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Download the No-Code Programming for Biology Beginner's Guide

8 March 2021

The new and improved No-Code Prgramming for Biology Beginner's Guide is now available for free download on the Biomaker website.

SynBio IRC Celebrates International Women's Day 2021

5 March 2021

To celebrate International Women's Day 2021 the SynBio IRC has put together a selection of the most exciting IWD events from across the web.

Tune in for the BBI Plant Synthetic Biology Webinar

25 February 2021

Join the Bristol BioDesign Institue (BBI) for their latest webinar spotlightling Plant Synthetic Biology. Dr Eftychios Frangedakis ( Hibberd Lab , Department of Plant Sciences) will discuss the development of standardised tools in the model orgainsm Marchantia polymorpha .

SynBio IRC Recruiting Postdoc Representatives

9 February 2021

Please note: this opportunity is now closed. The SynBio IRC is searching for enthusiastic volunteers to represent postdoc experiences and help shape the future of synthetic biology research in Cambridge.

Virtual Meetup: Join our Monthly Biomaker Catch-Ups

8 February 2021

New monthly virtual meet up for anyone interested in the intersection of biology engineering and computer science.

No-Code Programming for Biology Workshop Recordings Now Available

18 December 2020

Recordings from our November No-Code Programming for Biology workshops are now available online. Follow along to get started with your own custom devices.

Biomaker Challenge 2020 Teams Announced

17 December 2020

11 teams have been selected for this year's Biomaker Challenge. Learn about the teams and their projects.

Dr Jenny Molloy Appointed as Global Future Fellow

6 October 2020

Congratulations to IRC member Dr Jenny Molloy, who has been named as a Fellow of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Synthetic Biology.

Mycotextil Team Release Practical Guide to Making Fungal Biomaterial

11 August 2020

The Mycotextile project is a transdisciplinary exercise that seeks to develop an open source biomaterial. The project was developed in response to the fast fashion movement, encouraged by the textile industry, which generates serious socioenvironmental consequences. We set out to create a mycelium-based textile from native...

Biomaker Design2020: Low-Cost Reactors for Molecular Diagnosis and Bioengineering

15 May 2020

Jim Haseloff, Francesco Ciriello and Maziyar Jalaal discuss OpenPlant Biomaker Design2020, a collaborative project to develop low-cost reactors for molecular diagnosis. The project aims to develop open-source bioreactors with potential applications for COVID-19 and viral diagnosis.

Download the No-Code Programming for Biology Beginner's Guide

SynBio IRC Celebrates International Women's Day 2021

Tune in for the BBI Plant Synthetic Biology Webinar

SynBio IRC Recruiting Postdoc Representatives

Virtual Meetup: Join our Monthly Biomaker Catch-Ups

No-Code Programming for Biology Workshop Recordings Now Available

Biomaker Challenge 2020 Teams Announced

Dr Jenny Molloy Appointed as Global Future Fellow

Mycotextil Team Release Practical Guide to Making Fungal Biomaterial

Biomaker Design2020: Low-Cost Reactors for Molecular Diagnosis and Bioengineering

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