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6 July 2026
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Synthetic membranes closer to natural cell membranes

30 June 2026
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ERC Advanced Grants awarded to two researchers from the SynCellEU community

16 June 2026
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SynCellEU Meets MEP Groothuis and Commissioner Zaharieva

1 June 2026
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Highlights of SynCell2026

28 May 2026
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Less Is More: A Minimal Approach to Synthetic Cell Constriction

22 May 2026
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SynCell-nExUs: Training Europe’s Next Generation of Leaders in Synthetic Cell Research

3 May 2026
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The European Commission Visits SynCellEU and SynCell Researchers in Delft

18 March 2026
Meet the community

Iva Tolić, a Biophysicist Specialising in Cell Division

3 March 2026
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Synthetic RNA “Nanostars” Create Programmable Compartments in Bacteria

23 February 2026
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Scientists Design the First Synthetic Virus Infection Cycle

18 December 2025
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Hybrid Tumour Models to Understand Cancer’s Tricks against the Immune System

16 December 2025
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Lipid-Inspired DNA Origami Creates Programmable Containers for Biomolecular Robotics

15 December 2025
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New developments in self-assembly and protein pattern formation processes

4 December 2025
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SynBio CSIC, the doctoral programme in Synthetic Biology is recruiting

1 December 2025
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Engineering synthetic cells responsibly

1 December 2025
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Pierangelo Gobbo, an organic chemist who designs novel biomimetic materials

3 November 2025
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DNA-based receptors to help synthetic cells interact with their environment

25 September 2025
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Will synthetic cells soon offer new solutions for producing and delivering drugs in the body?

22 September 2025
Meet the community

David Zwicker, theoretical physicist specialising in cell organisation

17 July 2025
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A recipe for synthetic cells: non-biological components, a pinch of evolution and then… life?

14 July 2025
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A new step towards the use of syncell technology in healthcare?

3 July 2025
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SynCellFR: a new initiative to gather the French synthetic cell research community

27 May 2025
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Synthetic cell research featured in Pioneering Tech magazine

27 May 2025
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BioSysteM and SynthImmune research projects receive seven-year funding in Germany

15 May 2025
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Lucia Lombardi on engineering peptide-based drugs to treat neurological diseases

1 May 2025
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Update on ComeInCell, a doctoral network to develop the next generation of cell mimics

8 April 2025
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To stick or not to stick: why cellular condensates do or do not bind to membranes

1 April 2025
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Self-protecting tissue mimics to the rescue

31 March 2025
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Shaping cells with light

27 March 2025
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Coexisting despite limited resources: cell architecture renewal reduces competition and fosters diversity

20 March 2025
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RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells

20 March 2025
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£2m for UK-Japan collaboration to unlock the potential of SynCell materials

25 February 2025
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Five things you should know about Patricia Bassereau

28 January 2025
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DNA loop extrusion: a discovery ends a scientific controversy

27 January 2025
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Researchers Dogterom and Lindner tackle bioethical issues with UNESCO

19 December 2024
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ERC synergy grants 2024:  two grants awarded to researchers from the SynCellEU community

17 December 2024
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ERC Consolidator Grant – Interview with awarded researcher César Rodriguez-Emmenegger

17 December 2024
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ERC Consolidator Grant results: good news for synthetic cell research

19 November 2024
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SYNBEE partners visit TU Delft

7 November 2024
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Javier Montenegro on functionality in confined environments

6 November 2024
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ComeInCell Launches: A European Doctoral Network to Train the Next Generation of Cell Scientists

31 October 2024
Meet the community
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Clément Campillo on how cells change their shape via the actin cortex

21 October 2024
Meet the community
Technology

Interview with Rahmi Lale, co-founder of the start-up Syngens

24 September 2024
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Researchers from the US and Europe publish an overview of the synthetic cells field

16 July 2024
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Italian ambassador to the Netherlands meets synthetic cell researchers in Delft

12 July 2024
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A motor for cell-free metabolism

11 June 2024
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Cell-like structures responsive to magnetic fields: a lead to new therapeutics?

3 June 2024
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Highlights of the EIC x SYNBEE Day

27 May 2024
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Dutch EVOLF research programme receives €40 million in 10-year funding

14 May 2024
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A possible new way of optimising resources in synthetic cells

8 May 2024
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A look back at SynCell2024

9 April 2024
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Diversity is strength in cells

4 April 2024
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Premiere in artificial cell division: a contractile ring made of DNA nanotubes

19 March 2024
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Special issue of ACS Synthetic Biology on synthetic cell research

26 February 2024
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New opportunities for on-demand activation of synthetic cells

22 February 2024
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SynCellEU visits the European Parliament to promote synthetic cell research

6 February 2024
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The future of synthetic cells

23 January 2024
Meet the community

Marten Exterkate on lipid biosynthesis and synthetic membrane growth

9 January 2024
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Polymersomes – an alternative skin for synthetic cells

11 December 2023
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Sculpting synthetic cells: a new approach to designing synthetic compartments

5 December 2023
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Laura Heinen on creating synthetic systems with their own artificial metabolism

21 November 2023
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Kerstin Göpfrich on building synthetic cells using DNA and RNA origami

20 November 2023
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Synthetic cell division: the final cut made possible with a single component

2 October 2023
Meet the community

Ángel Goñi-Moreno on combining computer science and synthetic biology to design biological computers

26 September 2023
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Researchers open up a potential new route for designing synthetic cells

18 September 2023
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Electricity Driving Life

21 August 2023
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SIGSYNCELL, a European project for synthetic cells

27 July 2023
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The Danelon lab proposes new methods to help construct synthetic cells through evolution

13 July 2023
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Lab exchanges: PhD student Martin Holub shares his experience

8 June 2023
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Interview with Michael Booth, an expert in nucleic acid chemistry

1 June 2023
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A promising DNA-origami tool for the design of synthetic cells

22 May 2023
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Researchers use light to remotely control protein production

22 May 2023
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Proteins set vesicles in motion

8 May 2023
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Scientists overcome the membrane barrier with new cell receptors for synthetic cells

2 May 2023
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Recycling, an important mechanism in cells

25 April 2023
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The subtle interaction of cohesin and CTCF proteins to form loops in DNA

6 April 2023
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Liedewij Laan on cell evolution and evolutionary trajectories

16 March 2023
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Claudia Contini on designing synthetic cells capable of dynamic behaviours

9 March 2023
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Scientists unveil the complex dance of pattern-forming proteins when exposed to flow

6 March 2023
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SYNBEE project kicks off

6 March 2023
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Meet Project Leader Sindhu Naik

2 March 2023
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Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the partners of the European Synthetic Cell Initiative

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women ad Girls in Science

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Zexi Xu

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Claudia Contini

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Jacqueline De Lora

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Marcelina Cardoso Dos Santos

13 February 2023
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Liedewij Laan

2 January 2023
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How to achieve cell division in animal cell-like systems

13 December 2022
Meet the community

Interview with Henrik Toft Simonsen, an expert in plant cells and terpenoids

14 November 2022
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Dutch researchers develop a simple technique to build containers for synthetic cell engineering

3 November 2022
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Artificial cells support tissue regeneration in mice

17 October 2022
Technology

Gijs Wuite: “Starting a company is a great way for a scientist to make an impact”

13 October 2022
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Researchers turn to bacteria to mimic the complex structure and function of living cells

25 August 2022
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Interview with Dr. Yuval Elani – “The cell membrane is more than just a capsule”

7 July 2022
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SynCell2022, the International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles

5 July 2022
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Royal DSM takes a lab tour on synthetic cell research

1 July 2022
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A new form of inter-cell communication is possible with bioluminescence

14 June 2022
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How synthetic cells may contribute to a fair and sustainable future – the Future Panel on Synthetic Life gives its first recommendations

9 June 2022
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A look back at the SynCell2022 conference

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