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As Marc Magem, a fourth-year student on the Biotechnology degree in the UB's Faculty of Biology, explains, the project aims to develop a gene therapy that uses stem cells to improve the functional recovery of ischaemic stroke patients. The team, made up of thirteen students, has launched a GoFundMe campaign and an online merchandising store to cover the costs associated with running the project and participating in the competition.

Unlike in previous years, the project is being carried out entirely at UB research centres, under the supervision of Daniel Tornero, a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Ana Sevilla, lecturer in the Faculty of Biology, and under the supervision of Gemma Marfany, professor at the Faculty of Biology.

This event, known as the Grand Jamboree, is an initiative of the iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) Foundation, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to education, the advancement of synthetic biology and the promotion of an open and collaborative community in this field of knowledge. In this edition, more than 450 teams from universities around the world will participate to present their synthetic biology projects on a wide variety of topics, ranging from agriculture and bioremediation to biology in space and artificial intelligence.

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