Summer Mediterranean Meetup

For the second year in a row, the summer mediterranean meetup took place in Marseille, with the same goal: giving the chance to iGEM teams on the mediterranean shores to attend a close-by meetup.

This year, 8 teams joined us in Marseille: AFCM-Egypt, UPF_CRG_Barcelona, Grenoble, Bordeaux, Toulouse-INSA-UPS, Sorbonne_U_Paris, Pasteur_Paris, and Montpellier. To present their projects and captivate the audience, the teams had 180 seconds. An initiative that was taken from swissnex Brazil and Nano-Tera.

“This type of science contest not only helps students to feel more comfortable in presenting their work to others but also serves to inform the general public about the wide and exciting range of scientific research being carried out”, says Adriano Bürgi, lead project manager of the event from swissnex Brazil. In addition, poster sessions and various workshops were held, and touring around Marseille was on the schedule too.

We thank all the attendees, and can't wait to check out the finalized projects in Boston.

4th Annual Parisian Meetup

Our team participated in the 4th Annual Parisian Meetup, organized by Pasteur_Paris. The meetup gathered all 10 french iGEM teams around projects presentations and workshops. We met bioethics, parasitology and many more experts who enlightened us and helped us in shaping our projects. Last but not least, we met one of the After-iGEM European ambassadors Mr. Will Wright who, with his expertise, shared his iGEM adventures and helped get in touch with other ambassadors to attend our very own summer mediterranean meetup

We sincerely thank the Pasteur Paris team for their invitation.