Kevin slavin biography

Worked at the intersection of the Board, alumni, students, faculty and other communities of Cooper Union, as well as the State of New York..

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Biotech Innovator Ginkgo Bioworks — Biosecurity Project Leader
Principal Investigator, MIT Media Lab

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Kevin Slavin works to make life healthier for all as a serial entrepreneur at the intersection of biotech and environmental sciences.

Noted for his years working with AI, including his quip “It's a bright future, if you're an algorithm,” Kevin applies his talents to emerging technologies for advances in public health.

BIOGRAPHY.

Entrepreneur, academic, and artist Kevin Slavin, a 1995 graduate of The Cooper Union, whose work spans the intersections between science.

Worked at the intersection of the Board, alumni, students, faculty and other communities of Cooper Union, as well as the State of New York.

Head of Creative and Marketing for young biosafety / biosecurity companies since Jan 2020.

Professor at the MIT Media Lab, and serial entrepreneur, Kevin Slavin has built renowned projects and companies at the intersections of entertainment.

His role at Ginkgo Bioworks centers on biosecurity projects. Kevin focuses on making the world safe from both natural and engineered biothreats, helping humans make sense of the smallest matter in the world.

Kevin offers his understanding into the steps for greater well-being:

The role of sensing and mitigating environmental pathogens is crucial as we build tools for better health safeguards.

It can be alarming to think about all the ways biothreats loom as risks to national safety. Science is critical to public good, detecti