January Newsletter

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We also wish a Happy Lunar New Year to those celebrating today!

We are so excited to introduce you to our new branding and website for the iGEM 2020 season. 2020.igem.org will be your one stop shop for everything iGEM Competition for this year. We're still putting some finishing touches on some aspects like judging details, but most resources are ready to go for new teams to start exploring!

Keep scrolling to see what else is new in the iGEM community this month.

Know any great measurement tools for synbio?

We're looking for YOUR suggestions!

Past iGEM teams have built, coded and produced great resources for the community, and this year the Measurement Committee is setting out to make these available to everybody! 

They want to hear from iGEMers past and present what you’d like the committee to integrate. These could be physical items that iGEM would ship to teams, or digital resources like protocols, tools or videos that are put up on the iGEM website. 

See the Measurement Hub for examples of Resources, Protocols, and Exemplary iGEM Projects.

Let them know your suggestions by filling out this short survey here:

Direct Link: https://forms.gle/GjybSQt7KPrZTBDg6

Note: If you can't access Google Forms, please download the survey here and email your responses to measurement [AT] igem [DOT] org.

Thinking of starting an iGEM team in 2020?

Check out these resources!

Thinking of starting an iGEM team in 2020, or know someone who is interested? Take a look at some of the resources we have prepared to help new teams to get started!

• Start a Team: Who can be on the team? How many supervisors do we need? Where do I start?? Here are some guidelines to help!
• Navigating iGEM: There are several things you need to consider as you start navigating through the iGEM 2020 season.
• Funding Basics: Tips and advice on how to request funding and what to consider when making a team budget.

Team Registration Coming Soon

We will be opening team registration at the end of February! Regular registration for 2020 teams will be $5500 USD. Stay up-to-date by checking the new 2020 Competition Website regularly:

First Sponsors Announced for iGEM 2020

Platinum Partner - Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT)

We are excited to start the new year with IDT as our platinum partner. IDT, the world’s largest supplier of custom nucleic acids, has provided FREE custom DNA to iGEM teams for the last 5 years, and will continue to do so for the 2020 Competition. We are looking forward to seeing what iGEM teams can build in 2020 with the help of IDT! We will be announcing details of how registered teams can claim this offer via IDT's sponsor page, so stay tuned!

Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors/Special_Offers/IDT

New Partner - Revive & Restore

We are welcoming Revive & Restore as a first time partner in 2020! Revive & Restore is the leading conservation organization promoting the incorporation of genetic tools into standard conservation practice. They will be challenging iGEM 2020 teams to think alternatively, and innovate in the name of conservation. More information about Revive & Restore's team challenge will be announced on their sponsor page: 

Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors/Special_Offers/Revive_Restore

Learn more about iGEM's sponsors:

Direct Link: https://2020.igem.org/Sponsors

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