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We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology

🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
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October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems.

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October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Also our new book came out! It's technically a textbook, but should be a good primer for anyone trying to work out how to understand synbio in society using an approach

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#synbio #engbio #sts #governance
Book cover at the link below
October 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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In a new series, we introduce you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers. Learn about their research interests, what they enjoy about being on the #ECR committee, and even a fun fact or two!

Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
September 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Meet the team!👋 Professor Robert Carlisle

Robert is our Engineering Biology CDT Director, based at University of Oxford.

His work is concerned with achieving systemic delivery of anti-cancer agents for the treatment of metastatic cancer.

Find out more about Robert's research here: bit.ly/4ihR70I
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March 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Meet the team!👋 Dr Jean-Baptiste Lugagne

Jean-Baptiste is our lecturer in EngBio, based at University of Oxford.

His research explores cell-machine interfaces to control and optimize biological processes for EngBio applications.

Find out about @jblugagne.bsky.social research here: bit.ly/44HUzhh
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May 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Our July #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, read the round-up of our first #EngineeringBiology in Cambridge symposium. We're also spotlighting some upcoming funding opportunities.

Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/july-25
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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🧬 Are you looking to establish and lead an internationally recognised programme of innovative research in #engineeringbiology? ⚙️

Join our Research Faculty as a new Group Leader:
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#EngBio #Biotech #SynBio
Group Leader - Engineering Biology
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June 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In a new series, we're introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.

Meet Nikos Nikolopoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit (MIU) at @mrclmb.bsky.social. View Nikos' profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/nikos-nikolo...

#EngBioECRs
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October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Exciting times in UK EngBio governance!
-Debate on the House of Lords' EngBio report (we submitted evidence for that, wow!) shorturl.at/bJHUE
-New Science & Technology framework shorturl.at/cZkGG
-EngBio Aspirations Report shorturl.at/F9dj0
Won't post all my precious thoughts, but hope one is OK 1/6
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Lords Grand Committee
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April 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The Earlham Biofoundry - embedded within the Earlham Institute's research environment - specialises in the rapid design, construction, and testing of biological systems, while also offering access to automated workflows, training, and #engbio expertise.

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Earlham Biofoundry
The Earlham Biofoundry is a resource for the UK biology and biotechnology communities, providing a platform to undertake large-scale projects.
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May 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Expect another engineered skin bacteria blogpost soon... this was the first
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#engbio #synbio
Re-engineering Bacteria to Treat Diabetes — Making With Biology
Our bodies’ natural bacteria could be re-engineered to fight disease.
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May 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Come and join us at our EngBio Forum on 7 May to hear from Louise Horsfall expert in sustainable bioproduction. Her talk will explore how genetically optimising bacteria affects the properties of the nanoparticles produced. Sign up at 👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb... @lehorsfall.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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ICYMI: BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover #BBSRC #AcademicSky
BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover
Apply for funding to explore the potential market of your engineering biology-based idea, increase market awareness and gain deeper understanding of your technology’s potential applications. You must be a bioscience researcher or technician based at a UK university, BBSRC-funded institute or approved public sector research enterprise.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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There is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday.
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology

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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Our January #EngBio newsletter is out! This month we consider the opportunity of #EngineeringBiology in the UK and what we might expect in 2025.

Also in this edition:

🌐 Around the Web - news & articles from our community
📆 Upcoming events

Read it here 👉🏼 loom.ly/BHEDdjE
January 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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We're excited to be part of the new aria-research.bsky.social‬ #SyntheticPlants programme to develop the next generation of improved crops.

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#EngBio #PlantScience
June 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover #BBSRC #AcademicSky
BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover
Apply for funding to explore the potential market of your engineering biology-based idea, increase market awareness and gain deeper understanding of your technology’s potential applications. You must be a bioscience researcher or technician based at a UK university, BBSRC-funded institute or approved public sector research enterprise.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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ICYMI: BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover #BBSRC #AcademicSky
BBSRC Engineering Biology (EngBio) ICURe Discover
Apply for funding to explore the potential market of your engineering biology-based idea, increase market awareness and gain deeper understanding of your technology’s potential applications. You must be a bioscience researcher or technician based at a UK university, BBSRC-funded institute or approved public sector research enterprise.
www.ukri.org
August 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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In a new series, we are introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.

Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).

View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.

#EngBioECRs
September 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Each month, we catch up with our two student reps, Natasha (based in Oxford) and Maria (based in Bristol). They give us helpful feedback from the rest of the cohort about the CDT course. It's great to work with them and to see how enthusiastic they are about the course.
The title of the poster is Meet our Student Reps. On the left hand side there is a circle with a photo of two women in the centre. Two rectangles are to the right. The first box says, Natasha, I'm really enjoying being a student rep for the first Engbio CDT cohort as it has given me the opportunity to relay feedback to the organisers and have a direct impact on improving the course both for my peers but also for next year's cohort The second box underneath says Maria, I enjoy being the student rep and find it exciting to help the CDT team plan events for my peers and future cohorts. I am thrilled to work with the admin team because they listen to our feedback and act on it efficiently and quickly.
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Led by our Earlham Biofoundry team we're arranging a one-day practical course covering #Biofoundries high throughput applications, design of experiments, and #engineeringbiology pipelines.

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#engbio #automation
Automation and Engineering Biology for Plant & Microbial Systems
A one-day practical and theoretical workshop covering Biofoundries high throughput applications, DoE (design of experiments) and Engineering Biology pipelines.
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October 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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For the next two days, the EngBio CDT group is in Lydiard Park, Swindon, attending our annual retreat. Today, the students have developed their plans for their group Innovation Research Projects, had talks from AstraZeneca, Theolytics, & BIOHM, as well as talking about their short research projects
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December 10, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Dr Stephanie Norwood looks back on our first #EngineeringBiology in Cambridge Symposium.

🔗 Read the article: bit.ly/symposium25-...

What were your highlights? Let us know in the comments. ⬇️

#EngBio #SyntheticBiology #CambridgeResearch
July 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.

Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM