Conferences, workshops and training of interest to the community Check back regularly for updates Workshop on Biological Filaments | Exeter, 31 Jan - 1 Feb 2024 Registration: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/institutes/livingsystems/events/biofilamentsworkshop2024/ Living Systems Institute. Exeter This meeting will bring together biologists, physicists and mathematicians working on the broad theme of biological filaments (broadly defined!), which includes cilia, flagella, pili, archaella, and many more! We hope this will be a unique forum for some exciting cross-disciplinary engagement and discussions. Please note that all participants should complete a meeting questionnaire (where you can simultaneously submit an abstract if you wish to present your work), and then proceed to the online store to make the payment of a small registration fee (£120 regular, and £60 for all students) to cover catering costs and a conference dinner on the first evening. IBioIC Annual Conference | Glasgow, 13 and 14 March 2024 Technology and Innovation Centre, George St, Glasgow Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre 10th Anniversay Conference 2 Days | 7 sessions | workshops | 30+ speakers | 1-1 Partnering | Exhibition | Extended Civic Reception Information and Registration: https://www.ibioic.com/events/#annual-conference Engineering Biology Roadshow: Edinburgh | 19 March 2024 Murchison House Lecture Theatre, The University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings Science Creates Information and Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/engineering-biology-roadshow-edinburgh-tickets-830347480667 Morality Calculus | Edinburgh, 30 Mar - 26 May 2024 Morality Calculus is a bioart installation by artist Yuning Chen that recounts the endeavour of creating bread fermented with yeast-human cell hybrids in a synthetic biology lab in collaboration with biologist and centre member Dr Elise Cachat. Running as part of Edinburgh Sciences festival and presented by Summerhall, ASCUS Art & Science and Design Informatics and The Centre for Engineering Biology, in partnership with Edinburgh Futures Institute. SummerHall Dates Sat 30 Mar 2024 - Sun 26 May 2024 Wed - Sun (11am - 5pm) The Global Synthetic Biology Conference | San Jose, 6-9 May 2024 San Jose Convention Center, California Information and Registration: https://www.synbiobeta.com/attend/synbiobeta-2024 Physics of Biological Cells: from molecules to populations | Edinburgh, 14-16 May King’s Buildings campus of the University of Edinburgh Information and registration: https://higgs.ph.ed.ac.uk/workshops/physics-of-biological-cells-from-molecules-to-populations/ Deadline for abstract and poster submission is 29 February 2024 Synthetic and Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit | UK, 22 – 23 May 2024 Bristol and London Organised by the Bristol BioDesign Institute (University of Bristol), the Swiss Business Hub UK & Ireland, the BioIndustry Association and Lucideon. Focus is on Climate & Environment and Therapeutics & Healthcare: How to drive synthetic and engineering biology forward in these areas The challenges faced How we can influence policy development to ensure we are enabling the innovation required Supporting technology transfer to build successful companies. Registration Event is for academics, SMEs, startups, Life Science and Pharmaceutical Companies, government, policymakers, and investors from across the UK and Switzerland, working in the area of synthetic and engineering biology. Registration fee is £50. Start up spotlight: apply to pitch your company. Funding available to cover travel & accommodation. Web: Synthetic and Engineering Biology British-Swiss Summit 28th ESACT meeting | Edinburgh, 25-27 June 2024 The premier event for professionals in the biotechnology and cell therapy industries Information and registration Summer school “Economic Principles in Cell Biology” | Paris, 8-11 July 2024 “Economic Principles in Cell Biology”, to be held on July 8-11, 2024, at the Learning Planet Institute in Paris. Synthetic Biology UK 2024 | Cambridge, 27-28 November 2024 Information and Registration Abstract & early booking deadlines: 27 September 2024. Themes for SBUK 2024 include Synthetic Cells, Protein Design & Engineering, Future Food, Therapeutics, AI & Machine Learning, Control Systems, and Responsible Innovation. 2024 International Mammalian Synthetic Biology Workshop | Boston, 6-7 August August 6, 2024 to August 7, 2024 George Sherman Union at Boston University, Boston, MA, USA Information and Registration Early Bird Registration: June 28, 2024 Session Topics Synthetic Gene Regulation Approaches Synthetic Biology for Therapeutics Developmental, Multicellular, and Regenerative Systems Foundational Technologies Scalable Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Synthetic Biology for Cancer This article was published on 2024-06-17