“A space by the community for the community. Working together to strengthen synthetic biology research in Canada.”
Upcoming events
Ontario Genomics “Canada SynBio 2019 Pitch Competition” (deadline January 16th to apply)
Canada SynBio 2019 Conference (Ontario Genomics), Toronto, March 6 & 7
Rotating Canadian Synthetic Biology Meeting, University of Waterloo, May 26-28 (details TBA)
We aim to host a profile for every professor, research institute, and company interested in synthetic biology in Canada.
Come join the community!
SynBio Canada is working to strengthen the synthetic biology community in Canada, by explaining the latest research, and hosting profiles for researchers and companies. From there, we hope it will grow to foster new collaborations and exciting applications.
Synthetic biology (also referred to as synbio) is a relatively new branch of science, with a common aim of engineering biological systems. The goal is that of harnessing the intrinsic power of nature for many applications, ranging from the production of biofuels to the development of new medicines, and more.
Synthetic biology represents an incredible opportunity for Canada.
Around the world, hundreds of synthetic biology start-ups have been created, with private investment surpassing $1B for the first time in 2016. There have been some recent initiatives in Canada, such as investments by Genome Canada or the proposal for the creation of a synthetic biology Canadian institute. This project aims to help the Canadian synthetic biology community organize, through the creation of a dedicated website at first, and the implementation of discussion groups and workshops.
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RT @ontariogenomics: January 16 deadline for submission of written applications for "Accelerating Start-ups by Design" the… https://t.co/Xt26RIjNqW -
Wow, Canada made the list! Thanks for the recognition @SynBioBeta & @FoodBeerScience, we'll keep working to strengt… https://t.co/UTj4J66XhS
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What's in a name? Our first 2019 blog post is an opinion piece by Brendan Grue of @bme_director and @smuhalifax https://t.co/viYj0kBoQL
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RT @LethHS_iGEM: We’re out recruiting at @LethSD51 and @HolySpiritCSD high schools this week but if you want more info we are holdin… https://t.co/wibBmvlvnR
Biomedical engineering (BME) and synthetic biology are in some ways very similar, but also distinct fields. This relationship makes defining and separating the two quite difficult. In addition, as interdisciplinary fields, multiple definitions may apply to each.