Jan 22, 2026 | AI, Publications, science, Science Communication, Science in Society, Science Policy, Synthetic Biology, Uncategorized
The landscape of biotechnology is undergoing a major shift driven by Artificial Intelligence, pushing innovation into territories we never previously imagined. However, this rapid momentum raises urgent questions regarding ethics, security, and safety. A recent study...
Oct 3, 2025 | event, Events, report, Science Communication, Uncategorized
On September 26–27, the Biofaction team and members from the Mi-Hy project—Rosie Broadhead, Lenon Modesto, Günter Seyfried, and Uliana Reutina—had the pleasure of participating in EMPOWER Université Paris-Saclay in Paris, France. As a maker and scientific event of the...
Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
It took some time, but finally Fraunhofer UMSICHT published the “Prototype Nature” book with achapter about the standardising biology cooking workshop by Günter Seyfried and Markus Schmidt. The book is available as a pdf for free or can be purchased as a...
Mar 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
Vienna, 25th March 2020 Scientists from the five year EU funded project MycoSynVac report their findings and successes at a final meeting in Brussels. The project drew on cutting edge biotechnology to explore three important GOALS: TRANSFORM a living bacteria...
May 17, 2018 | Media, News, publication, Publications, science, Science Communication, Uncategorized
A publication by Biofaction’s Markus Schmidt about teamwork in insects and a unique hunting technique in tropical ants that resembles medieval torture racks, got wide media coverage. ★ New Scientist. Ants build a medieval ‘torture rack’ to catch...
May 12, 2017 | art-science, Events, Film & Video, project, Uncategorized
We are happy to present a short film about POSSIBLE TOMORROWS, an exhibition we curated during VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2016. Possible Tomorrows introduced a selection of experimental and technical design applications hatched from the fields of biotechnology and synthetic...
