The Centre for Living Technologies is once again excited to organize the Dutch iGEM Meet. This one-day event brings together iGEM teams from Netherlands and Belgium to network, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Whether you are refining your project or seeking partnerships, this meet-up is the perfect launchpad on your road to gold medal at the 2026 iGEM Grand Jamboree.

Guest Speakers:

We are pleased to welcome two engaging speakers, who will share their perspectives on the ethical, societal, and legal dimensions of synthetic biology:

Laurens Landeweerd
Associate Professor, Institute for Science in Society, Radboud University
Talk: Philosophy of Synthetic Biology

Britta Helwig
Intellectual Property Advisor, Netherlands Patent Office
Talk: Understanding Intellectual Property

The program schedule for the day is as follows,

Event details:

📅 Date: Friday, July 3, 2026
🕚 Time: 11:00 – 16:45
📍 Venue: Room-White, Marinus Ruppert Building, Leuvenlaan 21, 3584 CE Utrecht

Program schedule:

10:15 Walk-in & Registration
11:00 Welcome & Introduction
11:15 Project Pitches by Teams
12:45 Lunch Break
13:30 Keynote Talks
14:45 Coffee Break
15:00 Brainstorming & Networking
16:45 Wrap-up

About iGEM

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition, and the development of an open community and collaboration. iGEM hosts an annual global competition – the iGEM Grand Jamboree, where student teams develop and present projects that address real-world challenges using synthetic biology. Learn more: https://igem.org/