Overview

We are a Biomedical Engineering Master’s student team from Université de Paris. As a part of the worldwide synthetic biology competition iGEM 2021, we are creating an easy-to-use cancer screening solution that could complement any routine laboratory analysis. Early-stage cancer diagnosis can improve patient survival across a range of aggressive tumours. Yet, the patient is often referred to an oncologist after the disease has already progressed. Biofluid analysis, e.g. blood or urine, is a potential solution to this problem, as it is a simpler, non-invasive, and flexible alternative to tissue biopsy. Our goal is to employ synthetic biology and build a simple and efficient microfluidic chip, which detects a panel of cancer-associated molecules in a few drops of a patient’s blood. Watch this space if you want to learn more! Follow us on various social media for different updates and project-related news! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/igem_uparis/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uparis.igem Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGEM_UParis