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Cafe Synthetique highlights graduate student work in synthetic biology: algae, arsenic testing and automated labs

4 September 2017

Cafe Synthetique this August gave the floor to a talented collection of graduate students working on synthetic biology projects around the University. It was an excellent insight into some cutting edge science and how these early career researchers view the future of biological engineering.

T7 RNA polymerase-driven inducible cell lysis for DNA transfer from Escherichia coli to Bacillus subtilis.

4 September 2017

Mario Juhas and Jim Ajioka from the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge have contributed to creating reliable and efficient systems for the transfer of synthetic DNA between E. coli and B. subtilis, supported by the SRI's SynBio Fund.

Biomaker Challenge - building collaborations through low-cost instrumentation

30 August 2017

Biomaker Challenge is a four-month programme challenging interdisciplinary teams to build low-cost sensors and instruments for biology. The programme aims to facilitate exchange between the biological and physical sciences, engineering, and humanities for the development of open source biological instrumentation using commodity electronics and DIY approaches.

£1m GCRF grant awarded for open source, 3D-printed microscopes

12 August 2017

Dr Richard Bowman, SynBio Fund grantee and now a 50th Anniversary Research Fellow at the University Bath, is collaborating with colleagues in Cambridge and at STICLab in Tanzania to develop 3D-printed open hardware for science. The group have just been awarded a £1m grant to drive forward their work.

WaterScope wins Vice-Chancellor's Impact Award

1 August 2017

WaterScope, led by Dr Alexander Patto (NanoPhotonics Centre), is a not-for-profit, impact driven company spun out of research conducted within the Department of Physics by Dr Richard Bowman and collaborators.

Advances in engineering of polymerases for synthetic genetics and applications reviewed by Cambridge researchers

12 July 2017

Cambridge researchers have reviewed recent progress in the enzymatic synthesis of synthetic genetic polymers - their roles in ligand binding and catalysis, and application as building blocks for three-dimensional nanostructures.

Advocacy Science Explained - using biotechnology as a case study

12 July 2017

Cambridge researcher Ksenia Gerasimova unravels how advocacy science has changed political discourse in science, and the general perception of the role of science in contemporary society.

Twenty-nine Biomaker Challenge projects funded plus extra deadline for proposals - 21 July 2017

10 July 2017

Twenty-nine Biomaker Challenge projects were funded by the SRI, OpenPlant and CamBridgSens covering a huge range of biology and engineering tasks from cell-free synthetic biology to clinical devices to lab automation solutions. Due to late interest, we have added a later deadline of 21 July.

CamOptimus tool published - applying AI to synthetic biology

3 July 2017

SynBio Fund contributed to supporting an interdisciplinary team hoping to help synthetic biologists to optimise their experiment and the resulting CamOptimus software has now been published in the journal 'Microbiology'.

SynBio SRI and partners awarded CRASSH Faculty Research Group 2017-18 on Open IP and emerging technologies

23 June 2017

The Synthetic Biology SRI and partners at the Institute for Manufacturing, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk and Faculty of Law have been awarded a CRASSH Faculty Research Group on Open IO. This programme supports groups of Cambridge faculty members working together with a common interdisciplinary research interest.

Cafe Synthetique highlights graduate student work in synthetic biology: algae, arsenic testing and automated labs

T7 RNA polymerase-driven inducible cell lysis for DNA transfer from Escherichia coli to Bacillus subtilis.

Biomaker Challenge - building collaborations through low-cost instrumentation

£1m GCRF grant awarded for open source, 3D-printed microscopes

WaterScope wins Vice-Chancellor's Impact Award

Advances in engineering of polymerases for synthetic genetics and applications reviewed by Cambridge researchers

Advocacy Science Explained - using biotechnology as a case study

Twenty-nine Biomaker Challenge projects funded plus extra deadline for proposals - 21 July 2017

CamOptimus tool published - applying AI to synthetic biology

SynBio SRI and partners awarded CRASSH Faculty Research Group 2017-18 on Open IP and emerging technologies

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