September 22, 2017 - september 24, 2017

community biotechnology initiative @ mit media lab

To Bio-hackers and bio-enthusiasts around the world,

The Community Biotechnology Initiative at the MIT Media Lab is organizing a Global Summit on Community Biotechnology this fall from Friday September 22 to Sunday September 24. Our goal is to provide a space for the global community of bio-hackers and members of independent and community laboratories to convene, plan, build fellowship, and continue the evolution of our movement. Our programming topics will include: diversity and inclusion, sharing and learning, bio security, enabling technologies, bio art and design, and more.

We are asking all interested participants to apply! While all are welcome, space is limited, so we are prioritizing active practitioners in the community with an emphasis on diversity across geographic, cultural, ethnic, gender, and creative backgrounds. We will add accepted participants to the Directory on a rolling basis with the goal of accepting everyone interested in joining.

We are also organizing additional programming for those traveling from far on Thursday September 21 and Monday September 25.

We can't wait to see you in September!!!

participant directory

Joi ItoDirector, MIT Media Lab — **Joi Ito**
Director, MIT Media Lab

George ChurchProfessor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School — **George Church**
Professor of Genetics, Harvard Medical School

David Sun KongCommunity Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) — **David Sun Kong**
Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA)

Mary MaggicCommunity Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || Hackteria — **Mary Maggic**
Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || Hackteria

Maria ChavezBioCurious (Santa Clara CA) — **Maria Chavez**
BioCurious (Santa Clara CA)

Dan GrushkinGenspace (Brooklyn NY) — **Dan Grushkin**
Genspace (Brooklyn NY)

Karen IngramSynthetic Biology LEAP, BioBuilder — **Karen Ingram**
Synthetic Biology LEAP, BioBuilder

Angela KaczmarczykBosLab (Somerville MA) — **Angela Kaczmarczyk**
BosLab (Somerville MA)

Thomas LandrainJust One Giant Lab (JOGL) || La Paillasse (Paris France) — **Thomas Landrain**
Just One Giant Lab (JOGL) || La Paillasse (Paris France)

Stefania DrugaPersonal Robotics Research Group, MIT Media Lab || Hackidemia — **Stefania Druga**
Personal Robotics Research Group, MIT Media Lab || Hackidemia

Kevin ChenHyasynth Bio || Bricobio (Montreal Canada) — **Kevin Chen**
Hyasynth Bio || Bricobio (Montreal Canada)

Patrik D'haeseleerCounter Culture Labs (Oakland CA) || BioCurious (Sunnyvale CA) — **Patrik D'haeseleer**
Counter Culture Labs (Oakland CA) || BioCurious (Sunnyvale CA)

Nicole BakkerCommunity Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) — **Nicole Bakker**
Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA)

Marie-Therese PngCommunity Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) — **Marie-Therese Png**
Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA)

Daniel Federico Hernandez-GardiolHackuarium (Lausanne Switzerland) — **Daniel Federico Hernandez-Gardiol**
Hackuarium (Lausanne Switzerland)

Nina WangCommunity Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || Metafluidics — **Nina Wang**
Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab || Metafluidics

Todd KuikenGenetic Engineering and Society Center, NC State University — **Todd Kuiken**
Genetic Engineering and Society Center, NC State University

Orlando de LangeUniversity of Washington || SoundBio Lab (Seattle WA) — **Orlando de Lange**
University of Washington || SoundBio Lab (Seattle WA)

Zach Mueller

SoundBio Lab (Seattle WA)

Avery NormandinSculpting Evolution, MIT Media Lab — **Avery Normandin**
Sculpting Evolution, MIT Media Lab

Keerthi ShettyEMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || American Academy of Arts and Sciences — **Keerthi Shetty**
EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Thrasyvoulos KarydisEMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || MIT Media Lab — **Thrasyvoulos Karydis**
EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || MIT Media Lab

Ani Liu

EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA)

