Sponsors/Partner Special Offers
We are proud to announce our Partner Sponsors Special Offers for iGEM 2016.
Check back often for the latest funding opportunities, offers and discounts.
Funded Collaboration Opportunities
CRISPR Design and DNA support available!
Call for CRISPR Project Proposals
Twist Bioscience and Desktop Genetics have partnered together to offer CRISPR design and DNA synthesis support for iGEM teams and are calling for proposals. 5 select iGEM teams will receive training and access to the DESKGEN design platform, the leading CRISPR tool, providing access to all CRISPR nucleases, sgRNA lengths, dozens of organisms and all major sgRNA design parameters from academic software tools. Twist Bioscience will synthesize your guide designs and provide high quality, cloning-ready single guides and oligo pools for your experiments.
For more information click here. Deadline: Proposals due July 8th 2016!Selected teams have been notified of their award.
Thank you to all teams that have applied for the Twist Bioscience and Desktop Genetics grant.
$5,000 grant to accelerate synthetic biology through CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing!
In 2016, GenScript is calling for iGEM team proposals that advance the application of CRISPR/Cas9 in synthetic biology. For more information on this opportunity click here. Deadline: Proposals due June 30, 2016!
All applicants have been notified of their award status.
Thank you to all teams that have applied for the GenScript grant.
Teams working with RNA/RNAi and/or in the Manufacturing, Food & Nutrition, or New Application tracks encouraged to apply
$5,000 grant will be awarded to up to 6 iGEM teams!
Syngenta is providing this grant opportunity for iGEMers to explore how to best demonstrate the value of new tools for the future of agriculture and food production. iGEM teams working with RNA/RNAi and/ OR in the manufacturing, food & nutrition, or new application tracks are encouraged to apply.
For more information on this opportunity click here. Deadline: Proposals due June 30th 2016!All applicants have been notified of their award status.
Thank you to all teams that have applied for the Syngenta grant.
Funded collaboration opportunities to support advanced Human Practices work!
SYNENERGENE is excited to once again offer funded collaboration opportunities to iGEM teams to support advanced Human Practices work. For more information on this opportunity click here. Deadline: Proposals due May 30, 2016!
Selected teams have been notified of their award.
Thank you to all teams that have applied for the SYNENERGENE grant.
Discounts and Special Offers
20 kb of free custom DNA from IDT!
IDT is offering 20 kb of DNA as gBlocks® Gene Fragments free of charge to each iGEM 2016 team! Promotion registration expires October 3, 2016.
For more information on this offer click here.
Autodesk Software Trial!
Autodesk is working on new software for synthetic biologists! Do you want to participate in a trial for Autodesk's latest synbio software? For more information on this offer click here.
20% off Gene Synthesis and Cloning Services at GenScript!
This year, all iGEM teams can receive 20% off gene synthesis and cloning services. This special promotion ends on October 31, 2016, so request your services soon! For more information on this offer click here.
Complimentary software and technical support from MathWorks!
MathWorks is pleased to sponsor the 2016 iGEM competition. As an iGEM partner, MathWorks will provide complimentary software and technical support to all iGEM teams for use in the competition. For more information on this offer click here.
Interested in an introduction to modeling, simulation and analysis with MATLAB and SimBiology? MathWorks has put together this webinar to get you started or see how other teams have successfully used MATLAB and SimBiology in the past.
PLOS iGEM Collection
iGEM 2015 teams can now publish their results in the PLOS iGEM Collection! Submissions will be posted on the PLOS Collections blog. To learn more about submission click here.
