Introducing The Beast in Yeast!

Apr 10, 2019 | Creative, Film & Video, Media, News, project, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

We’re proud to present our latest animation clip, The Beast in Yeast: OPATHY. We had a great time developing the story line with OPATHY (Omics of PATHogenics Yeasts) to address something that is not very well known: how yeast, such as Candida, can turn into dangerous...

Impressions from “Designerbabys, Mammuts & Co”

Apr 4, 2019 | event, Events, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

Markus Schmidt explained de-extinction in the light of massive global biodiversity loss. The presentations were followed by an hour of Q&A with the audience in Theater Akzent. Thanks to the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) for the invitation, Helge Torgersen for the...

Biofaction at the world’s largest Science Film Festival

Mar 26, 2019 | art-science, Creative, Film & Video, Media, News, project, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

Two Biofaction films, The Berrymakers and MYCOSYNVAC feat. MC Grease (da disease), were part of the 2018 edition of the Science Film Festival. The films were shown at multiple events in Asia and Africa reaching over 250.000 viewers! The majority of the viewers were...

Designerbabys, Mammuts & Co: Science Talk

Mar 25, 2019 | art-science, Creative, event, Events, Media, News, project, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is organizing the talk “Designerbabys, Mammuts & Co”. The talk will take place on 03.04.2019 in Theater Akzent, Vienna. Markus Schmidt from Biofaction and Helge Torgersen from the Austrian Academy of Sciences will...

Biofaction at LASER Talks: Shenzhen Molecular Speed

Dec 13, 2018 | art-science, Creative, event, Events, Media, News, project, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

Biofaction founder Markus Schmidt has been invited to one of the LASER Talks in Vienna: Shenzen Molecular Speed. The event will take place on the 15th of December from 6:15 PM to 8:15 PM at the Angewandte Innovation Laboratory (AIL). The talk asks...

MycoSynVac presents synthetic vaccines at the European Parliament

Nov 26, 2018 | announcement, Media, News, project, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology

European scientists are coming together in a high-level and public meeting in Brussels on 27 November 2018, to present and discuss how innovation improves the everyday life. Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament, and Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for...