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OUR TEAM
SYNBEE brings together 15 leading business, research and academic institutions from 8 countries (France, Finland, Latvia, Ireland, Germany, United Kingdom, United States) with the strong ambition to harness the entrepreneurial potential of Synthetic Biology.
We complement each other in terms of background knowledge, technical competencies, capability of new knowledge creation, business and market experiences and expertise in education domains where the project innovation can be readily exploited
Beneficiary Partners
The European Synthetic Biology Society (EUSynBioS) was founded as a student-led initiative in late 2014, originally as “The European Association of Synthetic Biology Students and Postdocs”. The main focus at that time was to support students and postgraduates working in the field of synthetic biology by providing an online platform with resources and eventually by organizing annual symposia. The lack of pan-European synthetic biology initiatives, as well as our efforts to connect students with players from academia and industry, quickly led to a broadening of EUSynBioS’ goals and target group. In 2019, with a new vision and defined goals, EUSynBioS registered as a nonprofit organization in Paris, France, and changed its name to “The European Synthetic Biology Society” to reflect its restructuring. You can find here our official founding documents and by-laws of the Society. The Society is led by a Steering Committee composed of international scientists and experts based all around Europe.
Riga Technical University (RTU) is an accredited higher education institution and research organization in Latvia. RTU’s vision is to become a modern and prestigious university, internationally recognized as the leading university of science and innovation in the Baltic States – a cornerstone of Latvia’s development. To achieve this vision, RTU’s strategy is based on six main priorities: internationalization, digitalization, trans-disciplinarity, organizational efficiency, financial efficiency, and infrastructure efficiency.
The European Synthetic Cell Initiative (SynCellEU) are a network of excellent European research laboratories , institutions and companies, coordinated by Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, that have joined forces to collaborate on synthetic cell research and accelerate its transition into technology. They believe that synthetic cell technology can contribute to healthier and greener future by providing sustainable innovations inspired by nature.
F6S is a leading global founder and startup network that helps public sector entities around the world to promote, communicate and disseminate technical and research projects. F6S stands for F-ounder-S. Our mission is to help founders and startups grow to solve the world’s pressing social, economic, environmental, sustainability and innovation problems. In addition to F6S’ work with governmental entities, we also work with corporates, investors, research institutions, programs, universities and others in the global startup ecosystem. F6S tools deliver company growth through grants, partnerships, funding, investment, pilot contracts, partnerships, jobs & talent recruitment and company services.
Biocatalyst Foundation is a grassroots NGO working to develop the biotechnology innovation ecosystem in the Baltic States, Central-Eastern Europe, and the continent as a whole. They create new meaningful connections through events, introductions, and analytics, as well as engage directly with stakeholders (startups, corporates, academia, talent, policymakers) to improve biotech innovation dissemination across Europe.
TWB (Toulouse White Biotechnology) is a pre-industrial demonstrator in the field of industrial biotechnology, also known as white biotechnology. TWB mission is to help develop the bioeconomy based on the use of renewable carbon. An expert in managing R&D projects, TWB supports the industry to develop innovative and sustainable solutions for the benefit of the planet and people. TWB is a Joint Service Unit, managed by INRAE, under the triple supervision of INRAE/INSA/CNRS.
Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) is a multidisciplinary, workplace-orientated higher education institution. HAMK’s mission is to provide professional higher education to support students’ professional development, requirements, and development of the world of work, and to carry out applied research and development important in regional, national, and global level.
Da Vinci Labs (DVL) is an ambitious and visionary innovation programme in the middle of the Touraine region in France. We aim to reconcile technological innovation with sustainable development by creating physical spaces allowing all stakeholders (citizens, industrials, researchers, policy-makers) to experiment with technologies that can respond to the major societal problems of our era and UN sustainable goals (climate change, biodiversity loss, health, cybersecurity). Our key strategy is to combine three strategic fields: synthetic biology, quantum technologies and artificial intelligence to develop groundbreaking innovations. Through the identification of research results and early start-ups in these domains, we aim at supporting entrepreneurs to develop DeepTechs that contribute to European technical sovereignties. Using an agile mindset between the three fields, we are creating synergies to challenge research teams and encourage them to collaborate.
Associated Partners
As the German Association for Synthetic Biology, their mission is to serve as the platform for the German SynBio-Community, as well as the moderator between its individual parties. GASB is open to everyone who is interested in Synthetic Biology: from student to professional, from academic research labs to producing industry, from scientist to SynBio enthusiasts.
The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. A leader in research, development and innovation, the CEA mission statement has two main objectives: To become the leading technological research organization in Europe and to ensure that the nuclear deterrent remains effective in the future. Based on excellent fundamental research, CEA provides concrete solutions in four main areas: low-carbon energies, digital, technologies for the medicine of the future, defense and security.
The iGEM Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition, and the development of an open, collaborative, and cooperative community.
Start Codon is revolutionising the way life science and healthcare innovation is spun-out, developed and commercialised. We are based in Cambridge, England, but invest in and venture build companies nationally that are developing ground-breaking technologies and solutions. In doing so, we reduce investment risk, create opportunities and shape companies that are designed to succeed globally.
Potter Clarkson is a full-service intellectual property law firm with expertise in patents, trade marks, designs, litigation, licensing and consultancy. They help companies, organisations and individuals across all sectors of business to understand, create, protect and defend the commercial value of their innovations anywhere in the world through intellectual property rights.
The London Biofoundry is a core facility of SynbiCITE, located at the Innovation and Translation Hub on the White City campus of Imperial College, which specialises in the design, engineering and functional characterisation of synthetic DNA and organisms for academic and industrial clients.
The Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry is a non-university research institution of the Max Planck Society (MPG) and is located in Martinsried near Munich. The institute primarily conducts basic research in the natural sciences in the fields of biochemistry, structural biology and biophysics.
TESTIMONIALS
“Synthetic biology will renew and challenge many industries. Now it is time to also boost the commercial exploitation of the research results in synthetic biology in Europe via targeted entrepreneurial training. This is the main objective of the SYNBEE consortium. I am pleased and honored to coordinate it, and confident that with such extraordinary players, this project will be a great success.”
Alexandra Chukas
SYNBEE Project Coordinator (Da Vinci Labs)
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