novel bio-based materials, sensors, and platforms.

Researchers monitor cells that are growing in microfluidic chambers and being imaged by a confocal microscope.

Supported by experts in bioinformatics and machine learning, our team operates within secure Biosafety Level 2 laboratory spaces. These spaces support both wet and dry biology needs, including those in the following areas:

This ArtGut (artificial gut) device is the first in vitro platform to enable researchers to perform high-resolution, physiologically relevant gut microbiome studies.

Wet Biology

• Genetic sequencing
• Synthetic biology and microfluidics
• Biology, biochemistry, and virology
• Tissue injury spectroscopy
• Ultrasonic shear-wave testing

Dry Biology

• Biomedical speech/hearing and neurocognitive analysis
• Acoustic simulation and analysis
• Mild traumatic brain injury triage collection and analysis
• Medical sensor rapid prototyping
• Multimodal standoff biometrics
• Multimodal immersion and psychophysiology
• Physiological monitoring and biomechanics

The Lincoln Laboratory Supercomputing Center, Defense Fabric Discovery Center, extensive 3D-printing capabilities, and analytical and synthetic chemistry labs enhance our work. Together, we've led the creation, maturation, and transition of several biotechnology-based systems that are now commercially available.
 

Dr. Ta-Hsuan Ong operates an ultrasensitive mass spectrometer, part of Lincoln Laboratory’s chemical analysis capabilities.