All tagged Grand Jamboree

New Villages for 2024: Fashion & Cosmetics, Oncology, and Infectious Diseases

Villages represent the global challenges that iGEMers are most interested in working on, and the solutions that iGEM teams put forth reflect the future of synthetic biology. In keeping with the changing needs of synthetic biology and the interests of the teams, iGEM Villages are constantly evolving. This year, we are introducing three new Villages: : Fashion & Cosmetics, Oncology, and Infectious Diseases.

Celebrating 20 years of iGEM at the 2023 Grand Jamboree

The iGEM 2023 Grand Jamboree brought together over 3500 people to celebrate 20 years of iGEM, the heart of synthetic biology. This was the largest event to date, attended by synthetic biology researchers, industry reps, startup founders, investors, journalists, experts in governance and policy, and the general public, to glimpse the future of synthetic biology.

Responsibility Conference 2.0: Having the conversations that can’t happen anywhere else

At iGEM, people can freely think about the future, and most importantly, how they want to get there. We invite you to join us at the second edition of the Responsibility Conference at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree. The conference offers a platform for multi-stakeholder engagement to deliberate ongoing initiatives and emerging concerns in the realms of biorisk, biosecurity, and biosafety. 

On the road to Paris: Paris Handbook for iGEMers, by iGEMers

Tomorrow is the iGEM 2023 wiki freeze – a moment each and every iGEM team experiences and remembers long after the freeze has passed. During these final moments before the freeze, and in the days ahead, we thought you might enjoy looking forward to some of the fun and cool things that await you in Paris. While you won’t want to miss a moment of the Grand Jamboree, there’s much to enjoy in Paris if you arrive early or stay a bit longer.

Synthetic Biology Everywhere: Regional Synbio Ecosystems

Everyone in our community is working towards iGEM’s purpose to “make sure that the field of synthetic biology, and all of the power that this technology holds, gets developed everywhere by everyone”. At the 2022 Grand Jamboree, one of the Keynotes focused on iGEM’s purpose through a moderated discussion with panelists from four different regions of the world.

The future of synthetic biology unveiled at the iGEM 2022 Grand Jamboree

Held for the first time at the Paris Porte de Versailles Expo, the Grand Jamboree featured the synthetic biology innovations of 350+ teams from 40+ countries who demonstrated their ideas, initiatives, and innovations for humanity’s most pressing problems, including the climate crisis, food security, human health, foundational advances, biomanufacturing and more.

On the Road to Paris: Meet iGEMers, build connections, and find your next opportunity!

For the first time in nearly three years, the world’s largest SynBio community will be gathering in person for the iGEM Grand Jamboree. With over 40 different countries and regions represented, Jamboree participants bring with them a wealth of knowledge in different topic areas, and a diversity of expertise – from academic research to commercial ventures to governance and policy making.

On the road to Paris: Overcoming mental health challenges in STEM

The countdown to the final days before the iGEM 2022 wiki freeze has begun, and this year’s teams are no doubt feeling the pressure. This coming Monday (October 10) is World Mental Health Day, a day to “raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.” While the wiki freeze is a memorable experience, it can also bring added stress to iGEMers already handling a heavy workload.

On the road to Paris: Join IWBDA at the iGEM Grand Jamboree

Registration is open now for the 14th International Workshop on Bio-Design Automation (IWBDA) to be held October 24-26, 2022 in Paris at the iGEM Grand Jamboree. IWBDA will bring together researchers from the synthetic biology, systems biology, and design automation communities to discuss concepts, methodologies and software tools for the computational analysis and synthesis of biological systems.

On the road to Paris: Women in SynBio Symposium

At the Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Initiative by the iGEM Community, we aim to inspire and raise awareness for women and young girls to pursue STEM careers – both in industry and academia. As a part of this year’s event at the iGEM 2022 Grand Jamboree in Paris, we will be hosting a “Women in SynBio Symposium” to celebrate and highlight women in synthetic biology who are a major source of inspiration for the coming generations.

Looking ahead at 2022


Now more than ever the world needs synthetic biologists – talented and passionate people who are building a better world by engineering biology. iGEM is known by most as the premier international synthetic biology competition, and the organization that helped to establish the synthetic biology industry. But in 2022, iGEM has grown to be so much more than just the competition.