Merge AI with synthetic biology, providing a suite of educational resources, software tools and a collaborative platform to foster innovation, facilitate knowledge exchange, and support AI-driven solutions in synthetic biology.

Serve as a vital link between the scientific and creative communities, facilitating robust communication, forging new connections, sharing ideas, and democratizing access to the arts.

Empower aspiring and existing entrepreneurs by developing a comprehensive toolkit for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial thinking.

A free course gives an introduction to these issues, equipping scientists with essential biosecurity and biosafety knowledge to practice safe science. Dive into laboratory safety, ethical practices, and global policies to empower your science with safety and responsibility.

Create a Latin American (LATAM) SynBio Network to connect the region's countries under related topics. We seek to create high value connections, develop a collaboration-friendly environment, and promote diverse opportunities among the LATAM community.

Spearhead community building efforts to accelerate solutions for rare diseases, driving technology innovation through biohackathon collaboration while also pressing for policy reform through patient advocacy that brings urgency to unlocking life-changing treatments.

Spark wonder in synthetic biology's potential for space by building a community to collaborate on the endless opportunities ahead. We aim to create resources for the iGEM Space Village and complement efforts from the iGEM Space Intiative.

Address synthetic biology knowledge gaps in Africa, tailored to the continent's challenges. With transformative potential in medicine, agriculture, and industry, our project seeks to bridge the awareness and education gap.

Foster teamwork, boost innovation, and elevate the collective output of iGEM teams with guidance and regulation. We address uneven work distribution among team members and so much more!

The project aims to create a BioArt competition for synthetic biology enthusiasts everywhere! Submissions can include any form of art related to SynBio.

Biota Talks is an initiative that brings together members of the African biology community to share experiences, knowledge, and insights about synthetic biology. It’s neither a series of webinars nor workshops. Instead, it takes the form of a book club where members meet regularly to discuss and explore the latest developments and advances in the field.

The project aims to create an interactive guide for iGEM teams seeking to publish their research. We will create high-quality videos to show the steps of the publication process, including editing, peer review, and submission. We will also create a comprehensive handbook to provide guidance to teams on how to navigate publication.

A platform to share your stories from around the world. The iGEM experience leads to many challenges and accomplishments that may otherwise not be highlighted during the Competition.

Members from the community interested in Governance and Policy are conducting independent research into policy topics related to synthetic biology with the aim to produce a series of whitepapers and encourage you to participate in public policy discussions.

This course is geared towards equipping scientists with the essential skills in writing, presentation, social media, illustration, and best practices needed to realize the full potential of their research and advance the intersection of science and society.

SciComm Made Easy aims to explores science outside of the lab and curate relevant resources such as videos, reading material, articles, and podcasts to boost understanding of Science Communication methods and its importance to solve sustainability challenges.

The iGEM Arts Gallery aims to build an annual bioart exhibition to showcase artworks from around the world. We want to promote new and well-established artists and their creations which impacts a specific social-cultural theme integrating synthetic biology.

The Bioart Hub will be a digital platform with the objective to bridge the gaps between the scientific and creativity communities in order to foster communication, build new connections, exchange ideas, democratize access to arts and enable collaborations.

BridgeBio aims to foster innovation, awareness and collaboration in the synthetic biology business ecosystem, as well as create a supportive and inclusive community to bridge the gap between industry, academia and stakeholders, and support iGEMers in industry.

The Grand Competition Guidebook aims to create a collection of concise resources from iGEM and the community that will help you in the better understanding of the iGEM Competition and faciliate you in navigating the process of establishing a new iGEM team.

Unleash your potential in STEM with our 3-month mentorship program! You will be mentored by professionals from academia, industry, and governance on career progression, gain valuable skills, build connections, and inspire others through sharing your journey.

Unleash your potential as a global leader at our Model UN conference focused on the crucial issues of biological weapons and biodiversity conservation. As a delegate, you'll hone your negotiation and drafting skills while making a real impact on the world.

SynBio 101 aims to democratize synthetic biology by bringing synbio educational resources to the scientists of tomorrow through frugal DIY kits, 3D lessons, modules, and free interactive videos aiming to expose younger audiences to the field at an earlier age.

The Global Alliance of SynBio Associations (SynBio Alliance) started in 2020 with the mission to connect associations and synbio-related organizations and recognize their contributions to the advancement of synthetic biology.

Work in Progress will be a peer support network for iGEMers and members of the synthetic biology geared towards mental health support. The network is a safe space where anyone can turn to, when they are feeling stressed, demotivated or just want to vent.

Building Inclusive Tech aims for local educational empowerment, where high schoolers are invited to synthetic biology related talks, workshops with presentations of past iGEM projects and getting the opportunity to create their own final iGEM-like projects.

High School Synbio Summit aims to revitalize synthetic biology in high schools by incorporating high-school iGEM teams, alumni, and the general public through a collaborative project and bringing them together to share experiences, opportunities and resources.

Lens on Labs is your window to synthetic biology and its unending prospects. With symposiums on iGEM competition tracks, it aims to build awareness around synbio advancements, while also providing a forum for collaborative discussions from field experts.

Beyond Numbers will be an online series aimed to provide you skills for good experimental design, enabling reproducibility, and generating meaningful and understandable data in order to help you build strong scientific foundations for your research career.

The GAP Newsletter aims to promote synbio governance and policy news, reflections, and overviews from iGEMers and synbio enthusiasts. It will provide the community access to the current policies, proposals, and diplomatic positions related to synbio topics.

EduHall aims to create a central platform where the iGEM community can compile educational resources for synthetic biology and in greater focus, to iGEM teams.

Collecting insights from iGEMers to connect iGEM alumni with current members to assist with iGEM projects as well as to help our community members pursuing the field of Academia or Research beyond iGEM

Find out more about the story of Africa in Synbio and iGEM. The Ambassadors to Africa compiled and highlighted the achievements of iGEMers in the African Synbio ecosystem and the emergence of Biotechnology in the region

The Grand Jamboree 2022 is only a couple of months away! Do you want to find out what it takes for your team to stand out? Join our “Hacking iGEM: How to decode the competition” online series

From 2011 to 2021, about 500 highschool teams participated in iGEM competition, none of them were from Africa! Beyond Biology is a workshop series designed for highschool students in Africa.

We seek to create a group of enthusiastic iGEM Community PI's interested in creating a space to listen to and encourage members who have supported their teams at iGEM with so much effort and still have so much to contribute to the global synthetic biology community.

We seek to create a group of enthusiastic iGEM Community PI's interested in creating a space to listen to and encourage members who have supported their teams at iGEM with so much effort and still have so much to contribute to the global synthetic biology community.

A video podcast series that compiles interviews with professional science communicators working in areas such as education, consulting, digital media, entrepreneurship, policy, and many more.

We are excited to share the published papers from iGEMers through our collaboration with Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology in the special issue on The 2019 and 2020 iGEM Proceedings.

A streamlined guide packed with information that iGEM alumni and Ambassadors have found to be the most important parts of iGEM or things they wish they had known earlier. We hope that the advice and resources included here can help you succeed as an iGEM team.

The Mentors Network is here to serve all iGEMers. Whether you’re on a new team this year, or if you were on a team from 2004, you are welcome to tap into the expertise of our group!

Delivering workshops on the topics relevant for the preparation of publication-quality material, culminating in manuscripts for submission for peer-review.

The 2021 team of ambassadors organized video calls with iGEM Teams. The calls were a place to catch up, share plans, discuss questions and voice for the teams' suggestions.

Identify open public policy comments/consultations, and put together comments representing the iGEM community.

After the creation of the Linkedin Group, we have been working on posting news regarding synthetic biology companies, job opportunities, and events to engage more people and provide a more knowledgeable environment for our community to interact.

The Open Talks project consists of a set of lectures with speakers involved in open (bio)sciences and technologies, specifically in the scope of hardware, software, licenses and open innovation.

The ORIgin Project is a database for multilingual synbio learning content. It aims to break the accessibility barriers of various valuable online synbio learning resources to the world - whether through translation or by technical means.

The Shipping Policies project aims to study how to extend access to synthetic biology and its tools by understanding local/regional bureaucracy and policy. The pilot project started in Latin America, in collaboration with the Open Science & Accessibility Network.

The survey gathers information on situations of gender inequality in our culture and workplace, especially with regards to the STEM fields. It gives a voice to individuals within the community to share their experiences of career development and gender equity in STEM.

A series of talks addressing the experiences of Industry Professionals. We would like to represent all kinds of job positions, such as biologists, project managers and business developers, but also independent professionals who launched their own business.

A new magazine which featured written interviews with inspiring leaders and articles about gender diversity and empowerment.

Aims to support a more inclusive community, where language is a bridge and not a barrier. Our goal is to create a shared vocabulary concerning iGEM and synthetic biology that is translated into different languages.

Design and carry out interviews/discussions to learn the experience of previous high-school iGEMers, understand how different it was among different regions and teams, and potentially develop more resources that could improve their iGEM experience.

iGEM Ambassadors together with iGEM teams, explore issues of safety, security and responsibility. The aim is to help teams to understand more about the risks in their projects.

Round table discussions explored the multi-faceted issues faced by women in STEM. Esteemed speakers were invited to talk and provide the audience with their insights.