Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020

Biodesign Challenge is a nonprofit education program and competition in which university and high school students collaborate with instructors in art, design, and biology to envision bold and futuristic projects that address pressing issues in sustainability. Each June, students showcase their projects at the BDC Summit, held at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Parsons School of Design. Projects explore topics including the future of food, energy, materials, medicine, and more. Learn more on ourwebsite.Visit Our Social ChannelsTwitter|Instagram|Facebook|LinkedInRead our Online MagazineBiodesignedHelp Us Grow the FutureSupport usby making a donation or becoming a sponsor.

Biodesign Challenge

Watch the 45 student finalist teams competing for the coveted Glass Microbe grand prize at Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020.

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Join us online for the culmination of <a href="https://biodesignchallenge.org/bdc-2020" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Biodesign Challenge 2020</a>, an international competition where high school and university students partner with artists, designers, and scientists to create projects that envision and critique the future of biotechnology.Forty-five finalist teams will showcase their projects before an esteemed panel of judges from academia, the arts, and industry, and audiences from around the world. One team will be awarded the Glass Microbe, a unique glass trophy that is passed between each year’s winning teams. Finalist teams were chosen from over 500 students from 12 countries across 6 continents who worked throughout the academic year to develop their ideas. <a href="https://ctt.ac/c_c03" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Share</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Biodesigned" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@biodesigned</a> | #BDC2020

<h2>SUMMIT AGENDA</h2><h3>Day 1: Monday, June 15th | 1:00pm - 5:45pm ET</h3>Regions presenting: South/Central America, Australia, US/Canada<h3>Day 2: Tuesday, June 16th | 9:25am - 3:30pm ET</h3>Regions presenting: Europe, Africa, US/Canada<h3>Day 3: Wednesday, June 17th | 8:25am - 12:45pm ET</h3>Regions presenting: Japan, South/Central America, US/Canada<h3>Friday, June 19th | 11:00am - 3:00pm ET</h3>Speakers and Awards Ceremony12:30pm | Keynote1:00pm | In Conversation1:45pm | Awards Ceremony

<h2>SPEAKERS</h2><h3>Keynote | <a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/186-david-benjamin" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">David Benjamin</a></h3>Founding Principal of The Living and Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP <h3>In Conversation | <a href="https://www.techsploitation.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Annalee Newitz</a></h3>Award-winning science fiction author and science journalist, in conversation with Torie Bosch (Editor of Future Tense, Slate)

<h2>PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS</h2>Aalto UniversityAtlanta International SchoolCalifornia College of the Arts, DesignCalifornia State University, Los AngelesCarnegie Mellon UniversityCollege for Creative Studies Estonian Academy of ArtsFashion Institute of TechnologyGrace Church SchoolGreenside Design CenterThe Hewitt School Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment (Newcastle University and Northumbria University) Illinois State UniversityInstituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Jacksonville State University Keio University Kent State UniversityMassachusetts College of Art and DesignNest MakerspaceNew Design High SchoolNew York City College of TechnologyNew York University, IDMNew York University, ITPNuVu Innovation StudioParsons School of DesignRhode Island School of DesignRMIT UniversityRutgers UniversitySeaShift Collaborative (CCA, UCDavis, UCSF)Universidad de los AndesUniversidad del IstmoUniversity of Applied Sciences SaarbrückenUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Colorado, BoulderUniversity of MichiganUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of SydneyUniversity of Technology SydneyUniversity of ToledoUniversity of Wisconsin, Stout

<h2>BDC 2020 JUDGES</h2>Jasmina Aganovic, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Ginkgo BioworksChristina Agapakis, Creative Director, Ginkgo BioworksNathan Allen, Head of Special Projects, GoogleDan Ardia, Professor of Biology, Franklin &amp; Marshall CollegeLeslie Atzmon, Professor of Graphic Design + Design History, Eastern Michigan UniversityTorie Bosch, Future Tense Editor, SlateCarrie Cizauskas, Artist + ScientistVictoria Colangelo, Founder, NXTbeautyAlison Cutlan, Founder, Cutlan Lab and StudioHeather Davis, Writer, Editor, + Researcher	Kim de Mora, Founder + CEO, SVN MedAlison Dell, Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Francis CollegeNancy Diniz, Course Leader of Masters in Biodesign, Central Saint Martins; Partner, Augmented Architectures, bioMATTERSStephen Donofrio, Principal + Founder, Greenpoint InnovationsBen Doranz, President + CEO, Integral MolecularSam Weiss Evans, Researcher, Harvard University, MITLaura Forlano, Associate Professor of Design, The Illinois Institute of TechnologyDoug Goodwin, Fletcher Jones Foundation Scholar in Computation, Visiting Assistant Professor of Media Studies, Scripps CollegeChristine Goulay, Head of Sustainable Innovation, KeringFred Gould, Co-director, Genetic Engineering and Society Center, NC StateHank Greely, Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law, Professor of Genetics, Stanford UniversityGigi Gronvall, Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security	Christi Guerrini, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of MedicineKeira Havens, Manager of Sustainability + Public Affairs, Pivot BioDenise Hoffman Brandt, Director + Associate Professor, Graduate Landscape Architecture Program, CCNY; Founder, Hoffman Brandt ProjectsKaren Hogan, CEO + Cofounder, Biorealize, Inc.Ryan Hoover, Artist, Researcher, + Professor of Digital and Biological Fabrication, Maryland Institute College of ArtKirsten Horning, Principal, XRC LabsNancy J Kelley, President + CEO, Nancy J Kelley + AssociatesMinji Kim, Fiber and Polymer Scientist, AlgiKnitTodd Kuiken, Senior Research Scholar, North Carolina State UniversityJim Lane, Editor + Publisher, Biofuels DigestMagnolia Laurie, Department of Art + Art History, Franklin &amp; Marshall CollegeAndrea Lipps, Associate Curator of Contemporary Design, Cooper Hewitt MuseumAni Liu, Arts Fellow + Lecturer, Princeton UniversityMargaret MacDonald, Research chemist, US Army Futures Command; part-time faculty, Maryland Institute College of ArtMelissa Marra-Alvarez, Curator of Education and Research, The Museum at FITAngela McQuillan, Curator, Esther Klein GalleryMichelle Millar Fisher, Ronald C. and Anita L. Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts, Museum of Fine Arts BostonLeslie Mitchell, Postdoctoral Fellow, Jef Boeke Lab at NYU LangoneWilliam Myers, Curator, Teacher, + Author of Biodesign	Naomi Nakayama, Research Fellow, Royal Society UniversityAnn Neumann, Director of Galleries, MIT MuseumHemai Parthasarathy, CSO + Partner, Breakout VenturesJeanne Pfordresher, Adjunct Associate, Pratt Institute Industrial Design; Partner, Hybrid Product DesignMirelle Phillips, Founder, Studio ElsewhereSukanya Punthambaker, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical SchoolAlexandra Ralevski Science Director, The Biomimicry InstituteSimone Ross, Cofounder, Techonomy; Curator, TEDAndrew Scarpelli, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the School of the Art Institute of ChicagoJason Schupbach, Director, The Design School, Arizona State UniversityLaura Splan, Artist	Orkan Telhan, Cofounder + Chief Design Officer, Biorealize, Inc.; Associate Professor of Fine Arts, University of PennsylvaniaDanielle Trofe, Founder, Danielle Trofe DesignHarris Wang, Assistant Professor of Systems Biology, Columbia UniversityElizabeth Wissinger, Professor of Sociology, CUNYJiwon Woo, CEO + Creative Director, hypha design.Elaine Young, Founder, LAByrinth

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