We are proud to have Lord David Prior of Brampton as a keynote speaker for SynBioBeta London 2017. Lord Prior was recently appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and...
Author - Shaun Moshasha
How Automation is Accelerating Biology to Improve Reproducibility and Standardization
Biology has been on a relentless march towards becoming more of an engineering discipline through the processes of modularization and standardization. Through this process, the costs of conducting biological research...
iGEM Rocks the World Once Again
This year, 273 teams coming from 6 continents attended the iGEM Giant Jamboree. The energy was electrifying as students buzzed around, setting up their posters, stressing about their presentations, and forging...
Engineering the Microbiome: Using Synthetic Biology as the Interface Between Ourselves and our Ecology
The human microbiome is the term used to describe the community of microbes that colonize the human body. Most people don’t appreciate the significance of the microbiome, especially in the United States where we are...
How Engineered Cell Therapies and Antibodies Are Transforming Personalized Medicine
Everybody has been hearing that we are transitioning into an age of personalized medicine, but what does that really mean? In this session, titled “Engineered Cell Therapies and Antibodies,” four leaders in the field...
Helping Drive the Synthetic Biology Industry in China – a Look at Dr. Yin Li of The Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
Dr. Yin Li is a nationally influential figure in the Chinese synthetic biology community and one to pay attention to over the next several years. With his focus on industrial biotechnology, Dr. Li has risen through the...
The Rapid Growth of Synthetic Biology in China
China has long been known for its state led initiatives, and its interest in synthetic biology is no different. While China has been slow to get into the game of synbio, it has recognized the potential of the field to...
