iGEM Utrecht

Official Twitter acount iGEM team of 2018 Utrecht, the Netherlands! Our team is developing a biosensor to detect emerging contaminants in surface water. 💧

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

With just a few days to go until the #GiantJamboree, we presented our project to all Dutch #iGEM2018 teams. We really want to thank @Eindhoven_iGEM for organising the Dutch Mini Jamboree! #GoUtrecht https://t.co/moC3yu944y

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Brace yourselves, for the #WikiFreeze is coming!! All online project documentation on Team Wikis, Registry part pages, and GitHub must be complete by October 17 at 11:59PM EDT. We've seen teams lose entire wikis due to last minute changes at the midnight deadline! Our Advice: ...

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

The end of the week is near and so is the Wiki Freeze. Currently, we are working hard to polish the final details of our Wiki! Curious about our progress? Visit our Wiki: https://t.co/9N5XVvvleq

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Safety is one of the most important aspects of the iGEM competition. The week running from 8 to 14 October is nationwide Safety Week to create awareness around safety.
Curious what we are doing to ensure safety? Take a look at our wiki!
https://t.co/I1anbXUqBv

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

@BiotechnoNL is a website that aims to provide an overview of innovations in biotechnology for a wide audience. Today, we had an interview about our project and the iGEM experience. Keep an eye on https://t.co/SJ7DFBCK0S to read our story!

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Yesterday our team engaged in 'Weekend of Science'! Enthusiastic children (8 to 14 years old) performed an experiment with us to find out what bacteria like to eat the most. It was a great success and we want to thank the organisation for having us! @Wetenschap_NL #iGEM2018

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

As our team aims to develop a new system to detect medicine residues in water, we attended the RIVM Network Day themed “Medicine Residues in the Environment”. We consulted successfully with several experts on this matter in order to improve our project.

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

In the spirit of the iGEM competition, we engaged in a collaboration with @iGEMAachen, resulting in the iGEM Biotechnology Conference. Visitors from different cities and countries learned how new innovations could benefit society.

[iGEM Groningen @igemgroningen]

We want to thank IGEM 2018 Utrecht for arranging an interview with the NRC Handelsblad! During the interview we talked about the iGEM competition and about the field of synthetic biology on several different levels. #Groningen #iGEM #NRC #Science #RUG

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Last thursday we visited Hoogheemraadschap de Stichtse Rijnlanden. They were very welcoming and provided us a lot of information! #hoogheemraadschap #iGEM2018

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

The updated version of our project is here! Special thanks to Biorender® for making the biological figures. #BioRender @BioRender #iGEM #biosensors

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Franca worked very hard on the Interlab Study and last week our data has finally been accepted! #iGEM2018 #InterlabStudy #SoProud

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Yesterday we visited @Rijkswaterstaat to talk about our project We've learned a lot about contaminant detection in water and what & how our project can contribute. #rijkswaterstaat #iGEM

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

We had such a great time in Munich! Lots of poster presentations, lectures and socializing. As well we gave a workshop teambuilding! Thank you @iGEM_Munich for organizing this event. #Munich #EuropeanMeetUp

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Finally the day has come to find more about our project! We will try to explain it to you with this nice illustration! So, what do you think?

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Proud to announce the logo of iGEM team 2018 Utrecht!

[Utr. Life Sciences @UtrechtLS]

Building upon a succesful first team in 2017, Utrecht is sending its second team to the #iGEM2018 competition. Want to get to know the team and interesed in what they are working on? Follow @iGEM_Utrecht!
@VET_UniUtrecht @UUBeta @UMCUtrecht
https://t.co/VKs3uMDe7g

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

We were very excited and gratefull to be invited to the NBV Conference of 2018 today! It was very interesting to meet with experts and several companies, and receiving their professional advices regarding our project. Sadly, we can't give you all the details yet. 😉 #NBC18

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

Such a great start of the week! Thank you @rivm and @RathenauNL for organizing this eventful and educational meet-up. We are grateful for all advices, insights and speeddates with the experts. Last but not least, it was also very interesting to hear about the other iGEM projects!

[iGEM Utrecht @iGEM_Utrecht]

We are proud to pronounce the one and only iGEM team Utrecht of 2018!