Orkan TelhanDesign.Bio || University of Pennsylvania — **Orkan Telhan**
Design.Bio || University of Pennsylvania

Eric HarnessBioCurious (Santa Clara CA) — **Eric Harness**
BioCurious (Santa Clara CA)

Xavier PalmerBiologik (Norfolk VA) — **Xavier Palmer**
Biologik (Norfolk VA)

Günter Seyfriedpavillon 35 (Vienna Austria) — **Günter Seyfried**
pavillon 35 (Vienna Austria)

Kenza SamlaliBricobio (Montréal Canada) — **Kenza Samlali**
Bricobio (Montréal Canada)

Jason Bobe

DIYbio.org

Rüdiger TrojokUnternehmerTUM kitchen lab (Munich Germany) — **Rüdiger Trojok**
UnternehmerTUM kitchen lab (Munich Germany)

Josiah ZaynerBioCurious (Santa Clara CA) || The ODIN || CCL — **Josiah Zayner**
BioCurious (Santa Clara CA) || The ODIN || CCL

Eleonore PauwelsWilson Center — **Eleonore Pauwels**
Wilson Center

Sarah WareScience Closet || Benedictine University || College of DuPage — **Sarah Ware**
Science Closet || Benedictine University || College of DuPage

Noah JakimoMolecular Machines (Media Lab) || Center for Bits and Atoms — **Noah Jakimo**
Molecular Machines (Media Lab) || Center for Bits and Atoms

Thomas Hervé Mboa NkoudouAPSOHA (Association for the Promotion of Open Science in Haïti & Africa) || ISTM (Higher Institute of Medical Technology) — **Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou**
APSOHA (Association for the Promotion of Open Science in Haïti & Africa) || ISTM (Higher Institute of Medical Technology)

Elliot RothIndie Lab (Richmond VA) — **Elliot Roth**
Indie Lab (Richmond VA)

Pierre PadillaBiomakers Lab (Lima Peru) — **Pierre Padilla**
Biomakers Lab (Lima Peru)

Janine MedinaDEF CON BioHacking Village Project Manager || NYAS STEM Fellow — **Janine Medina**
DEF CON BioHacking Village Project Manager || NYAS STEM Fellow

Jake WintermuteCRI Paris — **Jake Wintermute**
CRI Paris

Maria Li Lok YeeDIYBIO Hong Kong — **Maria Li Lok Yee**
DIYBIO Hong Kong

Soroush VosoughiSocial Machines, MIT Media Lab || Harvard Berkman — **Soroush Vosoughi**
Social Machines, MIT Media Lab || Harvard Berkman

Benito (Beno) JuarezFab Lab Lima (Lima Peru) || The Latin America Fab Lab Network — **Benito (Beno) Juarez**
Fab Lab Lima (Lima Peru) || The Latin America Fab Lab Network

Scott PownallOpen Science Network || bioAcademy (Vancouver Canada) — **Scott Pownall**
Open Science Network || bioAcademy (Vancouver Canada)

Helene SteinerRoyal College of Art (London UK) — **Helene Steiner**
Royal College of Art (London UK)

Dan WrightThel4b (Los Angeles CA) — **Dan Wright**
Thel4b (Los Angeles CA)

Ana Sofía ArreolaGene Garage (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and Mexico City) — **Ana Sofía Arreola**
Gene Garage (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and Mexico City)

Francisco FloresIDgen (Quito Ecuador) || Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas — **Francisco Flores**
IDgen (Quito Ecuador) || Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas

Alaina HardieDIYbio Toronto — **Alaina Hardie**
DIYbio Toronto

Niek D'HondtReaGent (Flanders Belgium) — **Niek D'Hondt**
ReaGent (Flanders Belgium)

Natalie KuldellBioBuilder (Cambridge MA) — **Natalie Kuldell**
BioBuilder (Cambridge MA)

