Exhibit and presentation at
2021 HELEXPO International Exhibition
The team participated in the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF Helexpo),
as part of the of the Democritus University of Thrace booth in the Academia, Pavilion #14.
HELEXPO Thessaloniki International
Fair
is the greatest exhibition event in Greece. This year’s event, the 85th annual gathering,
was held with physical presence between 11 and 19 September 2021 and has reported more than 87,000
visitors.
There we had the opportunity to communicate concepts and goals of the project and the iGEM
competition
(along with video and banner) to a number of policy makers:
• Greek Minister of Education, Ms. Niki Kerameos
• Greek Deputy Minister of Education, Mr. Aggelos Syrigos
• Rector of Democritus University of Thrace, Prof. Alexandros Polychronidis
• Vice Rectors of Democritus University of Thrace, Prof. Maria Michalacopoulou
• Mayor of Alexandroupolis, Mr. Ioannis Zampoukis
and to numerous other stakeholders including Company CEOs, start-ups, researchers and the general
public.
During the 9 days of the exhibition, we engaged with more than 350 visitors and communicated biology
and synthetic
biology concepts via the survey, our educational tool, our project presentation and open
discussions.
The team participation was disseminated via press releases (see press release screenshots below) and
reached the media
(Interviews in the media ATLAS TV – DELTA TV).
iGEM NOUS on the press release.