There are already multiple lab spaces online with many active members participating in this project.<p>As far as FDA trials go, it is something currently outside the scope of this campaign. This is from the crowdfunding page:<p>&quot;<p>$6,000 is needed to initiate Phase I of the project. In Phase I, the team will insert an optimized DNA sequence for insulin into E. coli bacteria, induce the bacteria to express insulin precursors, and verify that human proinsulin has been produced.<p>If we raise more than the minimum required for Phase I, we will proceed to establish the protocols for cutting and folding the proinsulin into its final, active insulin form, and develop purification methods sufficient for research and potential pharmaceutical use.<p>All protocols we develop and discoveries generated by our research will be freely available in the public domain. We will also be proactively investigating strategies to protect the open status of our work.<p>&quot;