Adeline SeahOpen Bio Singapore — **Adeline Seah**
Open Bio Singapore

Timothy WakiyamaMN diyBio || University of Minnesota Microbial Engineering Program — **Timothy Wakiyama**
MN diyBio || University of Minnesota Microbial Engineering Program

Ewen ChardronnetMedialab Makery (Paris France) — **Ewen Chardronnet**
Medialab Makery (Paris France)

Winnie PonceletReaGent (Flanders Belgium) || Ekoli — **Winnie Poncelet**
ReaGent (Flanders Belgium) || Ekoli

Li YuLa Paillasse (Paris France) — **Li Yu**
La Paillasse (Paris France)

Martin Malthe BorchBioFabLab RUC (Roskilde University) || Beatt consultancy and studiolab — **Martin Malthe Borch**
BioFabLab RUC (Roskilde University) || Beatt consultancy and studiolab

Heather UnderwoodDenver Biolabs — **Heather Underwood**
Denver Biolabs

Abdul Hadi AbroAbrobios (Hyderabad Pakistan) — **Abdul Hadi Abro**
Abrobios (Hyderabad Pakistan)

Marc JuulBioBricks Foundation — **Marc Juul**
BioBricks Foundation

Will ShindelGenspace (Brooklyn NY) — **Will Shindel**
Genspace (Brooklyn NY)

Melodie KnowltonVertex Learning Lab — **Melodie Knowlton**
Vertex Learning Lab

Ricardo Camilo Chavez MartínezProject Scintia (Monterrey Mexico) — **Ricardo Camilo Chavez Martínez**
Project Scintia (Monterrey Mexico)

Derek JacobyVictoria Makerspace — **Derek Jacoby**
Victoria Makerspace

Alison StringerFabLab Wgtn (Wellington, New Zealand), Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand, Space and Science Festival NZ — **Alison Stringer**
FabLab Wgtn (Wellington, New Zealand), Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand, Space and Science Festival NZ

Stefanie WuschitzMz* Baltazar's Lab — **Stefanie Wuschitz**
Mz* Baltazar's Lab

Udayan UmapathiTangible Media (Media Lab) || Community Biotechnology Initiative, MIT Media Lab. — **Udayan Umapathi**
Tangible Media (Media Lab) || Community Biotechnology Initiative, MIT Media Lab.

Travis RichMIT Media Lab — **Travis Rich**
MIT Media Lab

Pat PataranutapornFreaklab (Thailand) — **Pat Pataranutaporn**
Freaklab (Thailand)

Connie ChowThe Exploratory (Ghana) — **Connie Chow**
The Exploratory (Ghana)

Doris Roth[kat]alab (Vienna Austria) — **Doris Roth**
[kat]alab (Vienna Austria)

Daniel RoherLoud Roar Productions — **Daniel Roher**
Loud Roar Productions

Alison IrvineGenspace (Brooklyn NY) — **Alison Irvine**
Genspace (Brooklyn NY)

Justice Toshiba WalkerBiomakerlab (Philadelphia PA) || University of Pennsylvania — **Justice Toshiba Walker**
Biomakerlab (Philadelphia PA) || University of Pennsylvania

Yasmin KafaiUniversity of Pennsylvania — **Yasmin Kafai**
University of Pennsylvania

Sarah Farooq KhanInstitute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University (Peshawar Pakistan) — **Sarah Farooq Khan**
Institute of Integrative Biosciences, CECOS University (Peshawar Pakistan)

Thomas MeanyCell-Free Technology (Cork Ireland) — **Thomas Meany**
Cell-Free Technology (Cork Ireland)

Tom Burkett

BUGSS (Baltimore MD)

Alexandria GuoEMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab — **Alexandria Guo**
EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || Community Bio Initiative, MIT Media Lab

Ellen JorgensenBiotech Without Borders (Brooklyn NY) — **Ellen Jorgensen**
Biotech Without Borders (Brooklyn NY)

