Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt
Centre for Engineering-based Synthetic Biology
@TUDarmstadt
- How does charge and pore size shape polymer growth? The groups of Nico Bruns and Annette Andrieu-Brunsen @tuda.bsky.social show how enzyme-catalyzed polymerization inside mesoporous silica can be tuned and even visualized opening new paths for functional nanomaterials. pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
- On #WorldCancerDay, proud that MultiDrug-TDM helps drive innovation for better quality of life for pediatric cancer patients 🎗️
- FEB 4 is🌎🎗️ #WorldCancerDay. Cancer affects millions, bringing physical and emotional challenges. The LOEWE Center @loewe-fci.bsky.social and LOEWE Research Clusters CARISMa + MultiDrug-TDM advance🆕therapies and early detection – driving targeted, effective🩺💊treatments for a better quality of life.
- Check out the the Coli Toolkit (CTK): an extension of the modular yeast toolkit for use in E. coli published in ACS Synthetic Biology by the group of Heinz Koeppl @tuda.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt🔎Participants sought: “Leben nach Gewalt” by @loewe-dynamic.bsky.social explores why🧑🏾🤝🧑🏾👨👨👦🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽👨👦respond differently to traumatic violence. @goetheuni.bsky.social, @jlugiessen.bsky.social + @unimarburg.bsky.social combine psych, bio+socialdata to make therapy more effective➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/chiara...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtHow do cells keep their recycling system running? A research collaboration led by @tuda.bsky.social+headed by Dr. Oliver Rauh uncovered how the protein TMEM175 prevents Lysosome hyperacidity+how dysfunctions damage neurons and can be linked to Parkinson’s. The results provide a basis for🆕therapies.
- On the 4th of December at 17:00 we are pleased to welcome Annegret Wilde (@freecyano.bsky.social) from @uni-freiburg.de to our SynBio seminar series @tuda.bsky.social, with a talk entitled: RNA localization in cyanobacteria and the mRNA targeting hypothesis for gene retention in chloroplasts 🧪
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtThe 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
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- The group of Prof. Beatrix Suess @tuda.bsky.social highlights in Nature Communications how synthetic riboswitches can move beyond niche uses. These modular, protein-free RNA switches enable precise gene control and hold strong promise for biotechnology and medicine. doi.org/10.1038/s414...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtSpielerisch🤹🏼♂️ #Wissenschaft und #Demokratie von innen 🏋🏼stärken: ProLOEWE mit dem #Wissenschaftsplanspiel „Wissen🆚Meinung“ #KI, am 28. November 2025 zu Gast bei der @leopoldina.org in Halle. Mehr dazu ➡️ proloewe.de/de/aktuelles... + ➡️ www.leopoldina.org/veranstaltun...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt🆕NEU&schick: die aktuelle Ausgabe der hoch³ –🗞️Zeitung der TU Darmstadt! LOEWE-Themen sind zu unserer Freude auch dabei 👍🏼Der neue LOEWE-Schwerpunkt „MultiDrug-TDM“, koordiniert an der TU Darmstadt @tuda.bsky.social , startet im Januar 2026. Und: 3 LOEWE-Exploration-Vorhaben mit TU-Beteiligung. Mehr⤵️
- 📘 Die neue Ausgabe der TUDa-Unizeitung hoch³ ist erschienen! Im Fokus: Das Sprachenkonzept der TUDa und der erfolgreiche RMU-Kooperationsstudiengang Medizintechnik. Jetzt reinschauen 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt📘 Die neue Ausgabe der TUDa-Unizeitung hoch³ ist erschienen! Im Fokus: Das Sprachenkonzept der TUDa und der erfolgreiche RMU-Kooperationsstudiengang Medizintechnik. Jetzt reinschauen 👉 www.tu-darmstadt.de/universitaet...
- 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 🧪
- Torsten Waldminghaus and his colleagues @tuda.bsky.social have shown that free available chlorine (FAC) formed in situ plays a key role in the inactivation of E. coli during ClO₂ treatment. Disinfection efficiency depends on pH and natural organic matter composition. doi.org/10.1021/acse...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt🗞️TIP: ProLOEWE👱🏼🧑🏼🦰 with Kristian Kersting+Constantin @c-rothkopf.bsky.social, who bring together modern #AI + #cognitivescience➡️@tuda.bsky.social within LOEWE-WhiteBox. Who, together with their team, have succeeded in obtaining 2 clusters of #excellence with #RAI + #TAM ➡️ proloewe.de/en/proloewe-...
