iGEM
@igemhq.bsky.social
The 💚 of Synthetic Biology
🎟️World Expo Synbio - Grand Jamboree
📆Nov 13-16, 2026📍Paris, France
igem.org
🎟️World Expo Synbio - Grand Jamboree
📆Nov 13-16, 2026📍Paris, France
igem.org
The 2026 iGEM Competition season has started!
100+ teams have already registered to tackle global challenges with synthetic biology and advance the field.
Want to join the biggest annual synthetic biology competition? Start your 2026 iGEM journey today! competition.igem.org/registration
100+ teams have already registered to tackle global challenges with synthetic biology and advance the field.
Want to join the biggest annual synthetic biology competition? Start your 2026 iGEM journey today! competition.igem.org/registration
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The 2026 iGEM Competition season has started!
100+ teams have already registered to tackle global challenges with synthetic biology and advance the field.
Want to join the biggest annual synthetic biology competition? Start your 2026 iGEM journey today! competition.igem.org/registration
100+ teams have already registered to tackle global challenges with synthetic biology and advance the field.
Want to join the biggest annual synthetic biology competition? Start your 2026 iGEM journey today! competition.igem.org/registration
How can high school students make a global impact?
Join Janet Standeven, Director of High School at iGEM, for a virtual discussion that includes how iGEM enables authentic research experiences that prepare students to tackle real-world challenges.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Janet Standeven, Director of High School at iGEM, for a virtual discussion that includes how iGEM enables authentic research experiences that prepare students to tackle real-world challenges.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
How can high school students make a global impact?
Join Janet Standeven, Director of High School at iGEM, for a virtual discussion that includes how iGEM enables authentic research experiences that prepare students to tackle real-world challenges.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join Janet Standeven, Director of High School at iGEM, for a virtual discussion that includes how iGEM enables authentic research experiences that prepare students to tackle real-world challenges.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Registration for the 2026 iGEM Competition is NOW OPEN!
Imagine, design, build and test ideas that matter and help tackle real-world challenges using synthetic biology, together with teams worldwide.
Early registration ends Feb 12.
Register: competition.igem.org/registration
Imagine, design, build and test ideas that matter and help tackle real-world challenges using synthetic biology, together with teams worldwide.
Early registration ends Feb 12.
Register: competition.igem.org/registration
January 19, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Registration for the 2026 iGEM Competition is NOW OPEN!
Imagine, design, build and test ideas that matter and help tackle real-world challenges using synthetic biology, together with teams worldwide.
Early registration ends Feb 12.
Register: competition.igem.org/registration
Imagine, design, build and test ideas that matter and help tackle real-world challenges using synthetic biology, together with teams worldwide.
Early registration ends Feb 12.
Register: competition.igem.org/registration
As 2025 comes to a close, iGEM sends thanks to the global iGEM community 💚
PIs, mentors, committees, judges, partners, sponsors & program participants: Your time & dedication made this a record-breaking year!
This success belongs to you! Thank you for an incredible 2025!
PIs, mentors, committees, judges, partners, sponsors & program participants: Your time & dedication made this a record-breaking year!
This success belongs to you! Thank you for an incredible 2025!
December 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
As 2025 comes to a close, iGEM sends thanks to the global iGEM community 💚
PIs, mentors, committees, judges, partners, sponsors & program participants: Your time & dedication made this a record-breaking year!
This success belongs to you! Thank you for an incredible 2025!
PIs, mentors, committees, judges, partners, sponsors & program participants: Your time & dedication made this a record-breaking year!
This success belongs to you! Thank you for an incredible 2025!
Meet the Topic Coordinators for the 2025 iGEM × Frontiers Research Collection!
These leaders will guide submissions across four key areas shaping the future of synthetic biology.
We are excited to see what our community contributes this year.
community.igem.org/journals/fro...
These leaders will guide submissions across four key areas shaping the future of synthetic biology.
We are excited to see what our community contributes this year.
community.igem.org/journals/fro...
December 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Meet the Topic Coordinators for the 2025 iGEM × Frontiers Research Collection!
