MISSION

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On October 11-13, iGEM 2013 Europe Regional Jamboree (International Genetically Engineered Machine), the biggest student competition in the world, was held for the first time in France. The event was organized on the LyonTech-La Doua campus by INSA Lyon in cooperation with local and national

partners. Beyond the scientific compe-tition, students and instructors of Lyon completely mobilized and coordinated to guarantee the success of the event in a festive atmosphere for the great pleasure of synthetic biologists. Recap of a weekend of competition iGEM@Lyon.

EUROPEAN iGEM JAMBOREE 2013 \ LYON

KEY FIGURES

volunteersguaranteed the reception and the safety ofthe participants throughout the competition.

followersfrom 31 countries all over the world watched the Awards Ceremony through live streaming and VOD afterwards.

participants,distributed in 58 teams, came to defend their project in Lyon.

judgesappreciated the qualityof all projects and designated prize-winners. European teams

advanced to the iGEM 2013World Championship Jamboree,which will take place in Boston,Massachusetts on November 1-4, 2013.

students and instructorsgot involved in the steering andorganizing committees since February2013 to make this event successful.

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Congratulationsto prize-winners

GOLD MEDALS

• Evry• INSA Toulouse

• Grenoble-EMSE-LSU• Paris Bettencourt

• Paris Saclay

Advancing teamsto the iGEM 2013 World Championship Jamboree

• Evry• Paris Bettencourt

European AWARDS

• Best model for Grenoble-EMSE-LSU• Best Human Practices for Evry• Best Wiki for Paris Bettencourt

Regional Winner

1st Runner up

2nd Runner up

UNDERGRAD

Dundee

TU Munich

Imperial College

OVERGRAD

Bielefeld-Germany

Freiburg

Paris Bettencourt

2013

Best Human Practices

Best Model

Best Wiki

Most Improved Registry Part

Best Poster

Best New BioBrick Part or Device, Engineered

Best New BioBrick Part,Natural

Best Presentation

UNDERGRAD

Manchester

Grenoble-EMSE-LSU

TU-Munich

SDU-Denmark

Heidelberg

Imperial College

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Dundee

OVERGRAD

Evry

Groningen

Paris Bettencourt

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ETH Zurich

Freiburg

Uppsala

Bielefeld-Germany BGU Israel

Awards

What’s up in France ?

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Highlights in pictures

Find all the photos, videos and interviews on the website http://2013.igem.org/Europe

Friday, October 11th – Reception in Lyon.

Saturday, October 12th – Opening ceremony : official launch of the 2013 Europe Regional Jamboree !

Reception of the teams in music with the "Fanfare Piston", Ecole Centrale Lyon’s brass band.

With the presence of Roger Genet, representing Mrs Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister for Higher Education and Research.

With 4 parallel sessions within 5 presentation rooms, each team had 25 minutes to present their project and answerto questions in front of the judges.

On the program: the first informal awards ceremony, DJ and dance floor to relax and have fun together.

Saturday, October 12th – A succession of high-level presentations.

Saturday, October 12th – Social event on the Rhône after an intense day of presentations.

Sunday, October 13th – iGEM from above : the photo and the first iGEM Flashmob – only seen in Lyon.

At INSA Lyon, we rose up into the air with high-tech devices to arouse enthusiasm and capture every moment.

Thanks

Creative writing & project management : Amélie Fioretta \ afioretta.meGraphic Design \ avecdublanc.fr – Photo Credits iGEM \ Julien Chan Tim

The entire organizing team would like to thank all the people who contributed to the success of this event and especially the iGEM Foundation for the trust they have placed in us by choosing France and Lyon for the first time

to host the European Jamboree.

Platinumpartner

Governmental partners

Goldpartner

Academicpartners

... highlights in pictures.

Sunday, October 13th – A closing ceremony livestreamed all over the world.

Over 1000 followers from 31 different countries attended the closing ceremony through live streaming.