Nieves CuboOpenbioprinting (Madrid Spain) — **Nieves Cubo**
Openbioprinting (Madrid Spain)

Nay Win KyawWildlife Conservation Society (Myanmar) — **Nay Win Kyaw**
Wildlife Conservation Society (Myanmar)

Rachel SmithEMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || Mediated Matter (Media Lab) — **Rachel Smith**
EMW Street Bio (Cambridge MA) || Mediated Matter (Media Lab)

Elizabeth TuckCapital Area BioSpace (Washington DC) — **Elizabeth Tuck**
Capital Area BioSpace (Washington DC)

Arunav Konwar

BITS-Pilani (India)

Rowan JacobsenAuthor || Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT — **Rowan Jacobsen**
Author || Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT

Kira deCoudrespsyFert — **Kira deCoudres**
psyFert

Adam ZaretskyNADLinc — **Adam Zaretsky**
NADLinc

Sihinta ShembilBRAC University, Bangladesh. — **Sihinta Shembil**
BRAC University, Bangladesh.

Salman Khan PromonThe Tech Academy (Bangladesh) — **Salman Khan Promon**
The Tech Academy (Bangladesh)

Haoshin ChangBioart (Taiwan) — **Haoshin Chang**
Bioart (Taiwan)

Ali SchachtschneiderGenspace (New York) — **Ali Schachtschneider**
Genspace (New York)

Ananda GaboToronto Youth Food Policy Council || iGEM Toronto — **Ananda Gabo**
Toronto Youth Food Policy Council || iGEM Toronto

Hossain Mohammad MasumBioBangla (Dhaka, Bangladesh) — **Hossain Mohammad Masum**
BioBangla (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

Federico MuffattoEntropy || Digi.bio || Biophil.es (Amsterdam) — **Federico Muffatto**
Entropy || Digi.bio || Biophil.es (Amsterdam)

Carl Farah

Biotown (Ottawa)

Harry AkligohUHAS Research Collaborative Lab (Ghana) — **Harry Akligoh**
UHAS Research Collaborative Lab (Ghana)

Linda Guamán B.Technical University of Ambato (Ecuador) — **Linda Guamán B.**
Technical University of Ambato (Ecuador)

Uriel Eleazar Barboza PérezYouth Biotech International & Biosfera Hackspace(México) — **Uriel Eleazar Barboza Pérez**
Youth Biotech International & Biosfera Hackspace(México)

Georg TremmelBioclub Tokyo — **Georg Tremmel**
Bioclub Tokyo

Carlos A. BarbaFCS, Molecular Biology Lab, Technical University of Ambato‌ (Ecuador) — **Carlos A. Barba**
FCS, Molecular Biology Lab, Technical University of Ambato‌ (Ecuador)

Jaylin ChenSoundBio (Seattle WA) — **Jaylin Chen**
SoundBio (Seattle WA)

Hiroo KomineBioclub Tokyo — **Hiroo Komine**
Bioclub Tokyo

Mixæl LauferFour Thieves Vinegar Collective — **Mixæl Laufer**
Four Thieves Vinegar Collective

Vincent MortierEkoli || ReaGent — **Vincent Mortier**
Ekoli || ReaGent

Andreas StuermerIndependent biohacker — **Andreas Stuermer**
Independent biohacker

Katriona Guthrie-HoneaSynthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab — **Katriona Guthrie-Honea**
Synthetic Neurobiology Group, MIT Media Lab

Jenny MolloyCambridge Biomakespace (Cambridge UK) || University of Cambridge — **Jenny Molloy**
Cambridge Biomakespace (Cambridge UK) || University of Cambridge

Kate DentonVertex Learning Lab — **Kate Denton**
Vertex Learning Lab

Laura Armero HernándezOpenlab Madrid (Madrid Spain) — **Laura Armero Hernández**
Openlab Madrid (Madrid Spain)

Immanuel SankaIGEM Uppsala (Uppsala Sweden) — **Immanuel Sanka**
IGEM Uppsala (Uppsala Sweden)

