Oct 30, 2020 | announcement, art-science, Creative, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
We are very happy to announce that our installation “Carbon Futures” is on display at the Science Gallery Detroit since September 2020. The exhibition “FUTURE PRESENT: Design in a Time of Urgency” deals amongst other things with the impact of...
Jun 23, 2020 | art-science, Creative, event, Events, News, science, Science Communication, Science in Society
We’ve been invited to participate in an exciting series of online breakfast discussions hosted by the Angewandte Innovation Laboratory, AIL – which is a unique initiative of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. It’s designed to bring scientists,...
May 15, 2020 | Creative, Events, News, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Serious Games
We’re showcasing our latest game “Battle for Cattle” at GameDays 2020, an international conference on serious games! The event, organised by TU Darmstadt, will be held online on 18 May 2020 and it has a full program with a workshop, a panel...
Apr 29, 2020 | announcement, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
Biofaction is seeking applications for new Artist in Residence programmes for MADONNA, NEWCOTIANA and SINFONIA. As an artist in residence, you will actively engage with scientists working on one of three Synthetic Biology related projects that delve into...
Apr 17, 2020 | announcement, News, science, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
The SARS-COV-2 virus has caused one of the largest, devastating and socioeconomically staggering pandemics since the 1918 Spanish flu – the COVID-19 pandemic. A large number of public and private research groups are working around the clock in a race to develop...
Mar 13, 2020 | Creative, event, Media, News, project, Science Communication, Science in Society, Serious Games, Synthetic Biology
While we’re reaching the end of the successful project MycoSynVac, we had the chance to organize several communication activities with the project’s game Battle for Cattle. We ran a classroom session in Vienna on February 27th, 2020 and used our...