Sponsors

Ton‑Yen General Hospital (東元綜合醫院) is the main regional teaching hospital in Hsinchu County, serving over 600,000 residents and health workers in the Science Park. As a large hospital offering both preventive medicine (health screening, infection control) and curative services, Ton‑Yen is in a key position to witness and manage problems caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Because our team’s project is focused on combating AMR by neutralizing beta‑lactamase and restoring antibiotic effectiveness, partnership with Ton‑Yen could allow us to access real‑world clinical insights, test community awareness, or collaborate in educational outreach. This alignment means Ton‑Yen’s support could greatly increase both the scientific validity and public health impact of your work. PlasMission has collaborated with Ton Yen Hospital multiple times, they have been one of the main sponsors of our team. They have been the one that supported us from the very beginning with interviews and visits with professional doctors in the fields; not only that, they were the ones to lend us the public space of the hospital for us to conduct our active outreach activity with the community. Allowing us to interact with the people there.

Taiwan IVF Group, based in Zhubei, Hsinchu, is a leader in fertility and reproductive medicine. They specialize in advanced technologies such as IVF, egg freezing, embryo culture, and precision diagnostics, with strict standards for biological reagents and contamination control. Their commitment to precision aligns with our iGEM team’s research on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) using synthetic biology to engineer plasmids that deliver BLIP proteins into drug-resistant bacteria, restoring the effectiveness of antibiotics. As a first-year iGEM team with limited lab resources, Taiwan IVF Group provided critical funding and equipment support, enabling us to conduct experiments in our school laboratory. From the start, they have been our main sponsor and partner, and we believe their expertise and focus on lab integrity meaningfully complement our mission.

They are a research-driven biotech company dedicated to developing small-molecule drugs that address unmet medical needs, including chronic inflammation, autoimmune disorders, liver diseases, and infectious conditions. Their commitment to advancing healthcare through innovation strongly resonates with our iGEM team’s mission of tackling global challenges like antimicrobial resistance. Beyond their scientific work, they have generously supported us by providing funding that covers essential costs such as laboratory materials, travel, and other project fees.

They are a private education company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established with the mission of fostering individualized learning, the company emphasizes respecting student differences, customized teaching, and holistic academic support. They supported us with funds that made it possible for us to cover essential expenses such as materials, logistics, and outreach activities. As a company that provides high school Chemistry instruction, they share our vision of applying science knowledge to real-world problems.

MedChemExpress provides high-purity bioactive compounds, inhibitors, and research reagents—many directly relevant to our AMR project. Their catalog, including β-avibactam and compound libraries, offers valuable benchmarks as we work to inhibit β-lactamase and restore penicillin’s effectiveness. Their reliable reagents also ensure the precision and reproducibility essential for international synthetic biology research. We first connected with MedChemExpress at the BioAsia Taiwan Exhibition, where they became one of our earliest sponsors. Their generous support has covered travel expenses and outreach materials, making them a crucial partner in our journey.

Twist BioScience is a publicly traded biotechnology / synthetic biology company that manufactures synthetic DNA and DNA-based products for use in research, diagnostics, therapeutics, agriculture, and more. Not only this, they also develop tools for next-generation sequencing (NGS), antibody libraries, and custom gene/variant libraries. As an iGEM team, our project on combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) required precise genetic designs and verification. Twist Bioscience supported us by providing gene sequencing and synthesis services, which became the foundation of our wet lab research and experiments.

Genescript is one of the world’s largest providers of gene synthesis, DNA sequencing, protein engineering, and antibody services. Their mission is to make gene and protein technologies widely available, accelerating discoveries in healthcare, industrial biotech, and basic research. GeneScript supported our team with gene sequencing services, ensuring that our wet lab activities could move forward smoothly without any concerns. Their sponsorship demonstrates their commitment to education, innovation, and training the next generation of synthetic biologists who will apply these tools to solve global challenges like antimicrobial resistance.