Open Insulin

In the past months, we have been working to set up a more robust donation platform and here we are! https://us.commitchange.com/ca/oakland/open-insulin You can know start your own campaign on behalf of Open Insulin. https://us.commitchange.com/peer-to-peer?npo_id=5499... You can choose your donation level and see how we will use your donations. https://openinsulin.org/donate/

Fighting back: Round table discussing tactics to get affordable insulin the US Register here: https://bit.ly/33FxqvS The panel will be a discussion between groups that are taking different approaches to tackle insulin affordability. They will share about the work they're doing, discuss ways to support each other, and share organizing tactics as well as challenges they've come across.... The Open Insulin Project invited Nicole and Kylene from T1 International and Deidre and Mindi from the Right Care Alliance. See more

If you have been wondering what we have been up to but never have time to check us out, join us this Sunday for our monthly info session! Register on Zoom: https://bit.ly/2HpjXzT

Join us this Sunday to learn more bout the project. Register on Zoom: https://bit.ly/2HpjXzT

Curious about the project? Do you want to learn about our last updates? Join us this Sunday, August 30th at 10:30 AM PT for an 1h session. We will present the different way to engage with Open Insulin and answer any questions you may have. Register here: https://jh.zoom.us//r/tJcld-Ctpz0rG9NvQYOi3iPJPMGCAM2xEKF3

The August Newsletter is out!

Curious about the project? Do you want to learn about our last updates? Join us this Sunday at 10:30 AM PT for an 1h session. We will present the different way to engage with Open Insulin and answer any questions you may have. Register here: https://jh.zoom.us//r/tJIkdOmtqTkpGNCDZ8qx2ri0fLsVcz2GAu2l

Blood glucose testing supplies are essential for people living with diabetes. They are cheap to make but expensive to buy. Check out Open Insulin member Alex Hay's new blog post in our website about why we need an open source alternative. https://openinsulin.org/a-case-for-open-source-diabetes-te/

#sundayatthelab Yann went back to the lab at BUGSS (Baltimore MD). He started by pouring plates with a mix of culture media, agar and antibiotics (video). Once the culture media solidify, he will spread modified yeast and select colonies for future experiments. If you want to learn more about the science behind the Open Insulin project and get involved, join us any Sunday at 1 PM pacific on Jitsi (https://meet.jit.si/OpenInsulin)

Today, Natasha took over the Open Insulin's IG account to answer some central questions about the science behind Open Insulin's mission.

Every last Sunday of the month, we host a New Member info session. We have a 20 min slide show to present the project and the different ways people can get involved. The remaining of the session is a Q&A about the project, but also to talk about what is going on and how you can get involved. Its a great place to learn more about us or to reconnect if you haven't been around for a while.... We hope to see you there! Sign up here: https://jh.zoom.us//r/tJEtfuGpqzgtGdxWC0rNmrgHSwktnxfY-xam or via Meet up: https://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-La/events/271359313/

Me desperté con esta noticia, Open Insulin abierto para todxs .:. Woke up to this news, Open Insulin open for All

For the first time, Open Insulin will host a panel in Spanish! Durante este panel, vamos a presentar por primera vez el proyecto Open Insulin en español. Para enriquecer nuestra conversación, hemos invitado dos científicos puertorriqueños: Heidi Morales Díaz, profesora de la Universidad of Puerto Rico en Aguadilla, y José Liquet, microbiólogo. Con ellos y Louise Lassalle (miembro de Open Insulin), discutiremos el proyecto, como se desarrolló en Estados Unidos y qué impacto po...dría tener en Puerto Rico y otros países de Latinoamérica. El evento será virtual el Sábado 20 de Junio a las doce (pacifico). Para mas informacion: https://buff.ly/2Yktqgr Registrate: https://buff.ly/3hb0FLV

Open Insulin featured in The New Yorker: What we aim for is more changing the way this is produced. It doesn’t have to be a situation where Big Pharma exploits people’s misery. We can design a better system. https://www.newyorker.com//2/05/25/the-rogue-experimenters