Sebastián GómezSynthetic Biology Group, Armed Forces University — **Sebastián Gómez**
Synthetic Biology Group, Armed Forces University

Daniel Dominguez-GomezIngenex (Mexico) — **Daniel Dominguez-Gomez**
Ingenex (Mexico)

Stefani BardinGenSpace (New York NY) — **Stefani Bardin**
GenSpace (New York NY)

Ryan HooverBUGSS (Baltimore MD) — **Ryan Hoover**
BUGSS (Baltimore MD)

Bhavna PandyaBioRiiDL (Bio Research Innovation Incubation Design Lab) (Mumbai India) — **Bhavna Pandya**
BioRiiDL (Bio Research Innovation Incubation Design Lab) (Mumbai India)

Núria CondeDIY Bio Barcelona — **Núria Conde**
DIY Bio Barcelona

Juan MaestreUniversity of Texas at Austin — **Juan Maestre**
University of Texas at Austin

Laura OlaldeGOSH Community || University of Buenos Aires — **Laura Olalde**
GOSH Community || University of Buenos Aires

Isaac BeanDenver Biolabs — **Isaac Bean**
Denver Biolabs

Carolyn AngletonSacBioarts (Sacramento CA) — **Carolyn Angleton**
SacBioarts (Sacramento CA)

Rayyan Tariq KhanBYOlogi Systematics (Lahore Pakistan) — **Rayyan Tariq Khan**
BYOlogi Systematics (Lahore Pakistan)

Fernan FedericiPUC, Chile || OpenPlant, University of Cambridge || GOSH community — **Fernan Federici**
PUC, Chile || OpenPlant, University of Cambridge || GOSH community

Cory TobinTheLab (Los Angeles CA) — **Cory Tobin**
TheLab (Los Angeles CA)

Stephen HarrisBioBelize (The Biodiversity Center of Belize) — **Stephen Harris**
BioBelize (The Biodiversity Center of Belize)

Ryan FobelSci-Bots Inc. || University of Toronto — **Ryan Fobel**
Sci-Bots Inc. || University of Toronto

Roya Amini-NaieniHarvey Mudd College — **Roya Amini-Naieni**
Harvey Mudd College

Minerva CastellanosCollaboration with Mexican Biohacker communities — **Minerva Castellanos**
Collaboration with Mexican Biohacker communities

Celine TchaoLa Paillasse Manila || Open Science School — **Celine Tchao**
La Paillasse Manila || Open Science School

Kristin HoMount Holyoke College student — **Kristin Ho**
Mount Holyoke College student

Kipp BradfordMIT Media Lab — **Kipp Bradford**
MIT Media Lab

Edward PerelloExponential Institute (London) — **Edward Perello**
Exponential Institute (London)

Emanuel FloresFab Lab Yucatan — **Emanuel Flores**
Fab Lab Yucatan

Mani Sai Suryateja JammalamadakaMIT Media Lab || CRI-Paris — **Mani Sai Suryateja Jammalamadaka**
MIT Media Lab || CRI-Paris

Francisco MosqueraPlanSeta (Quito, Ecuador) || Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas. — **Francisco Mosquera**
PlanSeta (Quito, Ecuador) || Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas.

Rhys MasonBiotown — **Rhys Mason**
Biotown

Katsuaki UsamiDigital Garage Lab — **Katsuaki Usami**
Digital Garage Lab

Jan-Maarten Luursemade Waag (Amsterdam) — **Jan-Maarten Luursema**
de Waag (Amsterdam)

Vipal Jain

Biotown

Alexis HopeMIT Media Lab || MIT Center for Civic Media || Massachusetts College of Art — **Alexis Hope**
MIT Media Lab || MIT Center for Civic Media || Massachusetts College of Art

Amrit PuriKarkhana (Kathmandu Nepal) — **Amrit Puri**
Karkhana (Kathmandu Nepal)

