Events

In 2024, we participated in many events, from job fairs to iGEM meetups. This participation allowed us to network with several people from the industry, the scientific community and the broad public. As a result, our team gained more visibility and new ideas for our project. Also, we are engaged in bringing science to the general community interactively and understandably, as we believe science is for everyone.

For more information on the iGEM meetups, click here to go to the collaborations page.

Community Engagement

  • Promote Science

  • Accessible

  • Interactive

  • Workshops

  • Festivals

Visibility Outreach

  • Networking

  • Exchange of Ideas

  • Team Promotion

  • Fairs

  • Pitches

Timeline

This is the timeline of all events that our team participated in 2024, excluding iGEM meetups. The purple circles represent events for community engagement and the blue circles represent events for visibility outreach. To view the descriptions, click on the event bubbles to go directly to the event or simply scroll over.

For more information on the workshop of Sint-Lodewijk school and the International Microorganism Day, click here to go to the inclusivity page.

Entrepreneurs' Day

20/02

Verderstudeerbeurs

16/03

FTI pitch

19/03

Family Day

20/04

KICK Finals

16/05

International Microorganism Day

21/09

STEM Workshop

24/02

FTI fair

17/03

KICK Challenge

March

Workshop: Science fun for all ages

21/04

Workshop: Sint-Lodewijk school

30/05

Community Engagement

Image of our team member Enrique giving the STEM workshop

STEM Workshop

On the 24th of February, the faculty of Engineering Technology organized a free STEM event for kids aged 12 to 15 years old, where we participated to make science more understandable and inspire the new generation of scientists. During our one-hour-long workshop, we introduced the concepts of DNA in synthetic biology and guided the kids through an experiment.

To make it more engaging, we brought a 3D-printed DNA polymerase to demonstrate a protein’s structure and a 3D-printed DNA double helix to explain DNA complementation. Also, we included a quiz filled with fun facts based on the material to give students an opportunity to practice what they learned and inspire them about science before they embarked on their DNA extraction experiment.

Image of three of our team members at the fti fair

STEM Workshop

On the 24th of February, the faculty of Engineering Technology organized a free STEM event for kids aged 12 to 15 years old, where we participated to make science more understandable and inspire the new generation of scientists. During our one-hour-long workshop, we introduced the concepts of DNA in synthetic biology and guided the kids through an experiment.

To make it more engaging, we brought a 3D-printed DNA polymerase to demonstrate a protein’s structure and a 3D-printed DNA double helix to explain DNA complementation. Also, we included a quiz filled with fun facts based on the material to give students an opportunity to practice what they learned and inspire them about science before they embarked on their DNA extraction experiment.

Image of our team member Gabriella at the Family Day

STEM Workshop

On the 24th of February, the faculty of Engineering Technology organized a free STEM event for kids aged 12 to 15 years old, where we participated to make science more understandable and inspire the new generation of scientists. During our one-hour-long workshop, we introduced the concepts of DNA in synthetic biology and guided the kids through an experiment.

To make it more engaging, we brought a 3D-printed DNA polymerase to demonstrate a protein’s structure and a 3D-printed DNA double helix to explain DNA complementation. Also, we included a quiz filled with fun facts based on the material to give students an opportunity to practice what they learned and inspire them about science before they embarked on their DNA extraction experiment.