Cindy had a very productive time whilst attending the SynBio NZ symposium. She was able to understand "who's who in the zoo" in New Zealand from government, industry and academia.

She was also able to have a call with SynBio Australia to align their plans for the design league proposal and policy lobbying steps within our own respective governments.

SynBio NZ was definitely hyped to be working with iGEM and getting things working for next year to bring in more teams! However, since the universities in NZ work in an independent fashion, going to the universities physically would be required - as suggested by Senior Advisors from the NZ Government.

To find more information about the iGEM Ambassadors & Promoters for Asia & Oceania and regional synbio activities visit our Asia & Oceania webpage. Learn more about the Ambassador Program here.

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