New documentary film: The Berrymakers
We released a new documentary film about the international research and innovation project BACHBERRY that searched for valuable substances in plants, particularly berries, that could be beneficial for health and other useful applications. We travelled to the...
Call for Artist in Residence
at BIOPROCESS LABORATORY, ETH Zürich, Basel, Switzerland in collaboration with BIOFACTION, Vienna CALL FOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE The Bioprocess Laboratory (BPL), ETH Zürich in Basel, Switzerland – in collaboration with Biofaction, Vienna, Austria – is inviting...
Article about “Possible Tomorrows” in Die Presse
View below the print version of Possible Tomorrow's press coverage in Die Presse or click HERE to view the PDF.
“Possible Tomorrows” Exhibition at Vienna Design Week
POSSIBLE TOMORROWS an exhibition curated and produced by Biofaction during Vienna Design Week Possible Tomorrows introduces a selection of experimental and technical design applications hatched from the fields of biotechnology and synthetic biology. Selected...
Interview with VICE Netherlands
VICE Magazine did an interview with Biofaction's CEO Markus Schmidt on the BIO·FICTION Science Art and Film Festival (in Dutch). Click image below to be forwarded to the online interview.
Science café: Synthetic biology animal vaccine engineering and its societal implications
After the first Science Cafè in Barcelona, the second MycoSynVac Science Cafè took place June 25, 2016 in Amsterdam at the Nemo Science Museum. It was held as part of the two-day long Synergene Forum 2016, a large public event which discussed synthetic biology as well...
Science Café Amsterdam June 25th
Join us tomorrow at the MycoSynVac Science café on "Synthetic biology vaccine engineering and its societal implications" during the Synenergene Forum 2016 Saturday June 25th. The event will be held at the NEMO Science Centre in Amsterdam (Theater, floor 2), from...
Public participation in serious life science games?
In a recently published article titled “Homo Politicus meets Homo Ludens: Public participation in serious life science games” published in the journal “Public Understanding of Science”, the authors attempt to find out whether, and to what extent, public participation...
BIO·FICTION on Tour in Instanbul
The next BIO·FICTION on Tour event takes place in Instanbul, Turkey on the 18th of June 2016 at the Orient-Institute Instanbul. Here some information about the event location: The Orient-Institut Istanbul is an independent Turcological and area studies research...
THE FUTURE OF LIFE IS SYNTHETIC: THE PROMISES OF XENOBIOLOGY
Biofaction will contribute to a Science & Society Session jointly organized by the projects "Gene Technology Report" and the Annual Theme 2015|16 "Leibniz: The Task of Visions" of the Berlin- Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Second...
Synthetic Biology – visions of the future
Synthetic Biology – visions of the future SYNENERGENE Forum 24-25th June 2016 Amsterdam The SYNENERGENE Forum is a large public event which will discuss the promises and implications of synthetic biology from a societal perspective. Synthetic biology From the...
BIO·FICTION on tour: early 2016
Our BIO·FICTION Science Art and Film Festival started tremendously into the new year 2016. On 23rd of January, BIO·FICTION was hosted by the Center for Contemporary Culture Barcelona (CCCB) as part of their "Human+" exhibition. The film screening was followed-up by a...