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...
Gene Editing, Artificial Life and Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
Markus Schmidt of BIOFACTION will be in Irvine beginning of February as part of the symposium panel below. Gene Editing, Artificial Life and Ethics: An Interdisciplinary Symposium presented by The Newkirk Center for Science and Society, the Beall Center for Art +...
Prototype Nature exhibition in Essen
The „Prototype Nature“ symposium was initiated by the Fraunhofer UMSICHT Oberhausen and the Folkwang University of the Arts Essen, in order to learn from the enormous diversity of nature and to ascertain how this knowledge can help meet the challenges of the today’s...
Read: Final Opinion on Synthetic Biology III
Final Opinion on Synthetic Biology III: Risks to the environment and biodiversity related to synthetic biology and research priorities in the field of synthetic biology Co-authored by Dr Markus Schmidt. Read the notes by clicking below: ...
Interview: Synthetische Biologie: Zwischen Fiktion und Realität
Synthetische Biologie: Zwischen Fiktion und Realität. Interview mit Dr. Markus Schmidt über das BIO·FICTION Science Art Film-Festival (23.–25. Oktober 2014, Wien, Österreich) mitTATuP - Zeitschrift des ITAS zur Technikfolgenabschätzung. Die pdf Version des Interviews...
Synthetic Biology in Europe Film featured on SciViews
We are happy to see Biofaction's film production 'Synthetic Biology in Europe' featured and reviewed on SciViews recently: Find below review (in German) as seen on SciViews: Ingenieure und der Baukasten der Zelle Die synthetische Biologie befasst sich damit,...
EC workshop: From science to policy and societal challenges
On 10 December 2015 in Luxembourg, the European Commission will hold a workshop on Synthetic Biology, called "From science to policy and societal challenges". Markus Schmidt from Biofaction will present the gaps and challenges to risk assessment in synthetic biology...