Interactive BIO·FICTION Film Lounge
Wolfgang Kerbe (Biofaction) and A. Khodzhaeva (ITAS/KIT) presented the Interactive BIO·FICTION Film Lounge at the PaciTA conference in Berlin on 26 February 2015. A selection of films was shown from the BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival 2014, that were the basis...
Interactive BIO·FICTION Film Lounge Berlin
Wolfgang Kerbe (Biofaction) and A. Khodzhaeva (ITAS/KIT) will present the Interactive BIO·FICTION Film Lounge at the PaciTA conference in Berlin on 26 February 2015. A selection of films will be shown from the BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival 2014, that will be...
Gamifying antibiotics production in the Netherlands
Pathogens becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics, is one of the big threats for public health. Creating awareness, increasing the public understanding of the problem, and exploring new ways to eliminate diseases are the goals of the mobile phone SYNMOD game....
First three BIO·FICTION sessions online!
The first three sessions from the BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival are now available online. The remaining sessions will be uploaded soon. Homo Faber Watch the talks of the first BIO·FICTION session Homo faber: Engineering life from October 23rd, 2014....
‘Genetic firewall’ holds engineered microbes captive
"Human-engineered microbes are workhorses of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, churning out biofuels, drugs, and many other products. But they can cause big problems if they become contaminated by other microbes or viruses or escape into the environment....
World Economic Forum Risk Report 2015
The 2015 Global Risks report by the World Economic Forum completes a decade of highlighting the most significant long-term risks worldwide, drawing on the perspectives of experts and global decision-makers. The 2015 report highlights emerging technologies as "Risks in...
DIYBio Europe and Biocommons Conference Report
Report about the DIYBio Europe and Biocommons Conference in Vienna (25-27 October 2014) With the help of Synenergene and Biofaction (Bio-fiction) it was possible to hold a conference within the DIYBio Europe network and to pick up topics from the last Biocommons...
Judging synthetic biology risks
As a member of the European Commission (EC) Scientific Advisory Group for New and Emerging Environmental and Health Risks, Markus Schmidt from Biofaction, helps to define the field of Synthetic Biology and advice EC on how to assess its benefits, risks, and research...
BIO·FICTION on Tour 2015
The original BIO·FICTION Film Festival took place in Vienna from 23-25 October, 2014 (see foots of the event here). After the original festival, we are now sending the festival on tour to other places around the world, see dates below. BIO·FICTION Linz, Austria:...
Call for Artist in Residence at Synthetic Biology Lab
The Center for Fundamental Living Technology (FLinT), University of Southern Denmark - in collaboration with Biofaction- is inviting an artist in residence for up to six weeks during 2015. The two-part residency will start in the spring and conclude in the...
Third BACHBERRY Meeting
BACHBERRY is a 3 year project funded by the EC-FP7 and the acronym for “BACterial Hosts for production of Bioactive phenolics from bERRY fruits”. Started in November 2013 the team of 18 partners from Europe, Russia, Chile and China aim to identify bioactive compounds...
BIO·FICTION auf biotechnologie.tv
biotechnologie.tv berichtet über BIO·FICTION Beitrag 3: Das Kunst- und Filmfestival Biofiction (ab Min. 6:05) Auch im dritten Beitrag dreht sich alles um die Verbindung von Kunst und Wissenschaft. Beim Biofiction-Festival in Wien Ende Oktober zeigten Performances,...