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Bio Innovation Week including IWBDA and Workshops

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Introducing Bio Innovation Week, a new annual event to bring people together to meet and discuss topics focused on the intersection of synthetic biology, systems biology, computer aided design, and lab automation. Bio Design Week will include the annual International Workshop on Bio-Design Automation (IWBDA), a Nona Works hackathon, SBOL Workshops, and additional meetings and workshops on relevant topics, social events. Bio Design Week offers a forum for cross-disciplinary discussion, with the aim of seeding and fostering collaboration between the biological and the design automation research communities.

Join us for the 17th annual IWBDA meeting, in Worcester, September 7-9, 2025. This year, IWBDA will take place during Bio Innovation Week and will include presentation and poster talks selected from submitted abstracts, Birds of a Feather discussions, and breakout sessions on selected topics. We aim to bring together academic researchers and industry partners to push the field of bio-design automation for synthetic biology forward.

The field of biology is still lagging behind the industry when it comes to implementation and adoption of computational and digital solutions. This is primarily because it is extremely difficult to offer a one-size-fits-all solution to engineer biology. Some BDA solutions serve as templates for a larger problem, but, to make it usable in a practical setting, the solutions often have to be redesigned for bespoke biological workflows. Without understanding the requirements of the broader synthetic biology community, it is hard to design a solution that can have a wider impact.

Increasing the efficiency of biological processes and workflows with biodesign automation is a continuous journey that requires fresh exchange of ideas. It is crucial for the BDA community to have a forum where they can collaborate, gather new perspectives, and understand the requirements of the broader synthetic biology community. IWBDA provides this forum for cross-disciplinary discussion, with the aim of seeding and fostering collaboration between the researchers from the synthetic biology, systems biology, and design automation communities.

Topics of Interest
Design methodologies for synthetic biology
Standardization of biological components
Biosecurity in lab automation processes
Biopreparedness through bio-design automation
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in synthetic biology
Computer aided design tools and automation for engineering biology
Biofoundries and their impact on synthetic biology
Formalized protocol capture
Design Build Test Case studies
Synthetic Biology education and outreach

Location

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
79 Park Ave
Worcester, MA 01609
United States

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