17 November 2011
The 2011 iGEM competition had a different format from previous years. Teams competed in regional heats (Americas, Europe and Asia) in October, with the top teams advancing to the World Championships at MIT in November.
This year seven UK teams competed at the Europe iGEM heats, held in Amsterdam on 1-2 October 2011. As in previous years, they all put in a stellar performance. Imperial's efforts brought them much glory -- they won the European Grand Prize, as well as the 'Best Wiki' prize and a safety commendation. The Edinburgh team also won the prize for Best Model -- for the second year running!
Onto the medals: Gold medals were won by the Cambridge, Dundee, Edinburgh, Imperial and St Andrews teams, the Glasgow team came away with silver, and the UCL team was awarded bronze.
The three top UK teams -- Dundee, Edinburgh and Imperial -- crossed the pond to compete at the World Championships at MIT in early November. Again their contributions were recognized with several awards. Imperial was the first runner up for the Grand BioBrick Trophy, and was also awarded Best Poster and the iGEMers prize. Edinburgh won the Best Human Practices Advance award.
Congratulations to all of the 2011 teams for their great projects!
iGEM 2011 results
Watch team presentations and explore their wiki pages to learn more about their projects