- New approach to extrusion 3D printing by the group of Andreas Bläser @tuda.bsky.social: Force measurements during the process enable real-time monitoring and quality control. More stable production, early fault detection. More information: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17452759.2025.2567383
- 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
- The group of Heribert Warzecha @tuda.bsky.social engineered Nicotiana benthamiana to produce new irregular monoterpene malonyl glucosides by co-expressing isoprenyl diphosphate synthases and key precursor enzymes — achieving record yields in plants. 👉 doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1678814
- 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
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt𝗪𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵ö𝗻𝗲, 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗴𝗲𝗳ü𝗹𝗹𝘁𝗲+𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗺 23.-24.🍂𝗢𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗺🐮𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆, 𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗴-𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 + 𝗯𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗪𝗘-𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗧, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (𝗧𝗛𝗠) 𝗚𝗶𝗲ß𝗲𝗻! @jlugiessen.bsky.social 📸Katrina Friese, Leonie Dittrich+ProLOEWE
- 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 🧪
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtThis is a paper by Eleonora Ornati and Iiulia Ushakova that I am really proud of. Who would have thought that the well-known Glucose Oxidase is up for some surprises, i.e., that it initiates radical polymerizations without the need for initiators or activation by light! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
- 🚀 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...
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtTalking about enzymatic radical polymerizations in and on cells as well as to create synthetic cells at #EPF2025 @epf2025.bsky.social in beautiful Groningen! What a fantastic gathering of the global polymer community! @metrazymes.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social
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- 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 🧪
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtSustainability prize of the "Freunde der TU Darmstadt" Really proud of it. Let's save the planet. 🌍 @synbio.bsky.social @tuda.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtHeute sind wir mit Sacha Vogel|ScienceBirds|+dem ProLOEWE-Planspiel von LOEWE-DiffusibleSignals zum Thema #Antibiotika + #Antibiotikaresistenzen an der Friedrich Magnus Gesamtschule🏫 in Laubach #Hessen! @unimarburg.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @mpimicrobiomarburg.bsky.social #LOEWE #Forschung
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- 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...
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- 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...
- 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🧪🍻.
- We are excited that the first episode of the 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 of the podcast 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 is out now! Join Jose Luis to learn about Albedo - what it is and how it can be measured from space. Thanks to Freunde der TU Darmstadt for Sponsoring!🧪 open.spotify.com/episode/1jrf...
- 🚀 Save the date! The German Conference on Synthetic Biology (GCSB) 2026 is happening March 11–13 in Münster 🇩🇪! 🧪 Cutting-edge science 🧬 Top keynote speakers 📢 Abstract deadline: Oct 5 (talks), Jan 31 (posters) 👉 Learn more: gcsb2026.de #SynBio #GCSB2026 #SyntheticBiology
- The group of Harald Kolmar @tuda.bsky.social and Birgit Piater @merckkgaa.bsky.social describe the tool TORCH to gain valuable insights on the internalization and drug release of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). #CancerResearch 🧪 | Check out the publication: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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- 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
- The group of Heinz Koeppl @tuda.bsky.social shows the tuning of ultrasensitivity in genetic logic gates using antisense RNA feedback. Check out the paper in ACS Synthetic Biology: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
- 🎯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...
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- 🚀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
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtLohnt es sich, Labore #nachhaltig zu organisieren? Bei Antragsstellung können Nachhaltigkeitsmittel mitbeantragt werden. So kann das eigene #Labor mit dem Aspekt der #Nachhaltigkeit zertifiziert werden. 💬 Mehr dazu erklärt Chemiker Prof. Dr. Nico Bruns von der TU Darmstadt ( @tuda.bsky.social) 👇
- The group of Harald Kolmar has expanded the Antibody-Drug-Conjugates (ADCs) toolbox🧪: Pyrococcus horikoshii biotin ligase (PhBL) enables site-specific conjugation to trastuzumab via a p67-tag. Check out the article at ChemBioChem: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
- 🚀 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
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- 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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- 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.
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtHot 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/
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtBitte teilt den Appell von S4F auch in euren internen Projektnetzwerken und zeichnet ihn, wenn ihr in der Wissenschaft aktiv bzw promoviert seid. www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o... Bis Donnerstag, 10:00 Uhr, ist die Unterzeichnung des Appell möglich.
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadt🧬 Passionate about #SyntheticBiology and eager to make an impact? There's still time to get involved and join us!✨ ⏳Application deadline extended until March 14th! 👇 Open positions & application info:
- 🚀 Join the #EUSynBioS Steering Committee! 🧬 Passionate about #SyntheticBiology? Based in #Europe? Help grow our community! We are opening new positions, check them out & apply here 👉 linkedin.com/feed/update/... #SynBio #ScienceCommunication #Policy
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- 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...
- A new publication from Annette Andrieu-Brunsen's group at TU Darmstadt describes a material that simultaneously senses bacteria and releases antimicrobial peptides on demand. | ACS Applied Bio Materials pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtHow radical are microbes? We found that E. coli can do radical polymerizations when "fed" with ATRP-initiators and monomers, without needing to recombinantly express enzymes, now out in JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... @tuda.bsky.social @synbio.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Reposted by Centre for Synthetic Biology @TUDarmstadtMany women, one mission: LOEWE top research from Hesse. February 11: Women & Girls in Science Day. @tuda.bsky.social @jlugiessen.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social @unikassel.bsky.social @unimarburg.bsky.social @thm.de @synmikro.bsky.social @ciesek.bsky.social @susanneherold.bsky.social @sgn.one
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- 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!
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