The printing press for biological data
Summary
An in-depth interview with Sterling Hooten of Iku Bio about using printed circuit boards as microfluidic substrates to enable high-throughput, low-cost media optimization for biologics manufacturing. The discussion covers the technology stack (PCB-based microfluidics, sensors, lithography), economic rationale, workflow, scale-up, validation, and future directions including Raman sensing and federated learning for on-site modeling.