Decision

Creation of the Synthetic biology unit

The Synthetic Biology five-year group (024623), directed by David Bikard, came to the end of its term and was closed on February 29, 2020.

A new proposal was submitted and received a favorable opinion from the Scientific Council in December 2019 and the Board of Directors in February 2020, resulting in creation of the Synthetic biology (Biologie de synthèse) unit on March 1, 2020.

This unit is part of the Department of Microbiology and will be directed by David Bikard, an Expert Research Associate at the Institut Pasteur.

The unit is set up for a first five-year term which will run through to February 28, 2025.

Read the decision memo 995 (in French)

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