BaSyC

Member countries	Netherlands
Member organizations	Delft University of Technology, Groningen University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University, AMOLF Institute
Founded	September 2017
Ended
URL	https://www.basyc.nl

BaSyC (Building a Synthetic Cell) is a research programme aimed at creating an autonomous, self-reproducing synthetic cell with a bottom-up approach, that is, through integration of molecular building blocks.

Started in September 2017, the project is a joint effort of 17 team-leaders with backgrounds in physics, chemistry and biology. They work for 6 Dutch research institutions: Delft University of Technology, Groningen University, Radboud University Nijmegen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Wageningen University and the AMOLF Institute.

BaSyC is financed by a “Gravitation” grant from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, in cooperation with the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and by the participating research institutions. With the Gravitation grant, the government aims at stimulating excellent research in the Netherlands. It is intended for scientific consortia that have the potential to belong to the world top in their field.