Jul 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Missed the XB1 conference on Xenobiology May 6-8, 2014 in Genoa, Italy? Here you can watch our short video summary of the event:
Jul 2, 2014 | art-science, Events, Science Communication, Science in Society
Second and FINAL Deadline: August 31, 2014 The new final deadline to submit your short film about synthetic biology and/or its societal ramifications is only 2 months away! We are encouraging filmmakers to share their cinematic visions of a present or future society...
Jun 12, 2014 | Science Communication, Science in Society, Serious Games
Developing novel antibiotics has become a kids play. Developed by Biofaction as a fun and interactive learning tool for university students, the mobile SYNMOD game is now also played by younger high school students. Our SYNMOD project partner Auke van Heel from the...
Jun 10, 2014 | Publications, science, Science in Society, Science Policy
The European Commission and its Scientific Committees have launched a public consultation on the first preliminary opinion on Synthetic Biology – Definition. Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt has been one of the co-authors of this opinion. All interested parties are...
Jun 3, 2014 | Events, Science in Society
THE BIO COMMONS Markus Schmidt will give a keynote presentation at the 2014 Pixelache Festival in Helsinki, Finnland, 6th June 2014. In the case of Bio-commons, developments in biotechnology rely mainly on patents as means to enable and secure innovations. The new...