These leaders will guide submissions across four key areas shaping the future of synthetic biology.
We are excited to see what our community contributes this year.
community.igem.org/journals/fro...
These leaders will guide submissions across four key areas shaping the future of synthetic biology.
We are excited to see what our community contributes this year.
community.igem.org/journals/fro...
Calling all SynBio builders!
iGEM is recruiting members for the Registry Steering Committee to guide the next era of the parts repository.
Your expertise can shape how the global community designs, builds & shares biology.
Apply Here:
registry.igem.org/about/steeri...
iGEM is recruiting members for the Registry Steering Committee to guide the next era of the parts repository.
Your expertise can shape how the global community designs, builds & shares biology.
Apply Here:
registry.igem.org/about/steeri...
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Calling all SynBio builders!
iGEM is recruiting members for the Registry Steering Committee to guide the next era of the parts repository.
Your expertise can shape how the global community designs, builds & shares biology.
Apply Here:
registry.igem.org/about/steeri...
iGEM is recruiting members for the Registry Steering Committee to guide the next era of the parts repository.
Your expertise can shape how the global community designs, builds & shares biology.
Apply Here:
registry.igem.org/about/steeri...
Did you miss seeing the iGEM Competition Finalists present their innovative, award-winning projects on the Final Day of the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree?
Watch all 7 presentations now:
👉 iGEM Video Universe: video.igem.org/c/2025_jamboree/videos
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@iGEMFoundation
Watch all 7 presentations now:
👉 iGEM Video Universe: video.igem.org/c/2025_jamboree/videos
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@iGEMFoundation
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Did you miss seeing the iGEM Competition Finalists present their innovative, award-winning projects on the Final Day of the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree?
Watch all 7 presentations now:
👉 iGEM Video Universe: video.igem.org/c/2025_jamboree/videos
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@iGEMFoundation
Watch all 7 presentations now:
👉 iGEM Video Universe: video.igem.org/c/2025_jamboree/videos
👉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@iGEMFoundation
🏆 Congratulations to Team GreatBay-SCIE, winner of the High School Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
Their project, “ArMOLDgeddon”, is a multi-enzyme mold remover, meant to be a safe and effective alternative to current options.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/greatbay-scie
Their project, “ArMOLDgeddon”, is a multi-enzyme mold remover, meant to be a safe and effective alternative to current options.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/greatbay-scie
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Team GreatBay-SCIE, winner of the High School Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
Their project, “ArMOLDgeddon”, is a multi-enzyme mold remover, meant to be a safe and effective alternative to current options.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/greatbay-scie
Their project, “ArMOLDgeddon”, is a multi-enzyme mold remover, meant to be a safe and effective alternative to current options.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/greatbay-scie
🏆 Congratulations to Team Brno Czech Republic, winner of the Overgrad Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
Their project “NitroDuck” introduced a toolkit for 5X faster genetic engineering of duckweed, a promising new crop.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/brno-czech-republic
Their project “NitroDuck” introduced a toolkit for 5X faster genetic engineering of duckweed, a promising new crop.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/brno-czech-republic
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Team Brno Czech Republic, winner of the Overgrad Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
Their project “NitroDuck” introduced a toolkit for 5X faster genetic engineering of duckweed, a promising new crop.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/brno-czech-republic
Their project “NitroDuck” introduced a toolkit for 5X faster genetic engineering of duckweed, a promising new crop.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/brno-czech-republic
🏆 Congratulations to Team McGill, winner of the Undergrad Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
They introduced “Cohera”, a synbio toolkit for the engineering of multicellular systems.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/mcgill
They introduced “Cohera”, a synbio toolkit for the engineering of multicellular systems.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/mcgill
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🏆 Congratulations to Team McGill, winner of the Undergrad Grand Prize in the 2025 iGEM Competition!
They introduced “Cohera”, a synbio toolkit for the engineering of multicellular systems.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/mcgill
They introduced “Cohera”, a synbio toolkit for the engineering of multicellular systems.
