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Newsletter #21
February 5th, 2025

Dear all,

it's grant season again! With two open calls and another one in the making, we're staying for sure busy at BioConvS. But don't forget to check out the Paris Région PhD call and all the other funding opportunities! And once you've secured your funding, make sure to check out our Inventors Challenge, a great opportunity to be accompanied by our team to take your first steps into the world of innovation.
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BioConvS news
Inventors challenge
Défi Inventeur et Inventrice
PhD student? Researcher? Engineer? What if you turned your ideas into concrete invention projects? Are you lacking inspiration, unsure of the invention process, or not familiar with the best practices to protect your creations?
We can help! Join our info webinar on March 4th to learn more about how the Innovators Challenge can help you!
This event will be guided by a collaboration with IP Business Advisors and Legal Experts from INPI and Professor Todd Lubart, an expert in creativity and innovation.
Learn more about the Inventors Challenge
Info webinar
on March 4th
at 12h30
Register to the webinar
BioConvS calls
Call for Expression of Interest - POD: one month left
The POD call for expressions of interest supports innovative biotherapy projects by providing access to cutting-edge technological platforms (IVETH, Magenta/ART-TG, Meary). The goal is to accelerate the transition to clinical trials through specialized expertise in bioproduction and gene therapy.
Applications accepted until March 5th
Learn more
Postdoc call 2025
Our postdoc call is still open until March 2nd! We are looking for collaborative projects in synthetic biology. Collaborations with biotherapy labs are highly encouraged.
Go to call page
Our 2025 PhD call is now open
We are offering 4 PhD fellowships for collaborative projects. Interdisciplinary collaborations between biotherapy/bioproduction and synthetic biology are strongly encouraged. Deadline: April 30th!
Go to call page
Opportunities
Call "Grands projets d’innovation des filières prioritaires"
This call for projects, open since November 19, aims to support collaborative research and development projects (2 to 4 partners, including at least one SME) that align with the strategic innovation areas of the region's smart specialization strategy. Projects can be coordinated by an SME or a research and/or higher education institution.
Apply by March 13th
Call Paris Région PhD 2025
The Île-de-France Region has launched the 2025 edition of the PRPhD call for projects to fund up to €120,000 for PhD students' salaries who are conducting their thesis project in a research laboratory in collaboration with a socio-economic partner based in Île-de-France. Deadline: April 14th.
Discover all eligible thematics on the call's website!Interested? Further questions? Join the info webinar on Feb 13th at 13h
Join the info webinar
Apply by April 14
Get free access to the ISCT Advanced Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Regulatory Course
A few individual yearly licenses are still available for of our Basic Lab Membership You can apply to access the ISCT network and training material, which notably includes the Advanced Cell Therapy Manufacturing and Regulatory Course, and much more!
Learn more and apply
2 days left to apply to the Shaker #16
The Shaker is Genopole's early-stage support program for aspiring entrepreneurs with a biotech idea in healthcare or bioeconomy. This year's wave of applications is open until Feb 7th. Apply to get lab space, access to cutting-edge platform and business support!
Learn more and apply
Might interest you
Genopole Research Day: Feb 13th
This day is dedicated to showcasing the scientific advances and innovative projects supported by the Genopole biocluster on gene therapy, bioproduction, RNA structural biology and OneHealth.
Register
 
Horizon Europe webinars
The European Commission is organising a series of webinars on the preparation and management of projects in the context of Horizon Europe. The events will be live on youtube at the following links and times.
Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities and submitting a proposal in Horizon Europe
Date: 13 March 2025, 09:30h to 12:30h (CET, Brussels Time)
Event WebsiteHorizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities and submitting a proposal in Horizon Europe (13 March 2025) (remote only, no need to register)  

Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Agreement Preparation in Horizon Europe 
Date: 20 March 2025, 09:30h to 12:45h (CET, Brussels Time)
Event WebsiteHorizon Implementation Day: Grant Agreement Preparation in Horizon Europe (20 March 2025) (remote only, no need to register)  

Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How to write a proposal?
Date: 27 March 2025, from 10:00h to 12:00h (CET, Brussels time)
Target group: Applicants and beneficiaries who are or will be involved in lump sum grants
Event websiteLump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How to write a proposal? (27 March 2025) (remote only, no need to register)  

Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Management in Horizon Europe

Date: 03 April 2025, 09:30h to 13:00h (CEST, Brussels Time)
Event WebsiteHorizon Implementation Day: Grant Management in Horizon Europe (03 April 2025) (remote only, no need to register)
 
MSCA COFUND 2025
The european call MSCA COFUND 2025 is open until June 24th. The PCN MSCA is organising a series of info events:

A national info session on Feb 7th, 10h to 12h: Register to the webinar

A series of thematic workshops for the project coordinators on March 17, 18, 20, 21 (save the date)

A writing workshop webinar on May 16 (save the date)


Job opportunities
Researchers looking for a postdoc candidate:
Nicolas Panayotis at SPPIN (CNRS, Université Paris Cité) and Mathieu Morel at CPCV (ENS Chemistry, CNRS, Sorbonne Université) are actively looking for a candidate to apply to the DIM BioConvS call for postdoctoral fellowships! The project will be at the interface between synthetic biology and gene therapy of severe neurodevelopmental disorders. Learn more

Student looking for internship:
Currently a third-year student at AgroParisTech specializing in biotechnology, I am particularly interested in the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles and, more broadly, nanoparticles. Read my CV
Join BioConvS
Census of BioConvS labs
Starting January 2024, all labs affiliated or wanting to participate in a DIM BioConvS activity will have to be registered. Why? Most importantly because we want to build a cartography of biotherapy, bioproduction and synthetic biology in Ile-de-France and you want to make sure that you're on it!
Fill in the affiliation form
Recent publications
Do you want to see your paper featured in our next newlsetter? Write to chiara.fracassi@u-paris.fr

Boyer, O., Bensoussan, D., Bönig, H., Chabannon, C., Clémenceau, B., Cuffel, A., Dachy, G., de Vos, J., Derenne, S., Diana, J.-S., Dougé, A., Deramoudt, L., Ferrand, C., Forcade, E., Galaine, J., Galy, A., Giverne, C., Martinet, J., Marton, C., Larghero, J., Reppel, L., Viel, S., Yakoub-Agha, I., Deschamps, M., 2025. Identification of the conditions and minimum requirements necessary for the release of autologous fresh CAR T-cell products under hospital exemption: a position paper from the WP-bioproduction of the UNITC consortium. Bone Marrow Transplant 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-024-02504-y 

Mansouri, M., Fussenegger, M., 2025. Engineering electrogenetic interfaces for mammalian cell control. Cell Chemical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2025.01.003

Piven, O.O., Vaičiulevičiūtė, R., Bernotiene, E., Dobrzyn, P., 2025. Cardiomyocyte engineering: The meeting point of transcription factors, signaling networks, metabolism and function. Acta Physiologica 241, e14271. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.14271

Sánchez, S.V., Otavalo, G.N., Gazeau, F., Silva, A.K.A., Morales, J.O., 2025. Intranasal delivery of extracellular vesicles: A promising new approach for treating neurological and respiratory disorders. Journal of Controlled Release 379, 489–523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.01.018
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