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The iGEM TU Eindhoven student team is a multidisciplinary team of students from various backgrounds, including biology, engineering, computer science, and design. We are passionate about synthetic biology and dedicated to making a positive impact on the world through our projects.
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What is iGEM?
iGEM TU Eindhoven participates in an annual international competition where thousands of students from around the world design and build synthetic biological systems. The competition is a unique opportunity to develop your skills, collaborate with diverse talents, and make a positive impact on society.
What is synthetic biology?
Synthetic biology combines engineering principles with biology to design and build new biological parts, devices, and systems, or to redesign existing natural biological systems for useful purposes. It's essentially programming life to solve human problems. Some examples:

The iGEM timeline
The iGEM timeline is from February until November and ends at the Grand Jamboree in Paris.
Project Ideation
February until April
The project ideation phase runs part-time, where we formulate and research potential project ideas. This involves literature research, brainstorming sessions, and feasibility studies to identify a project with significant impact.
Lab Work & Development
April until August
This is the main execution phase where we conduct laboratory experiments, develop software solutions, and contact stakeholders to gather feedback and build partnerships for our project.
Events & Outreach
September
We organize various events to engage with the community and share our project. These include workshops, presentations, and collaborative activities with other teams. We organize the Challenge Day and Mini Jamboree around this time.
Documentation & Finalization
September until October
We document everything on the wiki, finalize our experiments, and prepare all deliverables for the competition including the project video and presentation.
Grand Jamboree
October
The Grand Jamboree in Paris is the culmination of our work, where we present our project to judges and other teams from around the world, competing for medals and special prizes.
Recruitment
January
We work on recruiting students from various disciplines at TU/e to form the next team. This ensures knowledge transfer and continuation of the iGEM tradition at our university.
Different roles
The team generally consists of eight roles. While everyone contributes together towards the end goal, these are the main responsibilities. Curious who is doing what? Check out the team page.
Frequently asked questions
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Tristan de Haas
Team Lead
I have been interested in iGEM for quite some time during my bachelor's. However, I never got the chance to properly combine it with my courses. Now that I'm more flexible in my masters, I have used the opportunity to finally work in this groundbreaking community! 🔬💚