Science in Real Time (ScienceIRT)

In this episode of ScienceIRT, host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Naina Kurup from Ginkgo Datapoints, a business unit of Ginkgo Bioworks, to discuss the release of the GDPx3 dataset. They dive into what GDPx3 is, how it was built, the scientific and operational challenges behind it, and what it means for the future of biotech and AI-driven discovery.

What You’ll Hear:

1. Inside Ginkgo Datapoints – making biology easier to engineer through large-scale, AI-ready datasets
2. The GDPx3 Dataset and breaking down the data – from transcriptomics to high-content imaging, what’s included and how researchers can use it.
3. Behind the scenes of generating GDPx3, and how Ginkgo’s infrastructure and automation enabled scale and speed.
4. Cell painting and what academia, pharma, biotech, and startups all stand to gain from open access to GDPx3
5. Looking Ahead and where to access GDPx3 

Explore the dataset today on the Ginkgo Datapoints website or directly on Hugging Face. For partnership inquiries or dataset support, reach out via the Ginkgo DataPoints contact page or connect with the team on LinkedIn.

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🔗 Explore & Connect

• Science in Real Time: https://www.aracelibio.com/science-irt-podcast/
• Araceli Biosciences LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/araceli-biosciences/
• Ginkgo Datapoints: https://datapoints.ginkgo.bio/ 
• GDPx3 on Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/datasets/ginkgo-datapoints/GDPx3
• Ginkgo Datapoints LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ginkgo-datapoints/

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Welcome to Science in Real Time, a podcast by Araceli Biosciences. In this kickoff episode, host Carli Reyes introduces the mission behind the show — to capture discovery as it happens, not just when it’s published. You’ll learn what to expect each week, why this podcast exists, and how it aims to spotlight the people, tools, and questions that are shaping the future of biotech in real time.

What You’ll Hear:

1. Why Science in Real Time exists — and why now
2. Carli’s journey from the bench to the mic
3. A preview of the show format:
   • BioScope – fast takes on biotech breakthroughs
   • Funding Focus – the business behind the science
   • Molecule Talk – deep dives into biology that matters
   • In the Spotlight – conversations with innovators driving science forward
4. An invitation to join the community and shape future episodes

Who This Podcast Is For:

• Bench scientists & postdocs
• Biotech founders & platform builders
• Data scientists, investors & curious thinkers
• Anyone passionate about how scientific discovery happens in the real world

Connect with Us: Got an idea or a guest to nominate? We’d love to hear from you.
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LinkedIn: Araceli Biosciences

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