Erik ZepkaOpen Science Network — **Erik Zepka**
Open Science Network

Francisco QueroOpenLab Madrid — **Francisco Quero**
OpenLab Madrid

Lena AsaiOpen Science School for the Co-Lab Workshop — **Lena Asai**
Open Science School for the Co-Lab Workshop

Linda KahlBioBricks Foundation — **Linda Kahl**
BioBricks Foundation

Teruya EnomotoDigital Garage Lab — **Teruya Enomoto**
Digital Garage Lab

Megan PalmerStanford University, iGEM, Synthetic Biology LEAP — **Megan Palmer**
Stanford University, iGEM, Synthetic Biology LEAP

Romie LittrellGuerilla Science (San Jose CA) — **Romie Littrell**
Guerilla Science (San Jose CA)

Bart ScholtenEMW Street Bio — **Bart Scholten**
EMW Street Bio

Douglas McMillinAxios Biosciences — **Douglas McMillin**
Axios Biosciences

Aleksandra GosiewskiAlgiKnit — **Aleksandra Gosiewski**
AlgiKnit

Shannon JohnsonEMW Street Bio || MIT Media Lab — **Shannon Johnson**
EMW Street Bio || MIT Media Lab

Aaron NesserAlgiKnit — **Aaron Nesser**
AlgiKnit

Justin PaharaAmino Labs (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) — **Justin Pahara**
Amino Labs (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada)

Gigi GronvallJohns Hopkins University — **Gigi Gronvall**
Johns Hopkins University

Tessa Callaghan

AlgiKnit

Dana AbrassartNew York University — **Dana Abrassart**
New York University

Alazar AyeleBiogen Community Lab — **Alazar Ayele**
Biogen Community Lab

Romain di VozzoFablab Digiscope / Université Paris-Saclay (Gif-sur-yvette, Ile de France, France) — **Romain di Vozzo**
Fablab Digiscope / Université Paris-Saclay (Gif-sur-yvette, Ile de France, France)

Veena Vijayakumar

Genspace (Brooklyn, NY)

Filippos TourlomousisCenter for Bits and Atoms, MIT — **Filippos Tourlomousis**
Center for Bits and Atoms, MIT

Prisca VilsbolBiologigaragen (Copenhagen, Denmark) — **Prisca Vilsbol**
Biologigaragen (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Steven WassermanMIT Biological Engineering — **Steven Wasserman**
MIT Biological Engineering

Timothy StilesBosLab — **Timothy Stiles**
BosLab

Kellen AndrilenasBosLab || Boston University — **Kellen Andrilenas**
BosLab || Boston University

Yu Shrike ZhangBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School — **Yu Shrike Zhang**
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Habib HaddadE14 Fund, MIT Media Lab — **Habib Haddad**
E14 Fund, MIT Media Lab

Daniel Oran

Synthetic Neurobiology, MIT Media Lab

Caroline JonesProfessor, History Theory Criticism MIT — **Caroline Jones**
Professor, History Theory Criticism MIT

Jeff Rousset

Harvard Kennedy School

Sabrina MarecosEMW Street Bio || FACEN — **Sabrina Marecos**
EMW Street Bio || FACEN

Lizza RomanEMW Street Bio || FACEN — **Lizza Roman**
EMW Street Bio || FACEN

Bridgit MendlerMIT Media Lab Director's Fellow — **Bridgit Mendler**
MIT Media Lab Director's Fellow

Gokhan SozmenCurious Cats — **Gokhan Sozmen**
Curious Cats

Sam Weiss EvansTufts University || Harvard Kennedy School — **Sam Weiss Evans**
Tufts University || Harvard Kennedy School

Jean-Michel MolenaarBio Academy || Tufts University — **Jean-Michel Molenaar**
Bio Academy || Tufts University

The Directory is being continually updated, more profiles will be added shortly!

program

Our programming will include topics such as: diversity & inclusion; enabling technologies; bio security; learning & sharing; global collaborations; and more! We will finalize our topics based upon your input.

hands-on workshop schedule

DAY 0 | thu 9/21

Choose your own adventure! We are organizing tours to local Cambridge and Boston area community bio and maker spaces, like BosLab, EMW Street Bio, and more.

