@BioFaction

We are an interdisciplinary research and science communication company working with emerging sciences, technologies, art and design.

 Vienna, Austria
biofaction.com
Joined October 2012
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The time has come to move SYNBIO microbes outside the lab/fermentor & recognize them as allies to repair the env damage we have inflicted on the planet. Achieving this at a truly global scale demands fresh views beyond the very limited Western mindset of control and containment
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🚨☠️ New Video Series: The Deadly Five ☠️🚨 🦠 Part 1: Avian Influenza (AI) is out now! Why care? AI is a highly contagious viral disease in birds—and a pandemic risk for humans. 📺 Watch →youtu.be/e4Uu-9lrOLI
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BIO·FICTION travels on! 🌏 Its latest stop was at @iitmadras, Chennai, within the framework of an intensive SynBio course @vdlorenzo_CNB conducted at @iitmbt. Always happy to offer food for thought for those crucial discussions!
Víctor de Lorenzo@vdlorenzo_CNB16 Feb 2024
1/2 Being close to the end of the intensive SynBio Course @iitmbt @iitmadras, it was due having a discussion session with the students on societal & ethical ramifications, elicited by a few film clips of the @bio_fiction Festival kindly provided by @MarkusSchmidt97 & @BioFaction
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[#Kunstwissenschaft] The dynamic frictions which occur when art and science meet: a contemporary portrayal of inter- and transdisciplinary work. #openaccess transcript-publishing.com/97… @BioFaction @MarkusSchmidt97 @vdlorenzo_CNB @PabloINik @leecronin @UofGlasgow
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Artist @DoingKarel was invited to the laboratory of researcher @juliankcma at the @StGeorgesUni as part of the research project #Newcotiana. #artscience
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Dr. Numan@IbneNuman15 Feb 2023
Replying to @BioFaction @AT_Bioresources @AITtomorrow2day @Micropia @PuratosGroup @GMFHx @EU_Commission @MicrobiomeEU
This short film is great and presents the role of the microbiome and what microbiome-based solutions can look like for a better future.
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Interesting (and provocative) article about the gap between building successful Synthetic Biology startups, and difficulty of translating these into sustainable businesses and commercial successes. (ko-fi.com/post/How-to-Win-in…)
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Just published "Bottlenecks and opportunities for synthetic biology biosafety standards" in @NatureComms with @MichGarfinkel and Lei Pei. nature.com/articles/s41467-0… @Biofaction @vdlorenzo_CNB @NewcotianaP @BioRoboost @rosscloney @Jacob__Beal @ManuelPorcar1 @EMBO
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Was hat eine Telefonzelle mit Gesundheit zu tun? Das Projekt SHAB@CUAS an der @FHKaernten, das von uns unterstützt wird, beschäftigt sich mit Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Gesundheit von Studierenden und bindet sie dabei aktiv ein. Video von @BioFaction

Bürger:innen als Mitforscher:innen: Gesunde Studierende

Das Projekt SHAB@CUAS an der FH Kärnten, das von uns unterstützt wird, beschäftigt sich mit Maßnahmen zur Förderung der Gesundheit bei Studierenden und bindet sie dabei aktiv ein.

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SinFonia@fonia_sin22 Jun 2021
Creating a SinFonia inside a bacterial cell. Listen to Music from DNA: soundclick.com/music/songInf… @bio_computer @PabloINik #art_science @BioFaction
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FWF@FWF_at21 Jun 2021
#ProjectoftheWeek: Are we merging with our computers? The biotechnologist Markus Schmidt (@BioFaction) and his team are investigating the social implications of brain implants and other neurotechnologies. The project has been funded by the @FWF_at scilog.fwf.ac.at/en/biologie…
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🎥 An online Film World Cafe will follow on June 16, 2021. German speakers, SIGN UP for the interesting discussions! itas.kit.edu/film_world_cafe… @KarlsruheTweets @KITKarlsruhe
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How To Quantify a Genetic Firewall? A Polarity‐Based Metric for Genetic Code Engineering. Finally our Open Access Paper is available! chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
ChemBioChem@ChemBioChem4 Jan 2021
How to quantify a genetic firewall? A polarity based metric for genetic code engineering (Kubyshkin, @MarkusSchmidt97 @BioFaction) #Xenobiology #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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eForFuel@eForFuel25 Nov 2020
Carbon Futures, our interactive museum exhibition is now on show at @Museon and @SciGalleryDet biofaction.com/portfolio/car… Designed by @BioFaction
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Carbon Futures is an interactive playful installation about CO2 Capture and Utilization linkedin.com/pulse/carbon-fu… displayed at @Museon and @SciGalleryDet Teamwork at @Biofaction @EgeKokel @isabelprade #SandraYoussef

Carbon Futures

The high levels of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere lead to a rapid rise of Earth‘s average temperature, causing a global urgency. There are numerous concepts of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)...

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Plant Stories, our interactive museum exhibition on New Plant Breeding Techniques in tobacco is now on display at @Museon biofaction.com/portfolio/pla… Designed by @BioFaction
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#syntheticbiology #biotechnology researchers, today closes this exciting vacancy in my lab: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle… I am looking to somebody we could work very closely together as part of @portabolomics by @epsrc and ENDROIDS by @RAEngNews projects
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Don't miss out on our online Round Table on #SynBio and #Education! One of the panelists will be @MarkusSchmidt97. Among many other things, he engages in documentary film production, game development and explores the creative interface of art and science. markusschmidt.eu/
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If you want to join us at the online Round Table on the 3rd December, don't forget to register 👇 forms.gle/eGedRg4wmRGyKeBu9
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We have dedicated the article to the memory of the late Shane Kenny, our colleague @Bioplastech & partner in @fonia_sin, who passed away this year. Thanks for your enthusiasm and hard work Shane: you won't be forgot!
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