German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V
@gasb-synbio.bsky.social
Aiming to establish Synthetic Biology as a key discipline in Germany
Serving as a common hub to connect an interdisciplinary and inclusive SynBio community
Learn more on our website https://gasb.de/de/
German Conference on Synthetic Biology www.gcsb2026.de
Serving as a common hub to connect an interdisciplinary and inclusive SynBio community
Learn more on our website https://gasb.de/de/
German Conference on Synthetic Biology www.gcsb2026.de
Cells are extremely dynamic entities that can fulfill various functions by e.g adhering to and detaching from other cells🤝. Seraphine Wegner and her lab specialize in using light to control cellular functions in living & synthetic cells💡!
Join GCSB 👇
gcsb2026.de
Join GCSB 👇
gcsb2026.de
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Cells are extremely dynamic entities that can fulfill various functions by e.g adhering to and detaching from other cells🤝. Seraphine Wegner and her lab specialize in using light to control cellular functions in living & synthetic cells💡!
Join GCSB 👇
gcsb2026.de
Join GCSB 👇
gcsb2026.de
Many German iGEM teams have been a staple of the iGEM competition and were quite successful once again in 2025🚀!
Congratulations🎉! Seeing such exciting and creative projects from our community makes us proud and once again shows that Germany is a hotspot for SynBio research and entrepreneurship⚙️!
Congratulations🎉! Seeing such exciting and creative projects from our community makes us proud and once again shows that Germany is a hotspot for SynBio research and entrepreneurship⚙️!
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Many German iGEM teams have been a staple of the iGEM competition and were quite successful once again in 2025🚀!
Congratulations🎉! Seeing such exciting and creative projects from our community makes us proud and once again shows that Germany is a hotspot for SynBio research and entrepreneurship⚙️!
Congratulations🎉! Seeing such exciting and creative projects from our community makes us proud and once again shows that Germany is a hotspot for SynBio research and entrepreneurship⚙️!
Last week, we were once again happy to join the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree! 🎉
We absolutely loved meeting you all in person and we can’t wait for next year and see how students, iGEM and SynBio organizations have evolved in the meantime🦠.
Until next year! 💚
We absolutely loved meeting you all in person and we can’t wait for next year and see how students, iGEM and SynBio organizations have evolved in the meantime🦠.
Until next year! 💚
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Last week, we were once again happy to join the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree! 🎉
We absolutely loved meeting you all in person and we can’t wait for next year and see how students, iGEM and SynBio organizations have evolved in the meantime🦠.
Until next year! 💚
We absolutely loved meeting you all in person and we can’t wait for next year and see how students, iGEM and SynBio organizations have evolved in the meantime🦠.
Until next year! 💚
Event alarm for our Berlin folks🚨!
We are co-organizing another exciting event with BCG X, BioCentra and FoodLabs!
📅 November 21, 2025
📍 BCG X Office, Berlin (near Ostbahnhof)
🕛 13:30-20:00+
Join by following this link, but we only have limited slots, so be quick 👇
luma.com/op28pedj
We are co-organizing another exciting event with BCG X, BioCentra and FoodLabs!
📅 November 21, 2025
📍 BCG X Office, Berlin (near Ostbahnhof)
🕛 13:30-20:00+
Join by following this link, but we only have limited slots, so be quick 👇
luma.com/op28pedj
October 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Event alarm for our Berlin folks🚨!
We are co-organizing another exciting event with BCG X, BioCentra and FoodLabs!
📅 November 21, 2025
📍 BCG X Office, Berlin (near Ostbahnhof)
🕛 13:30-20:00+
Join by following this link, but we only have limited slots, so be quick 👇
luma.com/op28pedj
We are co-organizing another exciting event with BCG X, BioCentra and FoodLabs!
📅 November 21, 2025
📍 BCG X Office, Berlin (near Ostbahnhof)
🕛 13:30-20:00+
Join by following this link, but we only have limited slots, so be quick 👇
luma.com/op28pedj
We are happy to welcome Yolanda Schaerli as one of our Keynote Speakers at GCSB 2026🎤 !
To better understand the formation of crucial patterns, the Schaerli Lab builds and models synthetic gene regulatory networks. This knowledge can also be used to engineer new patterns in bacterial populations🔧!
To better understand the formation of crucial patterns, the Schaerli Lab builds and models synthetic gene regulatory networks. This knowledge can also be used to engineer new patterns in bacterial populations🔧!
