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Read more at: Cambridge Plant Synthetic Biologist wins 2016 Wellcome Trust Image Award

Cambridge Plant Synthetic Biologist wins 2016 Wellcome Trust Image Award

31 March 2016

Fernán Federici, OpenPlant Fellow at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Synthetic Biology Lab at Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Image Award for his micrograph of maize leaves, shot in the Department of Plant Sciences in collaboration with Professor Jim Haseloff.


Read more at: Complex design practices: learning from Synthetic Biology and Swarm Robotics
Complex design practices: learning from Synthetic Biology and Swarm Robotics

Complex design practices: learning from Synthetic Biology and Swarm Robotics

30 March 2016

Dr Chih-Chun Chen and Dr Nathan Crilly investigate the premise that design and engineering principles can be applied to biological entities and ask what synthetic biology could learn from and contribute to other groups tackling complex design problems


Read more at: Open Technology Week, Cambridge, 8-15 June 2016
Open Technology Week, Cambridge, 8-15 June 2016

Open Technology Week, Cambridge, 8-15 June 2016

17 March 2016

Open Technology Week will take place across the city between 8-15 June 2016, culminating in a gathering and open source maker faire at the Cambridge University Engineering Department on 15 June.


Read more at: Open Source Hardware from the PLOS SynBio Community
Open Source Hardware from the PLOS SynBio Community

Open Source Hardware from the PLOS SynBio Community

7 March 2016

Tobias Wenzel, University of Cambridge, talks through the potential of open source hardware in synthetic biology, highlighting several Cambridge-based projects. Tobey received a SynBio and OpenPlant Fund grant for his work on in this area.


Read more at: UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan 2016 Launched: Biodesign for the Bioeconomy
UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan 2016 Launched: Biodesign for the Bioeconomy

UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan 2016 Launched: Biodesign for the Bioeconomy

24 February 2016

Minister for Life Sciences George Freeman MP visited SynbiCITE today at Imperial College London, the UK innovation and knowledge centre for synthetic biology, to announce the release of the UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan 2016 — Biodesign for the Bioeconomy.


Read more at: SynBio Fund supported bioluminescent art project 'Lo Lamento' features on BBC Cambridgeshire
SynBio Fund supported bioluminescent art project 'Lo Lamento'  features on BBC Cambridgeshire

SynBio Fund supported bioluminescent art project 'Lo Lamento' features on BBC Cambridgeshire

11 February 2016

BBC Cambridgeshire features an artistic collaboration between Bernardo Pollak and Anton Kan in the Department of Plant Sciences and conceptual fashion designer Victoria Geany, inspired by a SynBio Fund supported project on bioluminescent bacteria.


Read more at: Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society Launches
Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society Launches

Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society Launches

18 January 2016

A team of undergraduates including previous iGEM team members have just started a new society, the Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society (CUSBS).


Read more at: Registration opens for EUSynBioS Symposium 2016: Engineering Biology for a Better Future
Registration opens for EUSynBioS Symposium 2016: Engineering Biology for a Better Future

Registration opens for EUSynBioS Symposium 2016: Engineering Biology for a Better Future

18 January 2016

EUSynBioS Symposium 2016: Engineering Biology for a Better Future 9 April, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom


Read more at: SynBio SRI builds Chain Reaction and supports 'Made in Cambridge'

SynBio SRI builds Chain Reaction and supports 'Made in Cambridge'

30 November 2015

Join us to build a synthetic biology inspired link in the Cambridge Science Centre's Chain Reaction and finalise planning a family workshop building 3D printed microscopes.


Read more at: Using public data resources? Help EBI make them better

Using public data resources? Help EBI make them better

17 November 2015

European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) requests your support in completing their annual user survey about how you use biological databases, tools, and other resources.