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This blog is where we share stories, announcements, and insights from around the iGEM community.
This blog is where we share stories, announcements, and insights from around the iGEM community.
As we near the end of 2022, all of us at iGEM HQ wish to express our appreciation for the many people who have dedicated their time, talent, work, and support in helping ensure that the field of synthetic biology, and all of the power this technology holds, gets developed everywhere by everyone.
An interview with Moriyama Akihiro, the founder and leader of the first iGEM team from Gifu University in Japan.
Science is not always about research. Science involves investments and entrepreneurship to fuel the continuation and application of research and everything that is contained in it. Greta expressed both interests in research as well as the commercialization side which led her to a career in venture capital.
This past week, iGEM sent six delegates from the Biodiversity Youth Leadership Program to Montréal, Canada to participate in the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity by the United Nations. There, they will present and discuss existing and future approaches to tackling one of the greatest challenges of our planet.
I wanted to do entrepreneurship, but I hadn't really seen it in the synthetic biology and biotech space before, iGEM was a really good way for me to get to do those things, and I think it also was nice for me that it wasn't life or death in case it failed. It was just a student competition.
We were invited to the Grand Jamboree by the iGEM Design League, who hosted our presentations. We discussed how synthetic biology has made our achievements possible. Sean's presentation, titled "Transforming Medicine Through Synthetic Biology: A Look at the Future of Synthetic Biology," discussed Synlogic's approach to producing our drugs and how our team applies genetic engineering to probiotics that are already well-understood (or well-characterized) by scientists.
Erikan Baluku is currently a master's student at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Originally, he is from Uganda and has a background in medical technology which he studied as an undergraduate and that’s when he came to know about iGEM.
EPIC’s Startup Showcase featured the top 15 iGEM Startups, who pitched their ideas in front of an audience and panel of judges at the iGEM 2022 Grand Jamboree. Here are some highlights and insights from the winner and finalists.
Lietuviškos iGEM komandos kiekvienais metais skina aukščiausius laurus tarptautiniame sintetinės biologijos konkurse. O kaip iGEM atsirado Lietuvoje? Apie komandos kūrimo sėkmes ir nesėkmes kalbamės su Dr. Ingrida Olendraite, pirmosios iGEM komnados Lietuvoje vadove.
The iGEM 2022 teams have done amazing work in translating their projects into commercially viable products and services that could change the lives of many people by improving health, or combatting climate change, or addressing many other important, urgent world problems.
Coming from an engineering background, Suhasini Iyer was introduced to the realm of synthetic biology through an email from her school, where she learnt about the iGEM Competition and chose to enroll.
Starting a new iGEM team is a difficult process. Dr. Ingrida Olendraitė shares the struggles and highlights of being the first team in your country. Doctor also comments on science communication from experts point of view
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.
Tomorrow (November 10) is World Science Day for Peace and Development, a day established by the United Nations to recognize the importance of science in society and the need to inform the public about the relevance of science in their lives and to engage them in discussions on emerging scientific issues. In honor of World Science Day for Peace and Development, we’d like to highlight the nominees and winners of the Best Sustainable Development Impact award in the 2022 iGEM Competition.
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.
Two years, 359 days, and 18 hours. That’s how long it’s been since people have been able to join together in person for the most important global synthetic biology gathering. Today, iGEM is welcoming the world to the Grand Jamboree in Paris!