October 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are happy to welcome Yolanda Schaerli as one of our Keynote Speakers at GCSB 2026🎤 !
To better understand the formation of crucial patterns, the Schaerli Lab builds and models synthetic gene regulatory networks. This knowledge can also be used to engineer new patterns in bacterial populations🔧!
To better understand the formation of crucial patterns, the Schaerli Lab builds and models synthetic gene regulatory networks. This knowledge can also be used to engineer new patterns in bacterial populations🔧!
Curious About Synthetic Biology?🦠 Find Your Community with GASB!🙏
Come join our info event and see what we're all about!
What we do👀
How you fit in🧩
Meet the crew🤝
Become active💪
Register right here👇
shorturl.at/U0vKL
Come join our info event and see what we're all about!
What we do👀
How you fit in🧩
Meet the crew🤝
Become active💪
Register right here👇
shorturl.at/U0vKL
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Curious About Synthetic Biology?🦠 Find Your Community with GASB!🙏
Come join our info event and see what we're all about!
What we do👀
How you fit in🧩
Meet the crew🤝
Become active💪
Register right here👇
shorturl.at/U0vKL
Come join our info event and see what we're all about!
What we do👀
How you fit in🧩
Meet the crew🤝
Become active💪
Register right here👇
shorturl.at/U0vKL
Once again, GASB is joining the iGEM Grand Jamboree🎉!
We are excited to see thousands of synthetic biologists from all over the world sharing their projects with us👩🔬.
Meet us at our kiosk or join our panel discussion and have a chat with us🙏!
More info is to be announced, so stay tuned!
We are excited to see thousands of synthetic biologists from all over the world sharing their projects with us👩🔬.
Meet us at our kiosk or join our panel discussion and have a chat with us🙏!
More info is to be announced, so stay tuned!
October 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Once again, GASB is joining the iGEM Grand Jamboree🎉!
We are excited to see thousands of synthetic biologists from all over the world sharing their projects with us👩🔬.
Meet us at our kiosk or join our panel discussion and have a chat with us🙏!
More info is to be announced, so stay tuned!
We are excited to see thousands of synthetic biologists from all over the world sharing their projects with us👩🔬.
Meet us at our kiosk or join our panel discussion and have a chat with us🙏!
More info is to be announced, so stay tuned!
🚨Deadline alert 🚨
You want to speak at the German Conference on Synthetic Biology 🗣️?
Submit your abstract for a talk until the❗5th of October 2025❗to make a contribution to the prime #SynBio event in Germany!
Submit your abstract or get your tickets by following this link 👇
gcsb2026.de
You want to speak at the German Conference on Synthetic Biology 🗣️?
Submit your abstract for a talk until the❗5th of October 2025❗to make a contribution to the prime #SynBio event in Germany!
Submit your abstract or get your tickets by following this link 👇
gcsb2026.de
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨Deadline alert 🚨
You want to speak at the German Conference on Synthetic Biology 🗣️?
Submit your abstract for a talk until the❗5th of October 2025❗to make a contribution to the prime #SynBio event in Germany!
Submit your abstract or get your tickets by following this link 👇
gcsb2026.de
You want to speak at the German Conference on Synthetic Biology 🗣️?
Submit your abstract for a talk until the❗5th of October 2025❗to make a contribution to the prime #SynBio event in Germany!
Submit your abstract or get your tickets by following this link 👇
gcsb2026.de
We are proud to introduce our first Keynote Speaker for GCSB 2026, Kerstin Göpfrich 🎤 !
Kerstin Göpfrich is a full professor at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) of Universität Heidelberg. Her group deals with biology's age-old question: can we create cells/life from scratch🦠?
Kerstin Göpfrich is a full professor at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) of Universität Heidelberg. Her group deals with biology's age-old question: can we create cells/life from scratch🦠?
September 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
We are proud to introduce our first Keynote Speaker for GCSB 2026, Kerstin Göpfrich 🎤 !
Kerstin Göpfrich is a full professor at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) of Universität Heidelberg. Her group deals with biology's age-old question: can we create cells/life from scratch🦠?
Kerstin Göpfrich is a full professor at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) of Universität Heidelberg. Her group deals with biology's age-old question: can we create cells/life from scratch🦠?
We’re excited to announce that early bird ticket sales 🐦 are now open for this year’s SynBioReactor – where synthetic biology startups meet investors, partners, and industry leaders.
