iGEM 2016 "Mos(kit)o" project

The iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition was set up to promote research in the area of synthetic biology. This annual competition was launched in 2004 by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the United States. The team members, representing a variety of different disciplines, all contributed their skills and expertise to the advancement of synthetic biology.

This new team will be presenting the "Mos(kit)o" project in Boston in November.

The 2016 Pasteur iGEM team recently took the opportunity to present its project at the "Festival Vivant", held from Thursday September 15 to Saturday September 17 at Paris Diderot University, where those involved in transforming, utilizing and observing the living world spent three days discussing the topics "Toward a bioeconomic revolution?", "New genetic editing techniques" and "Biodesign, shaping life – for what purpose?".

Alongside ENSCI-Les Ateliers design school, the team, attending as an exhibitor, presented its Mos(kit)o system to entrap and detect arboviruses. This event also showcased the interaction between the biodesign research carried out at ENSCI-Les Ateliers and the Institut Pasteur in Paris.

If you are interested in finding out more about the 2016 project, the iGEM team and the supervisory team will be holding an event on October 3, 2016 at 3pm in the François Jacob lecture hall, before they jet off to Boston. They are looking forward to seeing lots of you there and showing you the mosquito trap models they have designed and 3D-printed, as well as the arbovirus detection system.

Come along and show your support!