MaxSynBio

Member countries	Germany
Member organizations
Founded	2014-08-01
Ended
URL	https://www.maxsynbio.mpg.de/home

The research program of the consortium „MaxSynBio: Max Planck Research Network in Synthetic Biology“ relies solely on the bottom-up approach in Synthetic Biology. It is focused on the detailed analysis and understanding of selected essential processes of life, via their modular reconstitution in minimal synthetic systems. The fundamental insights gained from the reconstitution activities, on the long-term perspective, should be utilized for establishing a new generation of biotechnological production processes which would work with synthetic cell constructs replacing natural living cells used in conventional biotechnology. Thus, both aspects - gaining fundamental insights as well as seeking potential applications - are the motivating driving forces for the MaxSynBio consortium.