International Directed Evolution Competition (iDEC) We are committed to encouraging young talents to creatively harness the power of evolution!
Edinburgh/Cambridge
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10% is an exciting level!🎉
We’re upgrading idecRxiv to help young researchers share their valuable work with the wider scientific community! 🌍Our brilliant web volunteer team has been working hard towards this goal! 🙌
According to idecRxiv, around 10% of iDEC projects over the past 6 years have gone on to peer-reviewed publication! Some project ideas have also been explored and published by other research groups.
The quality of this year’s student research was just as impressive! I’ve loved spending time with iDEC participants throughout the competition.
Over the past 6 years, iDEC has grown into a vibrant, accessible scientific community. From all of us at iDEC HQ, thank you to everyone who has taken part and to everyone who has given their time, ideas, or support along the way! #iDEC2026
A huge thank you to Prof. Tom Ellis @ProfTomEllis and Prof. Chang Liu @chang_c_liu for brilliant talks at the #iDEC2026 Awards Ceremony! 👏 For many participants, hearing in person from two scientists whose work they admire was a highlight of the Festival!
At iDEC, we’ve always believed that the greatest prize a science competition can offer is a story you get to live: what you dared to create, how you found the courage to keep going, the friends you made, and the dreams you chased together. Thank @ProfTomEllis , @chang_c_liu !
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Great talk from @chang_c_liu at the @iDEC2026 festival finals at Cambridge today. Amazing to see how to engineer cells and experiments to maximize the success of directed evolution.
🏆 The iDEC Festival 2026 Awards Ceremony is almost here! Join us in Cambridge/Online on 8 Nov to celebrate our teams and hear inspiring lectures from two iDEC pioneers: @ProfTomEllis and @chang_c_liu
📅 15:30–17:30
📲 Register via the QR code!
#iDEC2026 #SynBio
🤖 Made with AI
At the iDEC Summer Webinar 2026, Vojislav will present Optovolution, a continuous directed-evolution framework that makes dynamic, multi-state and computational protein functions evolvable.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.…
#DirectedEvolution #Optogenetics #iDEC
At the iDEC Summer Webinar 2026, Edoardo will share how directed evolution led to QT45, a remarkably small 45-nt RNA polymerase ribozyme capable of synthesizing itself and its complementary strand.
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
#DirectedEvolution #RNA #OriginOfLife #iDEC
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iDEC Summer Webinar 2026 is coming!
🧬 Edoardo Gianni — evolving a 45-nt RNA polymerase ribozyme toward self-replication
💡 Vojislav Gligorovski — light-directed evolution of dynamic protein switches
open to all: QR code for reg
Open — scan the QR code to register!
🔥 Early Bird Special: First 20 teams to sign up secure a spot with a discount!
📍 Finals: Cambridge, UK (Nov 2026)
The next evolution starts with YOU. 🚀
🔗 Register now: reg.idec.io/
#iDEC2026 #Darwin #SyntheticBiology #Cambridge #AI #Biotech #FutureScience #STEM
🌟 Why iDEC?
✅ Proven Impact: 60+ preprints published by past participants.
✅ Elite Network: Compete alongside peers from TOP researchinstitutions.
✅ Multiscale Innovation: From molecules and metabolic pathways to genome evolution & AI modeling.
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Are you ready to drive the future of Evolution at its very birthplace? 🧬️From Darwin’s legacy to AI-driven #SynBio, iDEC 2026 is calling. Master the "Art of Evolution" and move beyond "rational design" where it all began - Cambridge.
From Edinburgh to Cambridge, in 5 years, participating teams have published 60+ papers on idecRxiv. As we enter the AI era, iDEC is ready to spark even more innovation in modern life science.
Are you ready for iDEC 2026?
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