2nd European Congress on Cell-Free Synthetic Biology (ECCSB2)
Abstract
The 2nd European Congress on Cell-Free Synthetic Biology, intends to bring together an interdisciplinary group of researchers from a broad range of scientific fields to i) present the current state-of-the-art in cell-free synthetic biology, ii) define the future direction of the field, and iii) to serve as an environment for sharing ideas and engaging in new collaborations. ECCSB2 is the second European conference focusing on this emerging research area. The first meeting (ECCSB1) took place in Ascona in 2017. Cell-free synthetic biology is a rapidly growing sub-field of synthetic biology, which has developed tremendously in the past few years. Cell-free synthetic biology aims at the realization of biological functions outside of the cellular context, which allows researchers to design their synthetic systems more freely, work around the complex boundary conditions set by living systems, and also easily combine components from different biological and synthetic origins. Cell-free synthetic biology therefore enables the precise and quantitative characterization of biological systems and processes in a well-defined and controllable way. Because of this advantage, cell-free synthetic biology provides insights into biological network structure and function, including network robustness. This fundamental understanding is essential to enable the rational engineering of bio-based systems, which in turn provides the potential to advance technologies that will facilitate the evolution of advanced materials, improve continuum of care with the development of new biomedical and healthcare applications, and enable bio-inspired sensor engineering. Recent progress in cell-free synthetic biology indicates that it will have significant impact on the Life Sciences and Society in the long-term. Convening the world’s best scientists at ECCSB2 to focus on this topic area will further advance the field and subsequently enhance warfighter health and survivability as well as improved capabilities in autonomy and unmanned systems. In addition, cell-free synthetic biology has the potential to become a powerful approach for the rapid prototyping of engineered biological systems, and has recently been shown to be applicable to the development of cheap, yet sophisticated molecular diagnostics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 11, 2020
- Source ID
- N629092012013
Entities
People
- Friedrich Simmel
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Technische Universität Ilmenau
- United States Navy