Learn more: 2025.igem.wiki/mcgill
Applications are now open for the 2026 iGEM Ambassador Program!
Promote iGEM and synthetic biology in your region, connect with alumni, recruit new iGEM Teams and help strengthen synbio communities around the world!
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025.
Apply: community.igem.org/recruitment/...
Promote iGEM and synthetic biology in your region, connect with alumni, recruit new iGEM Teams and help strengthen synbio communities around the world!
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025.
Apply: community.igem.org/recruitment/...
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Applications are now open for the 2026 iGEM Ambassador Program!
Promote iGEM and synthetic biology in your region, connect with alumni, recruit new iGEM Teams and help strengthen synbio communities around the world!
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025.
Apply: community.igem.org/recruitment/...
Promote iGEM and synthetic biology in your region, connect with alumni, recruit new iGEM Teams and help strengthen synbio communities around the world!
Deadline: Nov 24, 2025.
Apply: community.igem.org/recruitment/...
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Congratulations to iGEM McGill and iGEM Brno for winning the undergraduate and overgraduate Grand Prize respectively.🏆
Looking forward to joining you at the Grand Jamboree next year!
#iGEM2026
Looking forward to joining you at the Grand Jamboree next year!
#iGEM2026
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations to iGEM McGill and iGEM Brno for winning the undergraduate and overgraduate Grand Prize respectively.🏆
Looking forward to joining you at the Grand Jamboree next year!
#iGEM2026
Looking forward to joining you at the Grand Jamboree next year!
#iGEM2026
Relive the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree!
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Relive the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree!
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
It’s already been a week since 4600+ iGEMers gathered together in Paris to showcase their work to the world, and to discuss the future of synthetic biology. Now it’s time to relive the experience!
Photos are out now:
www.flickr.com/photos/igemh...
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🩷 The 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree Volunteers 🩷
A special thank you to every volunteer who made the world’s largest gathering of synthetic biologists a truly grand experience!
We couldn’t have done it without your dedication, energy and love for the SynBio community!
igem.org
A special thank you to every volunteer who made the world’s largest gathering of synthetic biologists a truly grand experience!
We couldn’t have done it without your dedication, energy and love for the SynBio community!
igem.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
🩷 The 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree Volunteers 🩷
A special thank you to every volunteer who made the world’s largest gathering of synthetic biologists a truly grand experience!
We couldn’t have done it without your dedication, energy and love for the SynBio community!
igem.org
A special thank you to every volunteer who made the world’s largest gathering of synthetic biologists a truly grand experience!
We couldn’t have done it without your dedication, energy and love for the SynBio community!
igem.org
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Learn how to publish your iGEM Projects!
Frontiers is hosting Publishing Workshops for iGEM teams to help you turn your project into a peer-reviewed paper, from manuscript prep to peer review, plus Q&A!
Register:
Nov 13: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 14: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Frontiers is hosting Publishing Workshops for iGEM teams to help you turn your project into a peer-reviewed paper, from manuscript prep to peer review, plus Q&A!
Register:
Nov 13: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 14: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Learn how to publish your iGEM Projects!
Frontiers is hosting Publishing Workshops for iGEM teams to help you turn your project into a peer-reviewed paper, from manuscript prep to peer review, plus Q&A!
Register:
Nov 13: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 14: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Frontiers is hosting Publishing Workshops for iGEM teams to help you turn your project into a peer-reviewed paper, from manuscript prep to peer review, plus Q&A!
Register:
Nov 13: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nov 14: igem-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
4600+ iGEMers all together in one photo at the largest synthetic biology event in the world!
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
4600+ iGEMers all together in one photo at the largest synthetic biology event in the world!
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
See if you can spot yourself in the 2025 iGEM From Above photo! The full-sized photo is available on our official Flickr account: https://bit.ly/igem-from-above
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🌿 Today at #iGEM2025, Professor @slemaire75.bsky.social, Director of the Paris Biofoundry, shared his vision on how synthetic biology and innovation can drive a more sustainable future.
