The iGEM competition (International Genetically Engineered Machines) initiated by the MIT (Boston, USA) has run for the first time in 2015 at Institut Pasteur. It is a synthetic biology competition where Biobricks are engineered to design a pathway to deal with a major issue in science, environment, society or human
The 2016 iGEM Pasteur Paris Team included students from Paris Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Paris Diderot, ESPCI (Ecole Supérieure de physique chimie Industrielle de la ville de Paris), ETSL (Ecole des Techniques Superieures de Laboratoire), ENSCI-Les Ateliers (Industrial Design), Paris Saclay Faculté Jean Monnet (Intellectual property Law). The project that was worked on dealt with the detection of pathogens borne by mosquitoes, namely ChikV (Chikungunya) and YFV (Yellow fever). The device Mos(kit)o included a trap to capture mosquitoes, an analysis station for the detection of pathogens present in them, and a mapping tool to draw a map of the infected areas. The project was awarded a gold Medal, the best Diagnostic, best Applied Design, and bes Entrepreneurship awards at iGEM in Boston. It was also nominated for best presentation and best project !
Gold Medal, Best Diagnostic, best Applied Design and Best Entrepreneurship !
Nominated for Best Project and best presentation !