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Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt
@synbio.bsky.social
Centre for Engineering-based Synthetic Biology
@TUDarmstadt
On the 4th of December at 17:00 we are pleased to welcome Annegret Wilde from @uni-freiburg.de to our SynBio seminar series, where @freecyano.bsky.social will give a talk entitled: RNA localization in cyanobacteria and the mRNA targeting hypothesis for gene retention in chloroplasts.
#Synbio 🧪
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The group of Andreas Blaeser @tuda.bsky.social has developed and validated a novel method for diagnosing disease through a non-invasive biomarker test — offering a more efficient path to early detection.
#biomarkers #diagnostics #innovation
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bioactmat.2025.09.027
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The groups of Markus Biesalski and Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social describe a paper-based fluorescent sensor for detecting lactate in cell culture media - covalently immobilized on cellulose without losing activity.
www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/15...
#biosensors #syntheticbiology #fluorescence
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On the 16th of October at 14:30 in Darmstadt we are pleased to welcome Bastian Blombach from TU Munich in our SynBio seminar series with a talk entitled: Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum and Vibrio natriegens for a more sustainable chemical economy.
Join us if you are interested in #Synbio 🧪
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🚀 AI meets nanobody engineering!

The group of Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social developed a computational tool to predict aggregation propensities of single-domain immunoglobulins (VHHs), enabling faster discovery & humanization of stable recombinant nanobodies.
www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/14...
October 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
On the 25th of June at 14:30 in Darmstadt we are pleased to welcome Georg Fritz as part of our SynBio seminar series with a talk entitled: The rise of a „superbug“: Can a marine microbe solve the world’s plastic problem?
Join us if you are interested in #Synbio 🧪
June 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The group of Annette Andrieu-Brunsen @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social shows how PMETAC-functionalized mesoporous silica films enable tunable fluid imbibition through osmotic effects—paving the way for advanced sensors and separation technologies.🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Pint of Science Festival starts today #pint25de !!🎉🥳😍 Check out today's programme at the Goldene Krone in Darmstadt. Entry is free! www.pintofscience.de/event/monday...
May 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Check out this year's 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗱𝘁 @pintofscience.de. From the 19th to 21st of May, 15 enthusiastic speakers await you at venues like Goldene Krone, Keller-Klub, Bedouin, and Bruchbude. Entry is free, but a pint of (and for) science never hurts🧪🍻.
May 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join our Summer School "From idea to Start-Up" in Molecular Biosensing!
📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim
🎯Topic Molecular Biosensing
💡For MSc, PhD & Postdocs
🔗Network & pitch your own idea!
www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works...
#SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness
May 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🎯22.5.2025 - The decision for CoM2Life and all other Excellence Initiative projects is approaching. The Hessian projects are presented in a special edition of PROLOEWE-News: proloewe.de/de/aktuelles...
May 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚀From idea to Start-Up in SynBio!
🧪Apply now for our Start-Up Summer School!
📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim
🎯Topic Molecular Biosensing
💡For MSc, PhD & Postdocs
🔗Network & pitch your own idea!
www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works...
#SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness
April 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🚀 From idea to start-up in SynBio!
Our Start-Up Summer School is back! 🧪
📅 22–26 Sept 2025 | 📍Darmstadt & Gernsheim
🎯 Focus Molecular Biosensing
💡 For MSc, PhD & Postdocs
Network & pitch your own biotech idea!
🔗 Info: www.tu-darmstadt.de/synbio/works...
#SynBio #Startup #Biotech #ScienceToBusiness
April 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
On the 24th of April at 16:00 in Darmstadt we are pleased to welcome Hannes Mutschler as part of our SynBio seminar series with a talk entitled: Self-encoded nucleic acid replication and building block regeneration in cell-free systems. Join us if you are interested in #Synbio 🧪
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April 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
On the 24th of March at 4pm we are happy to welcome 2 invited guests for a talk in Darmstadt for our SynBio Seminar Series: Simone Giaveri and Sara Nogueira. Join us if you are interested in #Synbio and meet our speakers @tuda.bsky.social.
March 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Exciting PhD Opportunities in 🌱⚗️🧪 at the intersection of life sciences and engineering! As a PhD student in our structured and international Graduate School you are part of an interdisciplinary research community. Central Call Deadline: 3.4.25💫
Apply here: www.tu-darmstadt.de/graduate-sch...
March 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Final chance to apply for 2 PhD scholarships within the DAAD-GSSP program at the TU Darmstadt Graduate School Life Science Engineering! Explore interdisciplinary projects at the interface of engineering and life sciences🧪 Deadline 28.2.2025 💫🧫🧬 www.tu-darmstadt.de/graduate-sch...
February 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
10 days left to apply for 2 PhD scholarships within the DAAD-GSSP program at the TU Darmstadt Graduate School LSE! Explore interdisciplinary projects at the interface of engineering and life sciences🧪 Deadline 28.2.2025 💫🧫🧬 www.tu-darmstadt.de/graduate-sch...
February 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
On the 30th of January at 4pm we are happy to welcome 2 invited guests for a talk in Darmstadt: Chase Baisel and Seraphine Wegner. Join us if you are interested in #Synbio and meet our speakers!
January 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Congratulations to the CompuGene student lab for winning the Athene Prize for good teaching at the Biology Department of the TU Darmstadt🥇. Kai Kabuth, Antonia Schetle and Melina Baur were honoured for their outstanding student commitment in establishing and organising the CompuGene Student Lab.
November 29, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Join the TUDarmstadt iGEM Team! You are a Bachelor/Master student and want to be part of a student-led #SynBio research project?🧪🥼🔬🦠 Come to the info-session on Dec. 10th 2024, at 5:30 PM in B101I52 to learn all about participating in 2025!
November 29, 2024 at 7:38 AM
The LOEWE Research Cluster FLOW FOR LIFE hosts a minisymposium "Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering" with Humboldt Research Award Winner Milica Radisic from the University of Toronto at the TUDarmstadt on Wednesday, 3 July, 2024. Register here: www.tu-darmstadt.de/flowforlife/...
May 23, 2024 at 11:41 AM
Don't miss out! Save the date for Marc Riedel's talk on Monday, April 11th, 2024, at 3 pm at the Centre for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt entitled "DNA Storage: In theory, there's no difference between 'theory' and 'practice'. But in practice there is“ 🧪 🧬 💾 #SaveTheDate #SynBioSeminar
March 12, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Glad to announce that after a creative break of 2 years the TU Darmstadt iGEM Team is back. If you are a student (any subject welcome) interested in #SynBio, come on Jan, 10 2024 for more information.
December 20, 2023 at 2:37 PM

Only a few days are left to apply!! As part of a Unite! seed funded project, researchers and scientists from KTH Stockholm, TU Darmstadt and TU Graz focus on joint training, hands-on collaboration and new insights in the field of renewable biotechnology.
www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
December 13, 2023 at 8:37 AM