iGEM 2026 · Taipei

SynPETic

01 · Earth

A biolab orbiting our planet.

02 · Orbital lab

SynPETic's biofoundry in low-earth orbit.

03 · Onboard lab

An astronaut feeds a spent PET bottle into the recycler.

04 · The recycler

A device that turns waste plastic back into new bottles.

05 · Inside

Zooming into the bottle to reveal its molecular parts.

06 · PETase

PET cleaved into monomers — then rebuilt.

iGEM 2026 · Taipei SynPETic Engineering life to recycle plastic — in orbit.