Manipal BioMachines, established in 2019, is a multi-disciplinary student project with aspiring undergraduates of the first official Synthetic Biology and International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) team from MAHE. Main objective of the team lies in combining engineering principles with fundamental biology. Every year, team gets engaged into design, build, test, and characterize a genetically engineered system that can be operated to solve real-world problems. In 2020, team marked its entry into iGEM to showcase its research and invention. In the past two years, i.e., 2020 and 2021, team won a gold medal and a bronze medal, respectively. Team was among 173 Gold Medal winners, out of 350 teams participated, during iGEM 2022 held at Paris, during October, 2022. It was among the 5 nominees selected for Best Track prize of the 23 teams participating in the Food and Nutrition track at the competition. Team won $ 2500, in iGEM Impact Grant event, during 2021 & 2022. Team also participated in iGEM – 2023 event at Paris, France, during 2 – 5, November 2023 & was one among the gold medal winning teams. Team has 5 journal & 1 conference publications to its credit, so far.
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Ritu Raval
Department of Biotechnology
ritu.raval@manipal.edu
Team Mail IDs:
manipalbiomachines@manipal.edu
manipalbiomachines.igem@gmail.com
