This blog is where we share stories, announcements, and insights from around the iGEM community.
Gregory Segala, CSO and co-founder of FluoSphera, earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toulouse and continued as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Geneva, where his passion for cell research laid the foundation for his entrepreneurial journey.
This month, at iGEM we celebrate the women in synthetic biology who are building and empowering global communities and redefining the future of the field. These 10 iGEMers have shown us the impact of resilience, collaboration and community.
Biosecurity Rising Leaders Munich Security Conference Declaration calls for urgent action to embed biosafety and biosecurity into the global life sciences ecosystem. Read about the Munich Security Conference Declaration, and the contributions of iGEMers to it.
Effective leadership requires courage, commitment and, most importantly, self-confidence. In this post, iGEM alumna Emily Mount shares how she gained confidence in her leadership abilities through UCSC’s longstanding iGEM program (10+years!).
What if you could work on your iGEM project while simultaneously exploring its entrepreneurial potential? For iGEM Aachen 2024, this was no hypothetical question—they embraced the challenge of preparing their project for the iGEM Competition while exploring its commercialization potential through the iGEM Startups program at the same time.
Get insights on how to be a successful iGEM Team Leader in this blog featuring Madeleine Bourseul, Team Lead iGEM 2022 INSA Lyon1. Learn about the tips and tricks that can help you have a successful iGEM Competition season.
2024 was another record-breaking year for iGEM, with all-time highs in the number of people, teams, and organizations participating in iGEM programs. And you - iGEMers - are the ones who made that happen!
As a pre-accelerator, iGEM Startups guides iGEMers in exploring, validating, and bringing their SynBio ideas to market. In 2024, the Venture Foundry Program has been a pivotal step for 300+ iGEMers, supporting them in evolving their scientific concepts into startups.
2024 witnessed a number of space happenings – from meteor showers, supermoons and the heightened visibility of the aurora borealis, to colossal rocket launches, planetary missions, the first commercial spacewalk and the first sample return from the lunar far side. Yet, among the most exciting space happenings were the accomplishments of the iGEM Space Initiative.
Dr. Marc Facciotti’s spent over 10 years mentoring UC Davis iGEM teams as an iGEM PI. Learn from him the ingredients of a successful iGEM team.
Read Dr. Mayi Arcellana-Panlilio’s journey as a PI of iGEM Calgary team, mentoring students to explore synthetic biology, lead interdisciplinary projects, build startups and achieve success across diverse career paths.
Learn about Dr. Thomas Gorochowski’s journey with iGEM, from starting the first Bristol team to mentoring future iGEMers, showcasing iGEM’s impact on his career
The 2024 iGEM Grand Jamboree revealed a bright future for synthetic biology. With more than 4,500 attendees, including synthetic biology researchers, industry reps, startup founders, investors, journalists, experts in governance and policy, and the general public, the Grand Jamboree was the largest synbio gathering to date.
Asimov has teamed up with iGEM once again to empower the genetic designers who are building the future – you – the iGEMers who are building new solutions with biology for the 2024 Competition. As a platinum partner for 2024, we are thrilled to give back to the community that has helped inspire, support, and connect students with each other to make synthetic biology the technology that will transform the world.
Meet Eric Herrera, the co-founder and CEO of Maverick Biometals, a finalist in the 2022 iGEM Startup Showcase in 2022 and Y Combinator S22 Cohort. Eric shared his remarkable entrepreneurship journey, starting with a single bench in a Baltimore basement to a 10,000 sq. ft. biotechnology laboratory. With a team of scientists from over 10 countries, Maverick Biometals is pioneering the production of lithium batteries and silicon semiconductors entirely through biological methods
2024 has been an incredible year for iGEM Startups, marked by notable funding trends among iGEM Alumni startups, particularly at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and synthetic biology (SynBio) within our ecosystem. This year alone, seven alumni startups have secured over $95 million in funding—from government grants to multimillion-dollar investments—highlighting the scalability and market potential of these groundbreaking technologies.
David Baker, Faculty Advisor of University of Washington iGEM team and Director of the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design, has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in computational protein design.
Exploring the sector of iGEM Startups 2024. We'd like to identify the key fields of our iGEM Startups Cohort and how this is implicated in the current emerging trends in synthetic biology to understand the evolving bioentrepreneurship landscape.
Ashwin Jainarayanan is a biofounder with a deep-rooted passion for advancing medical science through synthetic biology and immuno-oncology. Ashwin's journey of founding Granza Bio began during his PhD at the University of Oxford, when a serendipitous email mix-up connected him with Ashwin Nandakumar, who was working on another project at a nearby department.
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