Early bird tickets are only available until the 4th of October, so get your tickets right now👇
shorturl.at/vzLuR
Early bird tickets are only available until the 4th of October, so get your tickets right now👇
shorturl.at/vzLuR
September 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We’re excited to announce that early bird ticket sales 🐦 are now open for this year’s SynBioReactor – where synthetic biology startups meet investors, partners, and industry leaders.
Early bird tickets are only available until the 4th of October, so get your tickets right now👇
shorturl.at/vzLuR
Early bird tickets are only available until the 4th of October, so get your tickets right now👇
shorturl.at/vzLuR
Together with Corden BioChem, we are hosting another networking event on the 14th of October in Berlin📅.
Join us for exciting talks and open networking over some drinks and snacks🍸.
This event is limited to 30 participants (❗), so register straight away by following this link 👇
luma.com/0hpjaad9
Join us for exciting talks and open networking over some drinks and snacks🍸.
This event is limited to 30 participants (❗), so register straight away by following this link 👇
luma.com/0hpjaad9
Scaling Ideas: Networking with GASB & Corden BioChem · Luma
Join us for an evening of relaxed networking, deep conversations, and an exclusive look at Corden BioChem’s new Berlin site.
Hosted at Corden’s development and…
luma.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Together with Corden BioChem, we are hosting another networking event on the 14th of October in Berlin📅.
Join us for exciting talks and open networking over some drinks and snacks🍸.
This event is limited to 30 participants (❗), so register straight away by following this link 👇
luma.com/0hpjaad9
Join us for exciting talks and open networking over some drinks and snacks🍸.
This event is limited to 30 participants (❗), so register straight away by following this link 👇
luma.com/0hpjaad9
📣Stay in the loop with SynBio Reactor 2026!
Subscribe to our SBR 2026 Newsletter and get all updates straight to your inbox — from SynBio insights to tipps on how to make the most out of your time in Berlin.
Don’t miss a thing. Sign up now and join the community:
👉 synbioreactor.de/newsletter/
Subscribe to our SBR 2026 Newsletter and get all updates straight to your inbox — from SynBio insights to tipps on how to make the most out of your time in Berlin.
Don’t miss a thing. Sign up now and join the community:
👉 synbioreactor.de/newsletter/
September 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📣Stay in the loop with SynBio Reactor 2026!
Subscribe to our SBR 2026 Newsletter and get all updates straight to your inbox — from SynBio insights to tipps on how to make the most out of your time in Berlin.
Don’t miss a thing. Sign up now and join the community:
👉 synbioreactor.de/newsletter/
Subscribe to our SBR 2026 Newsletter and get all updates straight to your inbox — from SynBio insights to tipps on how to make the most out of your time in Berlin.
Don’t miss a thing. Sign up now and join the community:
👉 synbioreactor.de/newsletter/
📋After the CDU-SPD coalition took office this spring, the German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) surveyed its community to assess whether the new government is addressing the needs of researchers, startups, and industry leaders.
Read about the results right here👇
shorturl.at/ESGUm
Read about the results right here👇
shorturl.at/ESGUm
September 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📋After the CDU-SPD coalition took office this spring, the German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) surveyed its community to assess whether the new government is addressing the needs of researchers, startups, and industry leaders.
Read about the results right here👇
shorturl.at/ESGUm
Read about the results right here👇
shorturl.at/ESGUm
🚨Bio-innovators dont miss out!🚨
Join the Tech Metal Innovators' Day and learn more about the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge by SPRIND⚙️!
🌍 Design Offices Berlin Humboldthafen
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Learn more and register here 👇
www.sprind.org/en/actions/c...
Join the Tech Metal Innovators' Day and learn more about the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge by SPRIND⚙️!
🌍 Design Offices Berlin Humboldthafen
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Learn more and register here 👇
www.sprind.org/en/actions/c...
September 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🚨Bio-innovators dont miss out!🚨
Join the Tech Metal Innovators' Day and learn more about the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge by SPRIND⚙️!
🌍 Design Offices Berlin Humboldthafen
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Learn more and register here 👇
www.sprind.org/en/actions/c...
Join the Tech Metal Innovators' Day and learn more about the Tech Metal Transformation Challenge by SPRIND⚙️!
🌍 Design Offices Berlin Humboldthafen
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Learn more and register here 👇
www.sprind.org/en/actions/c...
🌱🧬The future of biotech starts here!
We’re excited to announce that SynBio Reactor 2026 is coming back!🚀
📅January 19–20, 2026
🌍Berlin, Germany
Get ready for two inspiring days of networking, panels, workshops, fireside chats, and more!
