German Association for Synthetic Biology (GASB) e.V
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 gasb.de/de/
German Conference on Synthetic Biology www.gcsb2026.de
- Lets welcome Wilfried Weber at GCSB! Organisms can change dynamically depending on their environment. They do this by detecting environmental inputs, integrating them, and producing a suitable response. Wilfried Weber creates living materials that can respond to specific inputs.
- Very happy to welcome Diego Orzaez as a keynote speaker at GCSB! He is a senior researcher and lab co-leader focussed on genetic engineering and synthetic biology. We are excited for his expertise, as edited crops are of growing interest to revolutionize agriculture🌳.
- Let’s welcome Mattheos Koffas as a Keynote for GCSB 2026! Microorganisms show great potential for the production of valuable natural chemicals. Mattaeos Koffas and his lab have extensive experience using various microbial hosts for the biosynthesis of valuable compounds🦠.
- We are thrilled to announce that the winners of this years Europe-wide Read-Write-Grow Hackathon will be attending the SynBio Reactor Summit 2026 in Berlin next month. Meet the winner teams: SynBioGuard🥇 Phos-Busters 🥈 Catcheater🥉 🔗: www.synbioreactor.de #SBR2026
- The SynBioReactor is the place to be for BioTech Startups! Show us what you’ve got during our Pitching Competition and get the chance to win a fantastic prize that will help move you and your startup forward🚀. Learn more about SBR and apply for our Pitching Competition👇! shorturl.at/2um8W
- 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
- 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⚙️!
- 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! 💚
- 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 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🔧!
- 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
- 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!
- 🚨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
- 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🦠?
- 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
- 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
- 📣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/
- 📋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
- 🚨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...
- 🌱🧬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
- 🧬 Mark your calendar - and stay tuned!
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- 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
- 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📈.
- 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
- 👉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⚙️.
- 👉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.♻️
- 👉 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🏞️.
- 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!
- We are very happy to co-host yet another event with @nucleate.bsky.social🎉! Join us for exciting panels followed by a familiar networking session with likeminded biotech enthusiasts🤝! 📆22.05.25 🕑18:00 📍Berlin Register right here👇 lu.ma/225kiixz?loc...
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- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 The most important part of GASB are our members! Tejasshree GK is part of our recruiting team and is also active as a graphic designer🖌️! That way, she helps us to continuously grow our community!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 We work on various projects at the same time📈. To make sure that you dont miss any important information, our Officer for Representation, Michael Spädt, takes care of our communication channels to give you all the updates you need🤝!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 Politics play a decisive role in the application of SynBio techniques. This makes a healthy exchange between scientists and policy makers crucial to allow for a flourishing SynBio landscape🌺. Our Head of Politics, Florian Hänsel, is responsible to foster this exchange📈!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 We are always looking forward to the next conference organized by us. We love to meet and connect both local and international SynBio bubbles to exchange ideas and approaches 🌍. Our Head of Academic Collaborations, Lena Maria Hümmler, is making these events possible!👏
- 🚨 Conference alarm 🚨 For all of our folks interested in bioengineering, synthetic biology, and biomaterials, the Designer Biology 2025 meeting is happening in Newcastle this year🧬! 📆 July 29-31, 2025 🌍 Newcastle, UK Find out more by following this link👇 www.efbiotechnology.org/designerbiol...
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 SynBio is a fascinating tool to improve our lives🧬. As biotechnological applications and innovations often stem from an industrial context, it is crucial to support this sector🏭. Our Head of Industry Andrea Pönitzsch leads a team in GASB to achieve this goal🙏!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 Keeping track of what happens within an organization can be quite challenging 😶🌫️ . Luckily, we have Nikita Edel, our Head of Operations! He takes care of our internal administration and makes sure that we can all focus on our various projects 🙏!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 Our Treasurer Raoul Polder manages our finances and keeps GASB on track to grow as an organization💰. With his background in business administration, he enriches our discussions with an additional perspective👓!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 Our Vice Head of Steering Carolina Elizondo has been a staple within GASB for the last years and we especially value her great efforts to build a strong and thriving #SynBio community🤝, not only in Germany, but all around the world🌍!
- 👉 Meet the GASB team! 👈 Louis Schanzmann is our Head of Steering and has been an active member in GASB for multiple years🙏. He is deeply involved in our day-to-day work and coordinates our affairs to guide us through a successful 2025 as a team🤝.
- Last week we were happy to join the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Summit🗻! Our Head of Industry Andrea Pönitzsch represented GASB at this event where we could establish new collaborations for the #SynBio landscape🤝! We especially enjoyed the inspiring talks, covering circular economy and more!
- Hot off the press: The 1st ProLOEWE-NEWS 2025! This time it's off to the treetops with LOEWE-TREE-M, into the lab with @loewe-fci.bsky.social to #fightcancer +LOEWE-DYNAMIC for #KI use in the treatment of mental illness.🎙️with Prof. Franziska Matthäus,LOEWE-CMMS.➡️https://proloewe.de/en/proloewe-news/
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- Last we week we co-hosted the GASB x @nucleate.bsky.social Life Science Lounge, Munich edition🥨 It's great to see so many like minded SynBio enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in one room, and we especially love the open and approachable attitude of our guests, giving our events that special something✨.
- 📸SynBio Reactor 2025 Photo Highlights Are Here! The SynBio Reactor 2025 was an incredible experience, and now you can relive the best moments through our event photos.🚀 Visit our follow-up page to view and download the pictures: synbioreactor.de/followup/
- The #SynBioReactor has been a great experience for us and we are happy to receive so much nice feedback from our participants🫶! You can now revisit the SynBioReactor, short and sweet in our new blog post!👇 gasb.de/the-synbiore...
- 🚨Recommendation for all of our folks near #Marburg! The #Synmikro annual meeting on April 23rd has a great program filled with wonderful speakers. Definately worth a visit!👇
- Invitation to our #Synmikro annual meeting in #Marburg, April 23rd, 2025 at the Cineplex Cinema: "Enzyme Design and Evolution - Unlocking a ustainable Future". Please register: www.eventbrite.de/e/enzyme-des... Participation is free
- 🚀Help Shape SynBio Reactor 2026! We want to hear from you! Share your feedback on the SynBio Reactor 2025 to help us improve. Your input is invaluable as we continue to grow this event and the SynBio community. ⛓️Leave your feedback here: synbioreactor.de/followup/
- 🚨Save the date! Join us at the Nucleate x GASB Life Science Lounge in Munich! We are once again teaming up with our colleagues from Nucleate! You can expect an exciting evening of networking, discussions, and new opportunities in synthetic biology and biotech - this time, in Munich!🥨 lu.ma/gcoy2b8n
