About the Competition
What IGSBC is, who can take part, and what your team needs to bring.
Introduction
IGSBC is Egypt's first national synthetic biology competition — bringing together undergraduate students from Egyptian and international universities to apply genetics, genetic engineering, and computational sciences to real-world problems. Teams design a full project, from problem framing through proof of concept, and present it before a national and international judging panel.
What Participants Gain
Who Can Apply
Eligibility
Open to undergraduate students from Egyptian and international universities, including interdisciplinary teams across faculties.
Team Composition
Minimum 3, maximum 10 student members, with at least one faculty supervisor attached to the team.
Project Requirements
We'd like you to tell us, in your project…
- What problem are you addressing?
- How are existing solutions failing?
- What is your alternative solution?
- How does it perform better?
- What measurable impact does it deliver?