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News Archive
Here you will find the archived news items from the iGEM 2019 Main page
We currently have two sponsorship opportunities for iGEM teams in 2018 from two of iGEM's partners, GenScript and Promega.
- GenScript will sponsor 10 iGEM teams, offering $4000 of total support for each sponsored team
- Promega will sponsor 10 iGEM teams, offering $2000 in Promega products for each sponsored team
The application deadline for both opportunities is in 2 weeks! Apply by May 17 at 11:59pm EDT to be considered.
We provide a Judging Handbook for both judges and teams to review during the iGEM season. This handbook allows everyone involved in the competition to see how judging works in iGEM.
Click below to download a PDF of the 2019 Judging Handbook!
Visit the Judging Hub to learn more about judging in iGEM.
Want to be a judge for the 2019 Competition? Applications are open now.
Happy Opening Day! On this day, many of the main forms you’ll need for the 2019 season will open. Here's a summary:
- Submit a Safety Check-In Form
- Create a Visa Invitation Letter
- Start selecting team track preferences
- Start editing Safety Forms
- Start editing your team roster
- Start editing your team judging form
Opentrons is giving away 10 free OT-2 pipetting robots iGEM 2019 teams.
The application deadline is in 1 week! Apply by May 8 at 11:59pm EDT to be considered.
The Judge Application is now open! If you're interested in judging this year, please submit an application.
Do you have questions about being a judge or the application process? Please send us an email at judging [AT] igem [DOT] org with your concerns / questions and we'll help you out!
Previous News Items
MathWorks has shown its unwavering support to iGEM teams since 2008, through their continued generosity of offering complimentary software and technical mentoring of our growing community. For 2019, iGEM teams can continue to count on MathWorks: All teams are eligible to receive a complimentary software kit from MathWorks with 13 free products including MATLAB, SimBiology, Simulink and more! Learn more
Twist Bioscience is helping change the way iGEMers share in the 2019 Competition. For the first time, teams don't have to ship samples to HQ - Twist Bioscience will synthesize them! In addition, they will offer every team complimentary 10 kb of Gene Fragments in 2019. Learn more
IDT is helping bring iGEM's vision for the future to life! For 2019, they are offering FREE for all teams:
- 20 kb of DNA as gBlocks® Gene Fragments OR
- Alt-R® CRISPR Genome Editing products
GenScript is making research easy for iGEMers! This year, GenScript is offering a team grant opportunity worth $4000 in products and support per sponsored team, as well as 20% off synthesis and cloning services for all teams in 2019.
Team award applications close May 17.
Promega believes that mutual advancement can only be achieved by working in harmony. That's why for 2019 Promega is partnering with iGEM, and giving away up to $2000 of free Promega products to 10 iGEM teams. iGEMers can also call Promega's technical support scientists for technical help at any time!
Team grant applications close May 17.
iGEM startup Opentrons is enabling better reproducibility for iGEMers through low cost automation. For 2019, Opentrons will continue their giveaway of free OT-2 robots to 10 iGEM teams.
Apply by May 8 to be considered.
We recently announced several exciting changes to the iGEM 2019 Competition.
These changes reflect the next step in moving towards our vision of synthetic biology -- one where you don't have to manipulate your DNA and instead can focus on the information, documentation, and characterization of your parts.
We're happy to share this vision with you and we invite you to join us in making it a reality. Read more at https://igem.org/Vision.
With technologies ever changing, iGEM is changing too. For 2019, we are removing the requirement for teams to submit physical samples of their parts to HQ. We are now accepting parts in the Type IIS standard alongside the usual BioBrick RFC[10] standard. We are also including samples of Type IIS parts in Kit Plate 6 of the DNA Distribution Kit. These combined changes will give teams more flexibility, and allow teams to be closer to the cutting edge than ever before.
The Economist journalist, Oliver Morton, attended the iGEM 2018 Giant Jamboree. His subsequent piece titled, 'The engineering of living organisms could soon start changing everything' came out in the Economist this spring.
Missed out on regular registration? There's still time to join!
Late Registration is now available, and closes on April 30.
Our phone is back online. You can reach us at +1-617-500-3106.
iGEM Headquarters has just moved to a new location in Boston! Due to the short disruption we have experienced from the move, we have decided to extend our regular registration period by two days. The new deadline for Regular Registration is:
April 2 at 11:59PM EDT
Register and pay for your team before April 2 to avoid the $500 late registration fee.
Regular registration is closing in two weeks!
Register and pay for your team before March 31st to avoid the $500 late registration fee.
What is the most popular competition track? How many teams work in chassis other than E. coli? What are the most important research trends in iGEM?
Get answers to these questions and many more in the newly published iGEM 2018 Annual Report.
The day we've all been waiting for is finally here! Team registration for the 2019 Competition is now officially open. Visit the registration information page for instructions, including information about deadlines, fees, and other materials you'll need to register your team.
We will be opening team registration in Mid-February! Regular registration for 2019 teams will be $5,000 USD. We will send out the announcement through our Newsletter, so please sign up for the Newsletter to get the latest updates about iGEM 2019! You can see previous Newsletters and sign-up to receive them here: https://igem.org/Newsletters.
2019.igem.org will be your key resource for all competition related details and announcements. Visit this page often for news and updates. To get started, learn about competition requirements and registration by visiting 2019.igem.org/Competition.
iGEM Foundation
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