Proud to see the Paris Biofoundry represented once again at iGEM! 💡
#SyntheticBiology #Innovation
Proud to see the Paris Biofoundry represented once again at iGEM! 💡
#SyntheticBiology #Innovation
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🌿 Today at #iGEM2025, Professor @slemaire75.bsky.social, Director of the Paris Biofoundry, shared his vision on how synthetic biology and innovation can drive a more sustainable future.
Proud to see the Paris Biofoundry represented once again at iGEM! 💡
#SyntheticBiology #Innovation
Proud to see the Paris Biofoundry represented once again at iGEM! 💡
#SyntheticBiology #Innovation
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🎉 dnes slavíme - česká věda boduje ve světě!
Tým iGEM Brno se stal jedním ze dvou finalistů prestižní biotechnologické soutěže iGEM Grand Jamboree v Paříži.
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Tým iGEM Brno se stal jedním ze dvou finalistů prestižní biotechnologické soutěže iGEM Grand Jamboree v Paříži.
🧵⬇️
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎉 dnes slavíme - česká věda boduje ve světě!
Tým iGEM Brno se stal jedním ze dvou finalistů prestižní biotechnologické soutěže iGEM Grand Jamboree v Paříži.
🧵⬇️
Tým iGEM Brno se stal jedním ze dvou finalistů prestižní biotechnologické soutěže iGEM Grand Jamboree v Paříži.
🧵⬇️
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I’m a mentor to the high school KhanLab-BayArea @iGEM. They made #engineeredlivingmaterials with advice from me @kelsey DeFrates @jingjieyeo.bsky.social @cheveran.bsky.social The team earned a Gold Medal and were nominated for a special award. Thanks to @NSF for supporting this broader impact.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m a mentor to the high school KhanLab-BayArea @iGEM. They made #engineeredlivingmaterials with advice from me @kelsey DeFrates @jingjieyeo.bsky.social @cheveran.bsky.social The team earned a Gold Medal and were nominated for a special award. Thanks to @NSF for supporting this broader impact.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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So proud of our UNILausanne iGEM team! 🏆🥇 Best Entrepreneurship, placed in the Top 10 Overgrad teams, won a Gold Medal, and were nominated for Best Education, Best Wiki, and Best Biomanufacturing Project. Incredible achievement! #iGEM
@fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
@fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So proud of our UNILausanne iGEM team! 🏆🥇 Best Entrepreneurship, placed in the Top 10 Overgrad teams, won a Gold Medal, and were nominated for Best Education, Best Wiki, and Best Biomanufacturing Project. Incredible achievement! #iGEM
@fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
@fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social
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We’re proud to share that Daniela Gomes, Débora Ferreira, and João Rainha, members of the Synbiomics team, served as judges at iGEM 2025 – The World Expo of Synthetic Biology, held October 28–31 at the Paris Convention Centre.
#iGEM2025 #SyntheticBiology #Innovation
#iGEM2025 #SyntheticBiology #Innovation
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We’re proud to share that Daniela Gomes, Débora Ferreira, and João Rainha, members of the Synbiomics team, served as judges at iGEM 2025 – The World Expo of Synthetic Biology, held October 28–31 at the Paris Convention Centre.
#iGEM2025 #SyntheticBiology #Innovation
#iGEM2025 #SyntheticBiology #Innovation
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@igemhq.bsky.social and SB8 was unforgettable.
Would love to supervise a team on flower design for the new art/design village 🎨🌹🧬
Would love to supervise a team on flower design for the new art/design village 🎨🌹🧬
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@igemhq.bsky.social and SB8 was unforgettable.
Would love to supervise a team on flower design for the new art/design village 🎨🌹🧬
Would love to supervise a team on flower design for the new art/design village 🎨🌹🧬
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Just wrapped up the 2025 iGEM Jamboree in Paris, and my team won a gold medal and four nominations for their project to create sustainable materials on Mars! @urochester.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just wrapped up the 2025 iGEM Jamboree in Paris, and my team won a gold medal and four nominations for their project to create sustainable materials on Mars! @urochester.bsky.social @igemhq.bsky.social