Scientists, engineers and artists
Teams in the Biomaker Challenge included biologists, chemists, physicists, engineers, designers and many other from Cambridge University, the John Innes Centre, Oxford University, ARM Ltd, the Royal College of Art. Some collaborations were even international with team members based in France.
One person to 12 people strong
While some teams consisted of only one person, most had 4-6 members, with a mix of expertise. The largest team comprises 12 MRes students from the Sensor CDT who were continuing their team challenge on the development of a cell-free sensor platform for the quantification of arsenic concentration in drinking water.