Gene Editing and CRISPR domains!

[Alrightalright]

Any thoughts on potential value of these types of domains in the future?
I think with CRISPR and other gene editing technology making such big waves there may be some value in gene related domains

 

[Bob Hawkes]

It appears the exact match acronym CRISPR in .io sold for $509 at Park IO (14 bids).

https://park.io/auctions/view/crispr.io

Does anyone know of other sales of the exact match acronym CRISPR in other extensions? (other than the sale in .com for more than $25,000)?

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Just for information someone in an appraisal thread has asked for advice regarding a CRISPR trial domain name, in case some of the experts who follow this thread want to chime in.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/crisprtrial-com.1094706/

 

[Alrightalright]

That was me and I started this thread as well haha

Ended up just closing the appraisal one though, as the only informative response on it was from you anyway.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I should have noticed who started the threads, @Alrightalright ! Anyway, it is great to have at least some discussion of genetic editing. While as a science it is already well established, I feel that in terms of domain names it is a bit early. Yes there are many research groups, and research oriented companies, and existing companies developing CRISPR expertise, but we have not yet got to the state of a large number of clinics etc. that are basically users of CRISPR but want to promote that in their domain name. I follow the scientific and ethical developments, and hope to be able to keep my domain names long enough to find sellers! Best of luck to you with yours as well.

 

[NickB]

nice article below - more about the agriculture industry and a couple of years old but a nice read (also an interesting site in general)

https://www.quantumrun.com/article/...eeds-selective-breeding-agricultural-industry

EDIT:

much more in depth article - good read!

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/crispr-gene-editing-and-the-dna-of-future-food/

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Thanks a lot for the two articles, @MrAcidic

I also noticed this one published a few days ago that covers 10 CRISPR companies that have raised reasonable amounts of cash and are projected to possibly grow strongly in coming year.

https://explorebiotech.com/10-crispr-startups-to-watch-2018/

ps One of them is Synthego (based in Silicon Valley) - for those on Twitter, I find their Twitter account one of the best to follow to keep up with recent happenings in CRISPR and related science/technology. https://twitter.com/Synthego

 

[NickB]

Thanks a lot for the two articles, @MrAcidic

I also noticed this one published a few days ago that covers 10 CRISPR companies that have raised reasonable amounts of cash and are projected to possibly grow strongly in coming year.

https://explorebiotech.com/10-crispr-startups-to-watch-2018/

ps One of them is Synthego (based in Silicon Valley) - for those on Twitter, I find their Twitter account one of the best to follow to keep up with recent happenings in CRISPR and related science/technology. https://twitter.com/Synthego

Thanks for sharing,

With the amount money/funding going into the sector, which as you say is quite impressive. I do believe over the next few years there is going to be a very large number of start up's entering this field and they are going to need appropriate names!

 

[enbeeone3]

Very interesting discussion, I also think biotech-related domains will get a very good value in the future. CRISPR will definitely help us enter the next era of Biology and Medical science.

@MrAcidic Thanks for sharing the articles!

 

[enbeeone3]

I can see more article published related to CRISPR recently.

https://explorebiotech.com/can-crispr-revolutionize-coffee/
https://explorebiotech.com/crispr-pros-and-cons/

I should look for more domains related to gene editing and crispr.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I regged gene/editing dot io a week ago and was shocked. Also tech advances exponentially not linearly so that means itll be a decade at most before it really booms not several decades...

Btw I deliberately did not reg anything with “Crispr” in it I assumed its a trademark without searching but I may be wrong hence my focus on gene/editing

I believe that since the scientific acronym CRISPR was first published and used in multiple scientific papers publicly available that the simple acronym is not available to be trademarked (same as DNA for example). Some combination would be of another word plus. I might be wrong but that is my understanding.

The domain name CRISPR in com sold for more than $25,000 several years ago and is held by a Massachusettes dermatologist who also invests in domains. A branch of DuPont hold several others. I have it in the .science extension (and a number of others). It sold in .io a month or so ago.

 

[Kamaldeen]

Geneeditingworld.com

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I would be interested in hearing viewpoints on whether future domain sales in this niche are likely to be around the acronym CRISPR, the term gene editing, more generally DNA or genetics etc. I have no clear opinion at this point.

Also do you think most future domain interest will be health related, or other applications of CRISPR?

 

[NickB]

I would be interested in hearing viewpoints on whether future domain sales in this niche are likely to be around the acronym CRISPR, the term gene editing, more generally DNA or genetics etc. I have no clear opinion at this point.

Also do you think most future domain interest will be health related, or other applications of CRISPR?

Good question....My personal view would be , using the words "gene" "dna" "editing" etc - these can be used more in a brandable sense meaning IMO more selling opportunities to end users

I have high hopes of the agriculture applications of genetic editing in the farming industry - this can be with the CRISPR term or generic usage.....but I am leaning to the more generic applications (see above) from a resale proposition

Some interesting reads below (might not be on topic!)

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/06/19/whats-in-the-crispr-drawer-for-farming-and-food/

https://www.wired.com/story/crispr-tomato-mutant-future-of-food/

 

[farouk20]

You guys should take a look at the pix below.

@MrAcidic the names I'm coming across on twitter are not generic in nature; i mean coys in the gene editing space.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

It is only a sample of 10 high worth CRISPR startups, but for them ( here is link again) words including either bioscience or therepeutics appear multiple times, but not DNA or CRISPR. I think it is because two of the big three established players use those terms. Made up words also common to several.

 

[farouk20]

@MetBob yes i saw the article. Eventually i believe many if not most, will go for made up words like Editas, inscriptas , but i wont be surprised seeing startups like Crisprtech or Crisprhealth as the innovation becomes more widespread and commonplace

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I wonder if generic terms, at least the ones they can afford, might find a market more in the space for industry associations, consultants, think tanks and policy groups, convention domains, journal or book sites. That is my rationale for holding names like CRISPR in review and space for example, hoping to get low $$$ for them.

 

[farouk20]

@MetBob nobody can see the future. But i assure you Crispr will be huge. The chinese are in, the koreans too. Infact most of the crispr + keyword is with the east.

Back to your question :
Ofcourse.
Crispr is the single most disruptive tech that will change the way humans are and yet many do not still see it yet. It will tranverse human health, agriculture, etc.

So i say hold on 2019 will be the pointer .

 

[Kamaldeen]

I own Geneeditingworld.com

 

[farouk20]

I own Geneeditingworld.com

Ok..come back in 2025