Dear All

Biomaker Challenge is a four-month programme challenging interdisciplinary teams to build low-cost sensors and instruments for biology. From colorimeters to microfluidics, remote sensors and beyond, we’re looking for frugal, open source and DIY approaches to biological experiments, which could include plant and wildlife monitoring. We're interested to hear from biologists looking to improve their research and pick up some electronics knowledge; engineers looking to apply their skills and gain experience of practical biology or anyone who is just curious and interested to participate. Up to 50 teams will receive up to £1000 support, including an Arduino-based Biomaker Toolkit and will exhibit their device at a Biomaker Fayre on 21 October 2017. 

The main eligibility criteria are the one team member must be at University of Cambridge, John Innes Centre or the Earlham Institute and we particularly encourage teams with a clear interdisciplinary make up. There are several ideas looking for collaborators already documented on GitHub and potential collaborators looking to help out.

Applications (max two pages) are due by 23 June 2017 and you can find more information at http://www.synbio.cam.ac.uk/biomakerchallenge.

Organised by: OpenPlant, CamBridgeSens SRN and the Synthetic Biology SRI 

This is unfortunately short notice if you haven't seen the many talks, events and publicity elsewhere around the University but the application is very short so we hope some of you consider entering. If you'd like to ask any questions please feel free to do so here or email biomaker@hermes.cam.ac.uk.

Best wishes

Jenny Molloy
Coordinator, Synthetic Biology SRI
E: jcm80@cam.ac.uk