DHSZ Team are iGem Finalists!

The team from Dulwich International High school Suzhou had reached the final at the iGem annual Jamboree nominations ceremony held on Thursday.

To put this in context, our team is one of only two high school in the entire world to reach the final of this prestigious competition! 

Our team received no less than five nominations:

·       Best composite parts

·       Best part collection

·       Best integrated human practice 

·       Best presentation 

·       Best wiki

What is iGem?

iGem is an acronym for “International Genetically Engineered Machine”. The 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. This is done by fostering an open, cooperative community, and friendly competition.

iGEM’s biggest program is the iGEM Competition. The iGEM Competition gives students the opportunity to push the boundaries of synthetic biology by tackling everyday issues facing the world. Made up primarily from university students, multidisciplinary teams work together to design, build, test, and measure a system of their own design using interchangeable biological parts and standard molecular biology techniques. Every year nearly 6,000 people dedicate their summer to iGEM and then come together in the fall to present their work and compete at the annual Jamboree.

Our iGem team, led by Amanda L in year 12, have produced an innovative hair removal product that is natural and non-irritating, by inducing common strain bacteria to produce keratinase enzyme that will soften hair for easy removal. You can read all about their astonishing work on the iGem competition page.