Day 1 | fri 9/22

9am-9pm. First day of our formal program at the MIT Media Lab. All participant laboratories and organizations will present in the opening session. Joi Ito will introduce and welcome us! We will conclude with an evening visit to Ginkgo Bioworks.

Photos courtesy of Scott Pownall

Live Webcast Links:

9am-late. Second day of programming with George Church introducing the morning session, concluding with 99Biohackers, a joint celebration and party with Bio Summit participants and the MIT Media Lab community.

Photos courtesy of Scott Pownall

Live Webcast Links:

12-6pm. Final day of our program.

Photos courtesy of Havannah Tran & Scott Pownall

**Unconference Sessions + Family Photo**

Live Webcast Links:

Segment 1

S egment 2

We have an optional post-event gathering on Monday, September 25, for informal meetings and opportunities to connect with the Media Lab community.

optional post-event gathering

hands-on workshops and demos

biobuilder

Natalie Kuldell

arduino

Isaac Bean

cheese making

Patrik D'haeseleer

hydrogels

Jaden Hastings & Nieves Cubo

robot biohacker

Stefania Druga

biosafety

Todd Kuiken

DIY crispr

Ellen Jorgensen

bi.xels

Helene Steiner

microfluidics

Immanuel Sanka

transformation

Will Shindel

plant tissue lab

Sebastian Cocioba

DIY refrigerator

Kipp Bradford

ayurvedic chem

Hiroo Komine

Bento Lab

Bethan Wolfenden

$10 microscope

Yu Shrike Zhang

plasmids

Scott Pownall

cell free biology

Jenny Molloy

bionet

Marc Juul

growing fungus

Alison Stringer

programmable droplets

Udayan Umapathi

amino bio

Julie Legault & Justin Pahara

Opentrons

Will Canine

suggested contribution

100% of all contributions will go towards subsidizing travel for participants. The contribution is optional and you can opt out via your application.

Biohacker

Industry, Government, & Academia

early bird

July 1 - July 31

$200

regular

August 1 - August 15

$350

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sponsors & donors

VIBRIO

SPIRILLI

bacilli

cocci

REID HOFFMAN

HOST

location

The Bio Summit will take place at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA, USA.

We are also organizing a functional wet lab for bio-hacking! More details soon!

accommodations

There will be three primary options: (1) discounted hotel; (2) shared Airbnb with other participants; (3) free housing via local hosts. Accommodations organized for the summit will be available only for the duration of the conference,

checking in Thursday, September 21 checking out Sunday, September 24.

hotel (discounted)

For a discounted price between $200 and $250 per night, participants have the option to stay at the Kendall Square Marriott for the duration of the conference. The location of the hotel is a short 5-10 minute walk from the Media Lab.

airbnb housing

For between $50 and $100 per night, participants can choose to stay in shared Airbnbs for the duration of the conference. Our staff will take care of booking the accommodations, and participants will be billed individually before the event. Interested participants should let us know as soon as possible if they are planning on extending their stay beyond the dates of the conference.

local hosts

Local hosting is available for participants on a low budget. This is free of cost for the duration of the conference. Based on preference, participants will either be assigned to hosts via couchsurfing.com or through local supporters of the Bio Summit. Our staff provides support with arranging the accommodations. Interested participants should let us know as soon as possible if they are planning on extending their stay beyond the dates of the conference.

frequently asked questions

is there a deadline to apply for the conference?

YES. August 15, so apply today!

will there be help for travel expenses?

Yes! We are hoping to award travel subsidies to as many participants as possible with financial hardship. You can apply for one via your application.