What’s Happening?
We’re bringing together the dreamers and the doers—the microbe whisperers, the biodesigners, the nature-rooted thinkers, the bio builders and curious creatives.
To imagine a material world grown with biology, not against it.
1st Exhibitors Announced
Day 1: Stage Themes
COLOR + TEXTURE
A New Creative Palette?
Biomanufactured materials offer us opportunities to evolve new creative languages. How can we embrace nature’s palette—its unique textures, living hues, imperfect beauty—instead of forcing grown materials to mimic the synthetic world we’re leaving behind?
FORM
Can Nature’s Building Blocks Redefine Form?
From nano to macro, unbound by extractive models, harnessing structural design not chemistry—how are biodesign and biomanufacture enabling material platforms to bring about diverse form factors?
FUNCTION
The Biological Edge?
Biology builds our world with elegant functionality. How can we design biomaterials and ingredients that do what fossil chemistries can’t? What roles might biopolymers play—on our skin, in our bodies, and in the spaces we inhabit?
STORYTELLING
New Bio-Narratives?
How can we craft compelling brands and narratives for the bio-era? What kinds of language, storytelling, and lived experiences will best support the new wave of bioinnovations to reconnect people with the planet?
Day 2: Stage Themes
WILD vs ENGINEERED
Can we truly collaborate with nature?
Only 0.001% of microbial life is known, yet it's reshaping our future. We must ask: are we uncovering or inventing it, and how do we balance discovery, design, conservation, and control?
CULTURED
Who’s Designing the Bio-Designers?
How can we prepare the next generation of designers to leverage biology’s potential? What educational systems and tools are needed to ensure equitable engagement as bio-breakthroughs emerge?
CONTEXT
Art’s Vision for Biotech’s Future?
Artists were first to explore biotech's edges, from lab-grown meat in galleries to living leather in museums. What role does art now play in asking the uncomfortable questions that look beyond commercial limits?
EVOLVING with AI
Biology Evolving At The Speed Of Code?
AI can accelerate evolution, compressing millennia into moments. When algorithms become collaborators in design, new bio-materials, forms, and functions emerge. How do we responsibly shape biology's future, balancing innovation with accountability?
The Venue
Big Penny Social
1 Priestley Way
London
E17 6AL
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The closest London Underground station (Blackhorse Road on the Victoria & Overground Lines) is 7 minutes walk away.
The journey from Kings Cross St Pancras takes approx. 20 mins.
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The nearest bus stop (Priestley Way, on London Bus Route 158) is just around the corner from the venue.
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There are plenty of space to lock up bikes on the venue forecourt if you fancy cycling!
