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‘Genetic firewall’ holds engineered microbes captive

Jan 22, 2015 | Publications, science, Science Policy

“Human-engineered microbes are workhorses of the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, churning out biofuels, drugs, and many other products. But they can cause big problems if they become contaminated by other microbes or viruses or escape into the...

Judging synthetic biology risks

Jan 9, 2015 | Publications, science, Science in Society, Science Policy

As a member of the European Commission (EC) Scientific Advisory Group for New and Emerging Environmental and Health Risks, Markus Schmidt from Biofaction, helps to define the field of Synthetic Biology and advice EC on how to assess its benefits, risks, and research...

SYNPEPTIDE – designing novel antibiotics to fight multi-resistant pathogens

Sep 11, 2014 | Publications, science

PRESS RELEASE: Multidrug-resistant strains of microorganisms pose a significant threat to public health. When the first-line antibiotics can no longer help, there have always been the second-line options, at least for the majority of bacterial pathogens. For resistant...

Biohacker article in The Economist

Sep 5, 2014 | art-science, Publications, Science in Society, Science Policy

The Economist has published an article about Biohackers, discussing its opportunities, risks and connections to entrepreneurship and art. The article is also based on an interview with Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt. “IT LOOKS like an experimental cooking...

SYNMOD game at European High Schools

Aug 15, 2014 | Publications, Science Communication, Serious Games

A high school package produced by Biofaction is now available at the European Schoolnet website, the biggest repository of educational materials in Europe. The package is aimed to teach elements of Biology, Biochemistry and Synthetic Biology to 15-19 years old...

Public Consultation in Synthetic Biology

Jun 10, 2014 | Publications, science, Science in Society, Science Policy

The European Commission and its Scientific Committees have launched a public consultation on the first preliminary opinion on Synthetic Biology – Definition. Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt has been one of the co-authors of this opinion. All interested parties are...
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