Communication

In terms of external communication, our aim is to broaden our horizons, promote our projects, and facilitate communication between different teams to learn from the strengths of others and to obtain advice and inspiration. Among the existing activities, we have a variety of communication methods, ranging from poster display, visit to the Expo, to letter posting, and so on. The communication target ranges from students to scholars and entrepreneurs. However, we still have many shortcomings, such as the planned in-depth communication with biocomputing-related enterprises has not been realized, which makes our understanding of the project prospect limited.

The 7th World Health Expo themed "AI Enablement, Healthy Living" was held at the China Optics Valley Science and Technology Convention and Exhibition Center on April 9th.It includes exhibitions, special forums, charity clinics and other activities. Our team came to the scene to visit, study and exchange.

At the exhibition, we visited exhibits from various fields such as biochemical drugs, medical devices, and traditional medicine. We also interviewed some exhibitors to gain a deeper understanding. Meanwhile, our project design was inspired by discussions about signal conversion with technologists working on brain-computer interfaces.

The exhibition not only enabled us to step out of the laboratory and gain a better understanding of the current progress of synthetic biology in industrialization, but also provided us with some new ideas for improving our project.

Why: To overcome the communication barriers caused by space among teams, we held the “Wen Ji Si Hai” event with three teams of CJUH-JLU-China, TJUSLS-China and BNU-China. By sending letters, we introduced our competition experience, exchanged projects and exchanged cultural and creative products with them who are thousands of miles away.

How: On April 12th, we sent our letters, in which we introduced our experience in experiments, digital modeling and human practice in previous competitions as well as this year's LOGIC project. At the same time, we also included exquisite cultural and creative stickers. After that, we also received letters from three teams one after another.

CJUH-JLU-China

The letter from CJUH-JLU-China mainly shared with us their project in 2024——"Identifying High-Risk Cancer Groups in Heart Disease Patients through Logic Gate Detection Technology". It provided detailed explanations both in wet experiment technology and the organization of human practice events, which offered us valuable competition experience and new ideas. At the same time, they also sent us exquisite photos of the event, allowing us to vividly feel its popularity and fun.

TJUSLS-China

Among the letters sent from TJUSLS-China, we received handwritten experience sharing or good wishes from each iGEMer of the TJUSLS-China team: there were aspects of balancing studies and competitions, introductions of mascots, exchanges of HP experience issues, and leadership experience sharing from the team leader... The words are filled with the friendship and mutual encouragement among iGEMers. In addition, we also received very cute mascot postcards and stickers.

Result

In this highly information age, the exchange of letters gives us a unique expectation, but also let us feel inheritance and mutual encouragement in the exchange among iGEMers.

Introduction

On the morning of May 10th, three iGEM teams from Wuhan University and Hubei University gathered in the North Hall of the School of Life Sciences at Wuhan University to exchange their project contents, share the work directions, outputs and future work arrangements of different groups.

Result

This exchange meeting built a bridge of communication for the iGEM teams of Wuhan University and Hubei University, promoting exchanges and cooperation between the two sides in the field of synthetic biology. The lively discussions and exchanges at the meeting enabled each team to recognize their own shortcomings and also gained many valuable suggestions and novel ideas.

Introduction

The 12th CCiC (Conference of China iGEMer Community) was held at the Exhibition and Trading Center of Zhongguancun National Innovation Demonstration Zone from August 6th to 8th, 2025. 107 iGEM teams from all over the country, as well as over 200 registered participants and invited guests, rushed to the event. Our team also arrived as scheduled.

Project Display and Communication

At the exchange meeting, the keynote reports brought by experts and scholars covered various cutting-edge research contents, and the project roadshow presentations of different teams were particularly eye-catching. During the poster presentation and project exchange session, we shared our projects with many teams and exchanged cultural and creative products with each other.

Feedback

The National CCiC Conference offered great insights for our biocomputer simulation project, which uses bacterial colonies for biological computing.

Our project drew much attention, with many attendees asking about its applications. This showed we need to explore more potential use cases to better connect our tech with real needs and boost its practical value.

Also, a participant's project presentation deeply moved us. It was not just clear but full of emotion and human care, making technology warm. Going forward, our project introductions and presentations will focus less on pure tech details and more on adding a human touch. Speakers will deliver with more passion to highlight the project's meaning and appeal.

Introduction

On August 30th, our team were invited to the Gedian Plant of Cabio Biotechnology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., to explore the story behind Cabio's philosophy of "Nourishing Life Through Biotechnology". Organized by Cabio, our team engaged in a project exchange with iGEM teams from Tsinghua University and Beijing Institute of Technology.

How

Led by Mr. Liu Yang and Mr. Li Mingxuan, our members toured Cabio's core production areas, including the fermentation workshop and powder manufacturing plant, gaining an in-depth understanding of the company's operations. In the conference room, our team further deepened the project exchange with the iGEM teams from Tsinghua University and Beijing University of Technology. We presented our project and also listened carefully to the project demonstrations from the two universities.

Tsinghua University

The team from the School of Exploration and Microbiology at Tsinghua University has applied the TCM concept of "dialectical treatment" to microbial production. They utilize oscillators as dynamic sensing networks, which—analogous to pulse diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine—capture fluctuations in environmental stress. This system not only records the "pulse" of cells but also triggers a multi-dimensional stress-resistant response.

Beijing Institute of Technology

The team from Beijing Institute of Technology has integrated multiple synthetic pathways for natural pigments and employed light-responsive elements to achieve light-controlled in-situ staining, thereby enabling the concept of "photo-staining". Furthermore, as the colorants are derived from natural pigments, the entire dyeing process is highly environmentally benign.

Result

Cabio first gave us a foundational understanding of the industrial context, prevailing challenges, and innovative directions within the sector. Additionally, the exchanges with other iGEM teams proved highly insightful. Overall, this was an unforgettable journey that integrated industrial exposure with academic learning.