CELL-FREE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY On biochemical constructors and synthetic cells “Is it possible to build life? More specifically, is it possible to create a living synthetic cell from inanimate building blocks? This question precipitated into one of the most significant grand challenges in biochemistry and synthetic biology, with several large research consortia forming around this endeavour in Europe (European Synthetic Cell Initiative), the USA (Build-a-Cell Initiative) and Japan (Japanese Society for Cell Synthesis Research).” royalsocietypublishing.org/d… SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY - SEVERAL LARGE RESEARCH CONSORTIA 🔺Europe European Synthetic Cell Initiative (SynCellEU) The European Synthetic Cell Initiative is a formal partnership between research institutions from the Netherlands, Germany, France, and Spain. SynCellEU consists of 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 translation into technology. syntheticcell.eu/ 🔸Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the partners of the European Synthetic Cell Initiative syntheticcell.eu/signing-of-… CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS ▪️Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands, which coordinates the initiative tudelft.nl/ — DUTCH HUB of SynCellEU BaSyC (Building a Synthetic Cell) is a research programme aimed at creating an autonomous, self-reproducing synthetic cell with a bottom-up approach, that is, through integration of molecular building blocks. The project is a joint effort of 17 team-leaders with backgrounds in physics, chemistry and biology. They work for 6 Dutch research institutions: Delft University of Technology, Groningen University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University and the AMOLF Institute. basyc.nl/ — Evolving life from non life (EVOLF) The EVOLF consortium of 31 scientist leaders with over a 100 PhD students and postdocs is unique worldwide in its top quality and high diversity. EVOLF involves the next generation of top scientists to ensure a continued leading role of the Netherlands in the rapidly developing global field of synthetic cell research & technology. evolf.life/ ▪️The Max Planck Society (MPG) in Germany mpg.de/en — MaxSynBio - Max Planck Research Network in Synthetic Biology maxsynbio.mpg.de/13480/maxsy… ▪️The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) The CEA boasts 9 research centres across France. It has built strong partnerships with many other research organisations, regional authorities and universities. The CEA features four operational divisions tasked with carrying out its research: Energy Division Military Applications Division Technological Research Division Fundamental Research Division cea.fr/english/Pages/Welcome… ▪️The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) A State Agency for scientific research and technological development, with a special legal status, its own assets and treasury, functional and managerial autonomy, full legal capacity and of unlimited duration (art. 1 Statutes – Articles of Association). csic.es/en/csic ASSOCIATE PARTNERS ▪️The University of Oxford in the UK ox.ac.uk/ — SIGSYNCELL Part of the broader European synthetic cells consortium SynCellEU The SIGSYNCELL doctoral network, which is under CNRS coordination, brings together a dozen European academic partners, with twelve PhDs. Together they will explore topics relating to communication within synthetic cells. cnrs.fr/en/update/sigsyncell…

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great! Let me assemble a cool gang and we'll come back to you.

@ManuelTHERY I can bring your proposal to the EMBL/EMBO symposium committee in December - just let me know

Still no EMBO workshop/symposium on artificial cells ... Let us make this happen ! Who's interested? @SynCellEU @BaSyCresearch @MaxSynBio

Pleased to have contributed to this @NatRevMCB paper: Present and future of synthetic cell development. nature.com/articles/s41580-0… with @DoraTang5 @MarileenD @KateAdamala @TakinoueLab & Petra Schwille. @fabriCELL_UK @buildacell @MaxSynBio @BaSyCresearch @ImperialChemEng

Deadlines: To submit an abstract: 1 March 2024 To register: 31 March 2024

Electricity driving life: researchers @erblabs @mpi_marburg develop an artificial metabolic pathway that uses #electricity to produce ATP: a complete novel approach towards a sustainable, climate-neutral bioeconomy!🔌🌿mpg.de/20733252/0809-terr-el… @Uni_MR @SYNMIKRO | @MaxSynBio

Based on the research in MaxSynBio! 🤩

RT BristolChem "RT @ChemSystemsChem: Guest Editors @DoraTang5 (@mpicbg, @MaxSynBio) and Avinash J. Patil (@BristolChem) introduce our special collection on Protocells and Prebiotic Systems onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… x.com/ChemSystemsChem/status…"

Guest Editors @DoraTang5 (@mpicbg, @MaxSynBio) and Avinash J. Patil (@BristolChem) introduce our special collection on Protocells and Prebiotic Systems onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Congratulations dear Kerstin - it was great pleasure working with you in @MaxSynBio! 💃

Over the past years the group has been involved in collaborative projects in the field, within @MaxSynBio and we are partners of the european Synthetic Cell community @SynCellEU .

Pass regards to @DoraTang5 (@MaxSynBio) and Fritz Simmel (@EVOdrops_ITN) from me !

Congratulations to our former colleague Anthony Hyman in the #MaxSynBio Network - it was great honour working with you! @HymanLab @maxplanckpress @mpicbg

Interested in Synthetic Cells? Then check out this Discussion Meeting we are organising at @royalsociety. We have some fantastic speakers and the venue has capped numbers so early registration is advised! @fabriCELL_UK @buildacell @SynCellEU @MaxSynBio royalsociety.org/science-eve…

Talks by Victor Sourjik @MaxSynBio, Thorsten Mascher @tudresden_de, Prof. Ludger Santen, and @theresearch gave a unique perspective on bacterial motility and chemotaxis, functionalized Bacillus Sporobeads, bacterial growth modeling, and growth of yeasts in ELMs. #ELM2022 #synbio

Victor Sourjik of @MaxSynBio on the potential of bacterial mobility for targeted drug delivery #ELM2022 #ELM #syntheticbiology #engineeredlivingmaterials @LSCLifeMat

Open Post-doc position in our group in Bordeaux ! Physical Assembly of Life-like systems Apply here: bit.ly/3BvrHrL #Emploi via @EmploiCnrs @SynCellEU @MaxSynBio @univbordeaux @CNRSAquitaine @BxFrontiers

WANTED: 2 PhD students in (bio)physics/(bio)engineering to build a minimal neural network at @MpiciPotsdam & MPI Magdeburg Joint project with I.Ivanov @sundmacherkai lab Apply at bit.ly/3tr3Kj7 RT = nice @ResearchGermany @dfg_public @DAAD_Germany @Chemjobber @MaxSynBio