DIY BIO

As part of the second BIO·FICTION Science Art Film Festival, Biofaction organized a trans-disciplinary symposium. It was set in Vienna’s beautiful Museum of Natural History and featured a program of presentations and discussion groups, which explored, amongst other topics, bioengineering, bioart, ethics, responsible research and innovation, intellectual property, entrepreneurship as well as do-it-yourself biology. Tying into a Bio-Commons event held after BIO·FICTION ended, the festival offered a highlight on DIY-Bio groups and their projects with interactive demonstrations: