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6 July 2026
Synthetic membranes closer to natural cell membranes
30 June 2026
ERC Advanced Grants awarded to two researchers from the SynCellEU community
16 June 2026
SynCellEU Meets MEP Groothuis and Commissioner Zaharieva
1 June 2026
Highlights of SynCell2026
28 May 2026
Less Is More: A Minimal Approach to Synthetic Cell Constriction
22 May 2026
SynCell-nExUs: Training Europe’s Next Generation of Leaders in Synthetic Cell Research
3 May 2026
The European Commission Visits SynCellEU and SynCell Researchers in Delft
18 March 2026
Iva Tolić, a Biophysicist Specialising in Cell Division
3 March 2026
Synthetic RNA “Nanostars” Create Programmable Compartments in Bacteria
23 February 2026
Scientists Design the First Synthetic Virus Infection Cycle
18 December 2025
Hybrid Tumour Models to Understand Cancer’s Tricks against the Immune System
16 December 2025
Lipid-Inspired DNA Origami Creates Programmable Containers for Biomolecular Robotics
15 December 2025
New developments in self-assembly and protein pattern formation processes
4 December 2025
SynBio CSIC, the doctoral programme in Synthetic Biology is recruiting
1 December 2025
Engineering synthetic cells responsibly
1 December 2025
Pierangelo Gobbo, an organic chemist who designs novel biomimetic materials
3 November 2025
DNA-based receptors to help synthetic cells interact with their environment
25 September 2025
Will synthetic cells soon offer new solutions for producing and delivering drugs in the body?
22 September 2025
David Zwicker, theoretical physicist specialising in cell organisation
17 July 2025
A recipe for synthetic cells: non-biological components, a pinch of evolution and then… life?
14 July 2025
A new step towards the use of syncell technology in healthcare?
3 July 2025
SynCellFR: a new initiative to gather the French synthetic cell research community
27 May 2025
Synthetic cell research featured in Pioneering Tech magazine
27 May 2025
BioSysteM and SynthImmune research projects receive seven-year funding in Germany
15 May 2025
Lucia Lombardi on engineering peptide-based drugs to treat neurological diseases
1 May 2025
Update on ComeInCell, a doctoral network to develop the next generation of cell mimics
8 April 2025
To stick or not to stick: why cellular condensates do or do not bind to membranes
1 April 2025
Self-protecting tissue mimics to the rescue
31 March 2025
Shaping cells with light
27 March 2025
Coexisting despite limited resources: cell architecture renewal reduces competition and fosters diversity
20 March 2025
RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
20 March 2025
£2m for UK-Japan collaboration to unlock the potential of SynCell materials
25 February 2025
Five things you should know about Patricia Bassereau
28 January 2025
DNA loop extrusion: a discovery ends a scientific controversy
27 January 2025
Researchers Dogterom and Lindner tackle bioethical issues with UNESCO
19 December 2024
ERC synergy grants 2024: two grants awarded to researchers from the SynCellEU community
17 December 2024
ERC Consolidator Grant – Interview with awarded researcher César Rodriguez-Emmenegger
17 December 2024
ERC Consolidator Grant results: good news for synthetic cell research
19 November 2024
SYNBEE partners visit TU Delft
7 November 2024
Javier Montenegro on functionality in confined environments
6 November 2024
ComeInCell Launches: A European Doctoral Network to Train the Next Generation of Cell Scientists
31 October 2024
Clément Campillo on how cells change their shape via the actin cortex
21 October 2024
Interview with Rahmi Lale, co-founder of the start-up Syngens
24 September 2024
Researchers from the US and Europe publish an overview of the synthetic cells field
16 July 2024
Italian ambassador to the Netherlands meets synthetic cell researchers in Delft
12 July 2024
A motor for cell-free metabolism
11 June 2024
Cell-like structures responsive to magnetic fields: a lead to new therapeutics?
3 June 2024
Highlights of the EIC x SYNBEE Day
27 May 2024
Dutch EVOLF research programme receives €40 million in 10-year funding
14 May 2024
A possible new way of optimising resources in synthetic cells
8 May 2024
A look back at SynCell2024
9 April 2024
Diversity is strength in cells
4 April 2024
Premiere in artificial cell division: a contractile ring made of DNA nanotubes
19 March 2024
Special issue of ACS Synthetic Biology on synthetic cell research
26 February 2024
New opportunities for on-demand activation of synthetic cells
22 February 2024
SynCellEU visits the European Parliament to promote synthetic cell research
6 February 2024
The future of synthetic cells
23 January 2024
Marten Exterkate on lipid biosynthesis and synthetic membrane growth
9 January 2024
Polymersomes – an alternative skin for synthetic cells
11 December 2023
Sculpting synthetic cells: a new approach to designing synthetic compartments
5 December 2023
Laura Heinen on creating synthetic systems with their own artificial metabolism
21 November 2023
Kerstin Göpfrich on building synthetic cells using DNA and RNA origami
20 November 2023
Synthetic cell division: the final cut made possible with a single component
2 October 2023
Ángel Goñi-Moreno on combining computer science and synthetic biology to design biological computers
26 September 2023
Researchers open up a potential new route for designing synthetic cells
18 September 2023
Electricity Driving Life
21 August 2023
SIGSYNCELL, a European project for synthetic cells
27 July 2023
The Danelon lab proposes new methods to help construct synthetic cells through evolution
13 July 2023
Lab exchanges: PhD student Martin Holub shares his experience
8 June 2023
Interview with Michael Booth, an expert in nucleic acid chemistry
1 June 2023
A promising DNA-origami tool for the design of synthetic cells
22 May 2023
Researchers use light to remotely control protein production
22 May 2023
Proteins set vesicles in motion
8 May 2023
Scientists overcome the membrane barrier with new cell receptors for synthetic cells
2 May 2023
Recycling, an important mechanism in cells
25 April 2023
The subtle interaction of cohesin and CTCF proteins to form loops in DNA
6 April 2023
Liedewij Laan on cell evolution and evolutionary trajectories
16 March 2023
Claudia Contini on designing synthetic cells capable of dynamic behaviours
9 March 2023
Scientists unveil the complex dance of pattern-forming proteins when exposed to flow
6 March 2023
SYNBEE project kicks off
6 March 2023
Meet Project Leader Sindhu Naik
2 March 2023
Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the partners of the European Synthetic Cell Initiative
13 February 2023
International Day of Women ad Girls in Science
13 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Zexi Xu
13 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Claudia Contini
13 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Jacqueline De Lora
13 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Marcelina Cardoso Dos Santos
13 February 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science – in conversation with Liedewij Laan
2 January 2023
How to achieve cell division in animal cell-like systems
13 December 2022
Interview with Henrik Toft Simonsen, an expert in plant cells and terpenoids
14 November 2022
Dutch researchers develop a simple technique to build containers for synthetic cell engineering
3 November 2022
Artificial cells support tissue regeneration in mice
17 October 2022
Gijs Wuite: “Starting a company is a great way for a scientist to make an impact”
13 October 2022
Researchers turn to bacteria to mimic the complex structure and function of living cells
25 August 2022
Interview with Dr. Yuval Elani – “The cell membrane is more than just a capsule”
7 July 2022
SynCell2022, the International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles
5 July 2022
Royal DSM takes a lab tour on synthetic cell research
1 July 2022
A new form of inter-cell communication is possible with bioluminescence
14 June 2022
How synthetic cells may contribute to a fair and sustainable future – the Future Panel on Synthetic Life gives its first recommendations
9 June 2022