Jun 9, 2017 | art-science, Events, Film & Video, Media, News, publication, Science Communication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
Two films produced by BIOFACTION are going to to be screened at two international film festivals. On June 29th 2017 the film “The Berrymakers” will open the 2nd Karlsruhe Science Film Days in Germany. Later in October “Synthetic Biology in...
May 30, 2017 | Media, News, publication, Science in Society, Synthetic Biology
The June 2017 edition of Technology Review (German Edition) featured a synthetic biology special. Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt, who for many years advocated the development of better biosafety systems shares his thoughts in an interview with Technology Review on...
Apr 14, 2017 | News, publication, science, Science Policy, Synthetic Biology, Uncategorized
Victor de Lorenzo (CSIC, Spain) and Markus Schmidt (Biofaction) published a review about the potential of Do-it-yourself Biology (DIYBio) in the journal Microbial Biotechnology. The article highlights the potential of for innovation, but also explores the many other...
Mar 17, 2017 | Events, Film & Video, publication, Uncategorized
The original BIO·FICTION Film Festival took place in Vienna from 23-25th October, 2014. Thereafter, we sent the festival on the road to other places around the world. In total, BIO·FICTION on Tour took place in 35 locations worldwide, from huge urban cities to far out...
Mar 17, 2017 | art-science, Events, publication, Science Communication, Uncategorized
We have recently received a copy of the annual VIENNA DESIGN WEEK REVIEW and are happy to share with you a glimpse inside the book, featuring a summary of Biofaction’s mini exhibition ‘Possible Tomorrows’ during last year’s Vienna Design...
Jan 4, 2017 | Film & Video, project, publication
We released a new documentary film about the international research and innovation project BACHBERRY that searched for valuable substances in plants, particularly berries, that could be beneficial for health and other useful applications. We travelled to the...
