International Bio-molecular Design Competition (BIOMOD) hosted by Wyss Institute at Harvard University is an international competition for students in which they design biomolecules with novel functionalities such as molecular robots in nanometer-scale. 21 teams from 10 countries have participated in the first BIOMOD competition on November 5, 2011. They have competed in showing their movies and making their presentations of their achievements. Three Japanese teams from Sendai, Tokyo, Kansai area in Japan also have entered the competition, and all of them have received the Gold Prize.

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Department of Bioengineering and Robotics

Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

Professor Satoshi Murata

TEL: +81-22-795-4100

Assistant Professor Shogo Hamada

TEL: +81-22-795-6910