Nov 4, 2013 ... On October 11-13, iGEM 2013 Europe. Regional Jamboree (International
Genetically. Engineered Machine), the biggest student competition in ...
Biosciences
EUROPEAN iGEM JAMBOREE 2013 \ LYON On October 11-13, iGEM 2013 Europe Regional Jamboree (International Genetically Engineered Machine), the biggest student competition in the world, was held for the first time in France. The event was organized on the LyonTech-La Doua campus by INSA Lyon in cooperation with local and national
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judges appreciated the quality of all projects and designated prize-winners.
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volunteers guaranteed the reception and the safety of the participants throughout the competition.
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partners. Beyond the scientific competition, students and instructors of Lyon completely mobilized and coordinated to guarantee the success of the event in a festive atmosphere for the great pleasure of synthetic biologists. Recap of a weekend of competition iGEM@Lyon.
participants, distributed in 58 teams, came to defend their project in Lyon.
followers from 31 countries all over the world watched the Awards Ceremony through live streaming and VOD afterwards.
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European teams advanced to the iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree, which will take place in Boston, Massachusetts on November 1-4, 2013.
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students and instructors got involved in the steering and organizing committees since February 2013 to make this event successful.
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Congratulations to prize-winners
2013
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OVERGRAD
Regional Winner
Dundee
Bielefeld-Germany
1st Runner up
TU Munich
Freiburg
2nd Runner up
Imperial College
Paris Bettencourt
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OVERGRAD
Best Human Practices
Manchester
Evry
Best New BioBrick Part or Device, Engineered
Imperial College
Freiburg
Best New BioBrick Part, Natural
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Uppsala
Best Model
Grenoble-EMSE-LSU
Groningen
Best Poster
Heidelberg
ETH Zurich
Best Presentation
Dundee
Bielefeld-Germany BGU Israel
Best Wiki
TU-Munich
Paris Bettencourt
Most Improved Registry Part
SDU-Denmark
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Awards
What’s up in France ? E5 GOLD MEDALS • Evry • INSA Toulouse • Grenoble-EMSE-LSU • Paris Bettencourt • Paris Saclay
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European AWARDS
Advancing teams
• Best model for Grenoble-EMSE-LSU • Best Human Practices for Evry • Best Wiki for Paris Bettencourt
to the iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree
• Evry • Paris Bettencourt
Highlights in pictures
Find all the photos, videos and interviews on the website http://2013.igem.org/Europe
Friday, October 11 th – Reception in Lyon. Reception of the teams in music with the "Fanfare Piston", Ecole Centrale Lyon’s brass band.
Saturday, October 12 th – Opening ceremony : official launch of the 2013 Europe Regional Jamboree ! With the presence of Roger Genet, representing Mrs Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister for Higher Education and Research.
Saturday, October 12 th – A succession of high-level presentations. With 4 parallel sessions within 5 presentation rooms, each team had 25 minutes to present their project and answer to questions in front of the judges.
Saturday, October 12 th – Social event on the Rhône after an intense day of presentations. On the program: the first informal awards ceremony, DJ and dance floor to relax and have fun together.
... highlights in pictures. Sunday, October 13 th – A closing ceremony livestreamed all over the world. Over 1000 followers from 31 different countries attended the closing ceremony through live streaming.
Sunday, October 13 th – iGEM from above : the photo and the first iGEM Flashmob – only seen in Lyon. At INSA Lyon, we rose up into the air with high-tech devices to arouse enthusiasm and capture every moment.
Thanks
The entire organizing team would like to thank all the people who contributed to the success of this event and especially the iGEM Foundation for the trust they have placed in us by choosing France and Lyon for the first time to host the European Jamboree.
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Gold partner
Academic partners
Governmental partners
Creative writing & project management : Amélie Fioretta \ afioretta.me Graphic Design \ avecdublanc.fr – Photo Credits iGEM \ Julien Chan Tim