🎟️Early bird tickets are available now! 👇
synbioreactor.de
We’re excited to announce that SynBio Reactor 2026 is coming back!🚀
📅January 19–20, 2026
🌍Berlin, Germany
Get ready for two inspiring days of networking, panels, workshops, fireside chats, and more!
🎟️Early bird tickets are available now! 👇
synbioreactor.de
September 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🌱🧬The future of biotech starts here!
We’re excited to announce that SynBio Reactor 2026 is coming back!🚀
📅January 19–20, 2026
🌍Berlin, Germany
Get ready for two inspiring days of networking, panels, workshops, fireside chats, and more!
🎟️Early bird tickets are available now! 👇
synbioreactor.de
We’re excited to announce that SynBio Reactor 2026 is coming back!🚀
📅January 19–20, 2026
🌍Berlin, Germany
Get ready for two inspiring days of networking, panels, workshops, fireside chats, and more!
🎟️Early bird tickets are available now! 👇
synbioreactor.de
🧬 Mark your calendar - and stay tuned!
August 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🧬 Mark your calendar - and stay tuned!
Reposted by German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V
👍🏼COOL🆕Christof Wegscheid-Gerlach @cwgmr.bsky.social (Koord. d. eh.LOEWE-GLUE) übernimmt Staffelstab🧪von Prof. Stefanie Dehnen (ehem.👩🏼🔬bei LOEWE-MOSLA, heute Direktorin des Instituts für Nanotechnologie am KIT in Karlsruhe).Wir gratulieren dem🆕Direktor des Chemikum #Marburg!!! @unimarburg.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
👍🏼COOL🆕Christof Wegscheid-Gerlach @cwgmr.bsky.social (Koord. d. eh.LOEWE-GLUE) übernimmt Staffelstab🧪von Prof. Stefanie Dehnen (ehem.👩🏼🔬bei LOEWE-MOSLA, heute Direktorin des Instituts für Nanotechnologie am KIT in Karlsruhe).Wir gratulieren dem🆕Direktor des Chemikum #Marburg!!! @unimarburg.bsky.social
The #GermanConferenceOnSyntheticBiology is coming to Münster on the 11th-13th of March🚀!
In collaboration with DECHEMA, we are organizing a unique platform for researchers and students to connect, present their work, and discuss the latest advances in synthetic biology🧬🔧.
Learn more👇
gcsb2026.de
In collaboration with DECHEMA, we are organizing a unique platform for researchers and students to connect, present their work, and discuss the latest advances in synthetic biology🧬🔧.
Learn more👇
gcsb2026.de
August 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The #GermanConferenceOnSyntheticBiology is coming to Münster on the 11th-13th of March🚀!
In collaboration with DECHEMA, we are organizing a unique platform for researchers and students to connect, present their work, and discuss the latest advances in synthetic biology🧬🔧.
Learn more👇
gcsb2026.de
In collaboration with DECHEMA, we are organizing a unique platform for researchers and students to connect, present their work, and discuss the latest advances in synthetic biology🧬🔧.
Learn more👇
gcsb2026.de
Two weeks ago, we were happy to attend the Münster JuniorJam meetup🎉! It was a pleassure to contribute to the event by joining panels, sharing our work in a talk and giving feedback to iGEM teams by being part of the judging team🤝! Huge thanks to the organizers🫶
August 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Two weeks ago, we were happy to attend the Münster JuniorJam meetup🎉! It was a pleassure to contribute to the event by joining panels, sharing our work in a talk and giving feedback to iGEM teams by being part of the judging team🤝! Huge thanks to the organizers🫶
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Tobias Erb is the Director at the MPI for terrestrial Microbiology & SYNMIKRO in Marburg. He serves on our Advisory Board, actively supporting efforts to develop and empower the next generation of scientists addressing scientific and societal challenges through SynBio📈.
Tobias Erb is the Director at the MPI for terrestrial Microbiology & SYNMIKRO in Marburg. He serves on our Advisory Board, actively supporting efforts to develop and empower the next generation of scientists addressing scientific and societal challenges through SynBio📈.
August 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Tobias Erb is the Director at the MPI for terrestrial Microbiology & SYNMIKRO in Marburg. He serves on our Advisory Board, actively supporting efforts to develop and empower the next generation of scientists addressing scientific and societal challenges through SynBio📈.
