Cafe Synthetique Returns!

Back by popular demand, Cafe Synthetique will return from September 2022! Join us on the first Monday of each month for informal talks, discussion, drinks and snacks and to catch up with engineering biology news and projects from across the Cambridge community.

Started in 2016, the Engineering Biology IRC's (then the Synthetic Biology SRI's) monthly informal Cafe Synthetique meetings have played host to a wide variety of talks from the Cambridge Synthetic and Engineering Biology community. From students, to local biotech companies, and from bioart to next generation crops, Cafe Synthetique aims to bring together the best engineering biology tools, techniques, projects and ideas from across Cambridge in an informal environment. We are an open and welcoming group promoting interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration, and the sharing of ideas and exciting new technologies.

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What's it All About?

Cafe Synthetique is a space for members of the Cambridge engineering biology, synthetic biology, biotechnology and bioinnovation communities to meet, learn and discuss. Meetings are open to everyone, from students and academics to those working in industry and policy, social scientists and DIY biologists. Past meetings have spanned a broad range of topics. Examples include:

copy_of_image1.png	DIY & Open Technologies SynBio and Open Technologies for Development Are Synthetic Biologists Engineers, Tinkerers or Hackers? Biomaker Africa and Open-Seneca - Cheap, Global Tools for Engineering
marchantiapores1-883.png	Plant Science & Agriculture Engineering Algae Next Generation Crops Hot Tomato!
29637799278_f57ced5403_kcopy.jpg	Molecular Biology & Biological Tools CRISPR: Genome Editing Comes of Age Reprogramming the Genome Writing on DNA: synthesis and information storage
biomimetic-material.jpg	Materials & Biomimicry Chloroplast Engineering and Biomimetic Materials Biomimicry and Engineering Engineering Biology for Real-World Applications
3Dventures.jpg	Biomedicine & Medtech Biosensors for Environmental Surveillance to Women's Health Synthetic Biology for Global Challenges Engineering Algae for Energy and Medicine
lunaflow-app.png	AI, Machine Learning & Software AI and Automation - Revolutionising Biology Vertical AI Workflows in Bioengineering & Smart Microscopy
ScreenShot20180206at14.27.33.png	Policy & Ethics Innovating SynBio Governance Using Science to Inform Policy Teaching Tools for SynBio
biodesign-challenge-with-the-royal-college-of-art.jpg	Art & Design The Art & Science Soirée Designing for the Biocentury Engineering Living Systems

You can find a full list fo previous Cafe Synthetique events in our archive.

What's New in 2022?

From September 2022 Cafe Synthetique will be held on the first Monday of each month. The format will remain the same, with 1-2 short talks followed by discussion and an opportunity to network, all accompanied by tasty pub snacks and buy-your-own drinks.

Topics will cover many of the same areas as above, often pairing speakers from the University with local start-ups and biotech companies to provide a broad view from emerging research and technologies to real-world and commercial applications.

Dates for Your Diary

• 5th September
• 3rd October
• 5th December

Get Involved!

If you would like to give a short presentation at an upcoming Cafe Sythetique event in 2022 or 2023, or if you have suggestions for interesting speakers or topics, please do not hesitate to get in touch at coordinator@engbio.cam.ac.uk.

Image Credits: EngBio IRC; Media Studio (Biomedicine & Medtech); D. G. Strange, Department of Engineering (Materials & Biomimicry), LunaFlow Biomaker Team (AI, Machine Learning & Software)