Main Financial Sponsor
Dr. Hans Messer Foundation
The Hans Messer Foundation, established by Frankfurt-born entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Hans Messer, plays a vital role in supporting scientific research, promoting both popular and vocational education, and assisting students at German universities.
The foundation's support has been invaluable to the success of our project, providing us with essential financial resources that allowed us to plan confidently from the very beginning. This early-stage certainty enabled our team to focus fully on the essence of iGEM: the research.
We are deeply grateful to the Hans Messer Foundation for believing in a group of young students and backing this year's project. Your trust and generosity were key to making our participation in the iGEM competition possible, and we could not have achieved this without your support.
Partners
BioQuant Heidelberg
BioQuant, Heidelberg University's interdisciplinary Research Center for Quantitative Analysis of Molecular and Cellular Systems, serves as a hub for cutting-edge research and teaching in quantitative biology. The center fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, making it a crucial institution for advancing scientific understanding. We are incredibly grateful to BioQuant for their generous support in providing lab space and rooms for our Inclusive Science Thursday lecture series. Their contribution was essential to the success of our project, enabling us to conduct both our research and educational initiatives.
IPMB Heidelberg
The Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) focuses on the development, investigation, and application of active pharmaceutical ingredients, as well as the elucidation of molecular and cellular mechanisms of action. We are incredibly grateful for IPMB’s generous support, providing us with their laboratories for our cell culture experiments and hosting our team meetings in their facilities. Their contribution was invaluable, enabling us to carry out key parts of our research in a state-of-the-art environment. We extend our sincere thanks to IPMB for their commitment to fostering scientific research and collaboration.
DKFZ LifeScience Heidelberg
The Heidelberg Life-Science Lab, part of the German Cancer Research Center since 2002, is dedicated to fostering mathematically and scientifically gifted middle and high school students. We are deeply thankful for their extensive support, which included providing lab space for our Summer School and promoting our lab course to their students. Additionally, they hosted our Friday Lectures in person, based on their own concept, and promoted these events to their students as well. Their generous contributions were instrumental in reaching a wider audience and ensuring the success of our educational initiatives.
Sponsor for Lab Supplies
BioMed X, an independent research institute at the University of Heidelberg, addresses major biomedical challenges through global crowdsourcing and local incubation of top research talent. We are grateful to BioMed X for generously providing lab consumables essential for our research, allowing us to focus on the core aspects of our project. We greatly appreciate their partnership in advancing scientific innovation.
SnapGene provides a fast and easy platform for planning, visualizing, and documenting DNA cloning and PCR, with seamless annotation and primer design. We are grateful to SnapGene for providing their software and licenses, which enhanced the efficiency and precision of our research, streamlining our workflow. We greatly appreciate their generous support and commitment to empowering research teams.
New England Biolabs (NEB), a leader in molecular biology reagents, generously provided essential materials for our project. NEB has supported many iGEM teams with supplies and guidance, contributing to research success. We are deeply grateful for their continued support, which enabled us to advance our research. Their commitment to fostering innovation in molecular biology has been invaluable, and we appreciate their partnership.
The university's IT service center, as the central provider of IT services, generously provided us with licenses that were essential for the successful implementation of our project and the design of our Wiki. Their support ensured we had the necessary digital tools to bring our ideas to life and document our work effectively. We are deeply grateful for their contribution, which was crucial in allowing us to efficiently manage and present our research.
NIPPON Genetics EUROPE, a specialist in equipment and reagents for the life sciences, generously offered us a discount that enabled the purchase of essential devices for our project’s implementation. This support allowed us to acquire the necessary tools to successfully carry out our research. We are incredibly grateful for Nippon’s contribution, which played a crucial role in the progress of our work.
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), a leader in developing products for life sciences, generously provided us with 20 kb of free gene fragments as part of their support for iGEM 2024. As an official sponsor, IDT’s contribution was essential to our project’s success, enabling key experiments. We are grateful for their partnership and commitment to advancing innovation in life sciences, and we deeply appreciate their support.
Eppendorf, a leader in life sciences, provides equipment, consumables, and services for labs. We are grateful to Eppendorf for their generous discounts, enabling us to acquire essential lab materials for our project. Their support helped us equip our lab for precise and efficient experiments. We greatly appreciate Eppendorf’s commitment to advancing scientific research and supporting our work.
Zymo Research, a provider of biomedical products for epigenetics, next-gen sequencing, and microbiome research, generously supported us with essential lab materials. Their contribution was crucial in advancing our work and enabling us to conduct experiments with the necessary resources. We deeply appreciate their support, which was instrumental in the success of our research, and are grateful for their partnership.
Twist Bioscience, a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco specializing in synthetic DNA and DNA products for a wide range of industries, generously provided us with 10 kb of free gene fragments as part of their support for iGEM 2024. As an official sponsor of the competition, Twist’s contribution was crucial to advancing our project, enabling us to conduct key experiments with cutting-edge resources. We are deeply grateful for their support.
We acknowledge the support from the state of Baden-Württemberg through bwHPC and the German Research Foundation (DFG) through grant INST 35/1597-1 FUGG for structural and systems biology, medical science, soft matter, and computational humanities, as well as the development of interdisciplinary methodologies.
Sponsor for Art Science Competition
The Technoseum Mannheim, one of Germany’s leading technology museums, sponsored tickets to their museum as prizes for our Art Science Competition. The museum showcases 200 years of technology through exhibits that combine education and experience. With numerous stations dedicated to science and technology, the Technoseum allows visitors to engage with history while exploring the impact of innovation. We are grateful for their support in providing our participants with this prize.
Experimenta Heilbronn, a science center, generously sponsored tickets as prizes for our Art Science Competition. Visitors are encouraged to explore the fundamentals of science through exhibits that make sciences and technology accessible to all. With interactive experiences, the center fosters an engaging environment where curiosity is sparked, and learning becomes an adventure. We are grateful for their support in providing participants with such an educational prize.