Tobias Erb is the Director at the MPI for terrestrial Microbiology & SYNMIKRO in Marburg. He serves on our Advisory Board, actively supporting efforts to develop and empower the next generation of scientists addressing scientific and societal challenges through SynBio📈.
Nucleate x GASB is back, this time together with FoodLabs!🚀
Join our SynBioSocial Berlin event and connect with the SynBio and biotech community of Berlin🤝! Dont miss out and enjoying some networking in the summer sun☀️!
Register right here👇
lu.ma/aitdsmkc
Join our SynBioSocial Berlin event and connect with the SynBio and biotech community of Berlin🤝! Dont miss out and enjoying some networking in the summer sun☀️!
Register right here👇
lu.ma/aitdsmkc
August 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Nucleate x GASB is back, this time together with FoodLabs!🚀
Join our SynBioSocial Berlin event and connect with the SynBio and biotech community of Berlin🤝! Dont miss out and enjoying some networking in the summer sun☀️!
Register right here👇
lu.ma/aitdsmkc
Join our SynBioSocial Berlin event and connect with the SynBio and biotech community of Berlin🤝! Dont miss out and enjoying some networking in the summer sun☀️!
Register right here👇
lu.ma/aitdsmkc
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Steffen Lindner and his group use the power of growth-coupled selection to drive innovation on a foundational and applied level at the Charité. Their sustainable and innovative designs fill technology gaps, contributing to developing solutions for industrial biotechnology⚙️.
Steffen Lindner and his group use the power of growth-coupled selection to drive innovation on a foundational and applied level at the Charité. Their sustainable and innovative designs fill technology gaps, contributing to developing solutions for industrial biotechnology⚙️.
August 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Steffen Lindner and his group use the power of growth-coupled selection to drive innovation on a foundational and applied level at the Charité. Their sustainable and innovative designs fill technology gaps, contributing to developing solutions for industrial biotechnology⚙️.
Steffen Lindner and his group use the power of growth-coupled selection to drive innovation on a foundational and applied level at the Charité. Their sustainable and innovative designs fill technology gaps, contributing to developing solutions for industrial biotechnology⚙️.
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Markus holds the Lonza Chair of Sustainable Biosynthesis at the EPFL in Switzerland. His team (@jescheklab.bsky.social) develops molecular and computational tools enabling the construction of synthetic microbes to sustainably produce chemicals based on renewable resources.♻️
Markus holds the Lonza Chair of Sustainable Biosynthesis at the EPFL in Switzerland. His team (@jescheklab.bsky.social) develops molecular and computational tools enabling the construction of synthetic microbes to sustainably produce chemicals based on renewable resources.♻️
July 25, 2025 at 12:36 PM
👉Meet the Advisory Board👈
Markus holds the Lonza Chair of Sustainable Biosynthesis at the EPFL in Switzerland. His team (@jescheklab.bsky.social) develops molecular and computational tools enabling the construction of synthetic microbes to sustainably produce chemicals based on renewable resources.♻️
Markus holds the Lonza Chair of Sustainable Biosynthesis at the EPFL in Switzerland. His team (@jescheklab.bsky.social) develops molecular and computational tools enabling the construction of synthetic microbes to sustainably produce chemicals based on renewable resources.♻️
👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈
Innovation is at the core of #SynBio, these ideas just need to make the jump to real-world applications🚀! Dominic recently joined GASBs Industry department to pave the way for upcoming players in Germany's Biotech Landscape🏞️.
Innovation is at the core of #SynBio, these ideas just need to make the jump to real-world applications🚀! Dominic recently joined GASBs Industry department to pave the way for upcoming players in Germany's Biotech Landscape🏞️.
July 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈
Innovation is at the core of #SynBio, these ideas just need to make the jump to real-world applications🚀! Dominic recently joined GASBs Industry department to pave the way for upcoming players in Germany's Biotech Landscape🏞️.
Innovation is at the core of #SynBio, these ideas just need to make the jump to real-world applications🚀! Dominic recently joined GASBs Industry department to pave the way for upcoming players in Germany's Biotech Landscape🏞️.
Meet us at the #TransBIB-Symposium on the 26th/27th of June in Greifswald🚀! We are excited to meet up with the #bioeconomy landscape of germany and to see innovative ideas and find new colleagues!
June 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Meet us at the #TransBIB-Symposium on the 26th/27th of June in Greifswald🚀! We are excited to meet up with the #bioeconomy landscape of germany and to see innovative ideas and find new colleagues!