Team:Lyon-INSA-ENS/Sponsors

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After a silver medal obtained by the INSA-Lyon team in 2010, INSA-Lyon and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon will compete together with the best universities in the world by participating in the prestigious student competition iGEM also known as « International Genetically Engineered Machine » organised by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of Boston, USA.

This competition is all about Synthetic Biology, a brand new field of research in biology combining science and engineering through various subjects (biology, physics, chemistry, computing). The aim is the conception and construction of new systems or biological functions that do not exist in the nature in three main fields : Environment, Medicine and Pure Research).

Beyond the scientific and human challenge, the competition aims at promoting the transparent and open development of biological engineering tools and building a society that can use biotechnologies in an ethical and productive way. This year, it has gathered 163 teams of undergraduate students helped by a few instructors and advisors with more experience.

The Lyon-INSA-ENS team has chosen to compete in the « Environment » category by suggesting to conceive and construct a obalt-purifying biofilter meant for the treatment of nuclear plants effluents. This innovative system could increase the life of the ion-exchange resins used for the treatment of contaminated water. It could also make it possible to anticipate future legal restrictions by targeting a cobalt-free discharge of nuclear plants.
Our objective is to win the "Environment" prize and show that Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes region have, in addition to a large industrial and nuclear park, a pool of future engineers and researchers able to take up the great environmental challenges.

Moreover, according to the fundamental principle of the competition, each team has to raise funds for their own project. We can already count on the financial support of the Biosciences department of INSA Lyon, the ENS Lyon and the Embassy of France in the United States. But we are trying to complete our budget.

This competition is the occasion to put into practice the human values of sharing, mutual aid, knowledge transmission in an excellent scientific background mixing innovation, technology and environment protection.

We are counting on your support!

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-Après une médaille d'argent obtenue par l'équipe INSA-Lyon en 2010, l'<strong>INSA-Lyon</strong> et l'<strong>Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon</strong> se lancent conjointement dans la compétition avec les meilleures universités du monde en participant au prestigieux concours estudiantin <strong>iGEM ou « International Genetically Engineered Machine »</strong> organisé par le <strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</strong> (MIT) aux Etats-Unis.
+After a silver medal obtained by the INSA-Lyon team in 2010, <strong>INSA-Lyon</strong> and <strong>Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon</strong> will compete together with the best universities in the world by participating in the prestigious student competition <strong>iGEM</strong> also known as <strong>« International Genetically Engineered Machine »</strong> organised by the <strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</strong> (MIT) of Boston, USA.
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-Il s'agit d'un concours en <a href="http://www.france-science.org/SynBio2011/index.html"> <strong>biologie de synthèse</strong></a>, nouveau domaine de la recherche en biologie qui combine Science et Ingénierie par différentes disciplines (biologie, physique, chimie, informatique) dans trois grands domaines: Environnement, Médecine et Recherche Fondamentale.
+This competition is all about <a href="http://www.france-science.org/SynBio2011/index.html"> <strong>Synthetic Biology</strong></a>, a brand new field of research in biology combining science and engineering through various subjects (biology, physics, chemistry, computing). The aim is the conception and construction of new systems or biological functions that do not exist in the nature in three main fields : Environment, Medicine and Pure Research).
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-Au-delà du <strong>défi scientifique et humain</strong> de cette grande compétition (163 équipes d’étudiants « undergraduate » épaulés par quelques « instructors » et « advisors »  plus expérimentés), le concours vise à promouvoir le développement transparent et ouvert d’outils d’ingénierie biologique et à construire une société qui puisse <strong>utiliser les biotechnologies de façon éthique et productive</strong>.
+Beyond the <strong>scientific and human challenge</strong>, the competition aims at promoting the transparent and open development of biological engineering tools and building a society that can <strong>use biotechnologies in an ethical and productive way</strong>. This year, it has gathered 163 teams of undergraduate students helped by a few instructors and advisors with more experience.
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-L’équipe Lyon-INSA-ENS a choisi de concourir dans la catégorie <strong>« Environnement »</strong> en proposant de construire un <strong>biofiltre épurateur de cobalt destiné au traitement des effluents nucléaires</strong>. Ce dispositif innovant permettrait de réduire la quantité de déchets produits en augmentant la durée de vie des résines échangeuses d’ions utilisées pour le traitement de l’eau contaminée, mais permettrait aussi d’anticiper de futures restrictions réglementaires en visant le rejet "zéro cobalt" en sortie de   centrale.
+The Lyon-INSA-ENS team has chosen to compete in the  <strong>« Environment » category</strong> by suggesting to conceive and construct a <strong>obalt-purifying biofilter meant for the treatment of nuclear plants effluents</strong>. This innovative system could increase the life of the ion-exchange resins used for the treatment of contaminated water. It could also make it possible to anticipate future legal restrictions by targeting a cobalt-free discharge of nuclear plants.
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-Notre objectif est de gagner le prix "Environnement" et de montrer que Lyon et la région Rhône-Alpes possède, outre un large parc industriel et nucléaire, un <strong>vivier de futurs ingénieurs et chercheurs à même de relever les grands défis environnementaux </strong>.
+Our objective is to win the "Environment" prize and show that Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes region have, in addition to a large industrial and nuclear park, a <strong>pool of future engineers and researchers able to take up the great environmental challenges</strong>.
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-De plus, selon un principe fondateur du concours, chaque équipe iGEM doit lever les fonds nécessaires au bon déroulement de son projet. Nous comptons déjà parmi nos soutiens financiers le département Biosciences de l’INSA-Lyon, l’ENS-Lyon, et l’Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis. <strong>Mais nous cherchons à compléter notre budget.</strong>
+Moreover, according to the fundamental principle of the competition, each team has to raise funds for their own project. We can already count on the financial support of the Biosciences department of INSA Lyon, the ENS Lyon and the Embassy of France in the United States. <strong>But we are trying to complete our budget.</strong>
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-Ce concours est l'occasion de mettre en pratique les valeurs humaines de <strong>partage, d’entraide, de transmission des connaissances</strong> dans un cadre scientifique d’excellence mêlant innovation, technologie et préservation de l’environnement :
+This competition is the occasion to put into practice the human values of  <strong>sharing, mutual aid, knowledge transmission</strong> in an excellent scientific background mixing innovation, technology and environment protection.
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-<big><strong>nous comptons sur votre soutien!</strong></big>
+<big><strong>We are counting on your support!</strong></big>
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