UCL iGEM 2018
Research - London, England, United Kingdom
UCL iGEM 2018 Employees
UCL iGEM 2018 Details
International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) is an international science, engineering art, design, mathematics and public engagement competition. iGEM is organised by the iGEM Foundation which was part of MIT until 2012 when it formed a not-for-profit spinout company which is still based near to MIT. The organisation has grown every year since 2004 and there are now many 'flavours' of iGEM including iGEM-Entrepreneurship, iGEM Community Labs and iGEM-High School.The iGEM Foundation fosters scientific research and education through organising and operating the iGEM Competition, the premier student synthetic biology competition. The foundation fosters scientific research and education by establishing and operating the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, a community collection of biological components. iGEM also promotes the advancement of science and education by developing an open community of students and practitioners in schools, laboratories, research institutes, and industry. iGEM has a long history of involving students and the public in the development of the new field of synthetic biology.We are the UCL iGEM for 2018. This year we are working on the chimeric spider silk. We are expanding its applications in tissue regeneration and metal extraction. Our goal is to customise a natural material that is stronger than teflon but softer than a cloud.
