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| − | + | Welcome to the wiki of [http://www.hackuarium.ch/ Hackuarium] community. | |
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| + | At Hackuarium, we want to bring biology (and biologists) to the world, and the real world back to biology. Our laboratory is an excuse to meet and discuss, build and develop ideas in a neutral, open, noncompetitive and not-for-profit environment. | ||
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| − | + | This page was launched during our [[1st Ever Hackuarium Wiki Sprint]] that took place on 7 December 2014. As you might notice quickly, it is a work-in-progress. | |
| − | + | Scroll down and find out what this is all about! | |
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| − | + | =DIY Bio= | |
| − | + | ==What is DIYbio?== | |
| − | + | DIYbio (Do-It-Yourself biology) is a movement that wants to free the practice of biological research and innovation from the institutional and industrial laboratories. Pursued both by amateurs and professional biologists, DIYbio is developing low-cost and low-tech solutions to problems identified by the community. | |
| − | + | The movement is characterised by an extremely diverse set of practices and participants. Some call themselves 'biohackers', in reference to the hacker culture. | |
| − | + | [http://DIYbio.org DIYbio.org] and [http://DIYbio.eu DIYbio.eu] are the portals of the international and european communities, respectively. | |
| − | + | For more information, visit the [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] page dedicated to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIYbio DIYbio]. | |
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| − | = | + | =Hackuarium= |
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| − | + | Hackuarium is a not-for-profit association aiming at democratizing science through public engagement. | |
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| − | + | Our laboratory in Renens (Switzerland) is open to anyone sharing the values of the association and who is dedicated to follow the [http://diybio.org/codes/draft-diybio-code-of-ethics-from-european-congress/ DIYbio Europe ethical guidelines]. | |
| − | + | Our projects are initiated and carried out by scientists as well as non-scientists from a variety of background. They are passionate about tinkering with biology in particular, and technology in general. Some are engineers, architects, designers, IT and computer scientists or retired professionals, but others have no scientific education. They are mostly citizens interested in open and participatory research and innovation, outside the contrains of traditional institutions. | |
| − | + | Hackuarium members want to investigate new ways of carrying out interdisciplinary research and innovation, by making their results accessible (low-cost), simple and easily reproducible (low-tech) and by promoting an open source philosophy. | |
| − | + | Hackuarium is proudly using infrastructures provided by [http://www.univercite.ch UniverCité], an unconventional innovation hub opened in May 2014. Our equipment is mostly upcycled material from institutions and industries from western Switzerland. | |
| − | = | + | =Who we are= |
| − | + | Renens is a hopping hub - and our members reflect the diversity that is in and around Lausanne/Renens. | |
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| + | [[People | Check us out]], and find out what makes Hackuarium a good mix. | ||
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| − | + | ==Committee== | |
| − | + | The current [[Board|committee]] is composed of the following people: | |
| − | + | * President & Treasurer: [[User:luchenry | Luc Henry]] | |
| − | + | * Secretary: [[User:mmastern | Michal Masternak]] | |
| − | * | + | * Lab Manager: [[User:hekkcess | Yann Pierson]] |
| − | * | + | * Online tools administrator: [[User:Sam | Sam Sulaimanov]] |
| − | * | + | * Art and Design coordinator: [[User:Vlorenzo | Vanessa Lorenzo]] |
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| − | * Art | ||
* Talent scout and evangelist: [[User:Randogp | Gianpaolo Rando]] | * Talent scout and evangelist: [[User:Randogp | Gianpaolo Rando]] | ||
| − | * | + | * Events and coordinator: [[User:Alpittet | Anne-Laure Pittet]] |
| − | * | + | * Member: Ana Roldan |
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| + | The Agenda of the last board meeting can be found [[20151128_Board_Meeting | here]]. | ||
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| + | ==Members and Membership== | ||
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| + | Hackuarium operates on a membership basis at this current time. | ||
| − | + | The monthly membership fee is 20 CHF. It gives 24/7 access to the lab. | |
| − | == | + | Please ask a member of the board if you want to join as a member. |
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| + | All events are open to anyone, including non-members. | ||
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| + | ==Friends of Hackuarium== | ||
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| + | Spaces: | ||
::<li>[http://www.univercite.ch UniverCité] | ::<li>[http://www.univercite.ch UniverCité] | ||
| + | ::<li>[http://lapaillasse.org La Paillasse, Paris] | ||
| + | ::<li>[https://lapaillassaone.wordpress.com Paillasse Saône, Lyon] | ||
| + | <br> | ||
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| + | Projects: | ||
::<li>[[Exodes_Urbains | Exodes Urbains]] | ::<li>[[Exodes_Urbains | Exodes Urbains]] | ||
| + | ::<li>[http://echopen.org/index.php?title=Main_Page EchOpen] | ||
| + | <br> | ||
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| + | ==Where we are== | ||
| + | Hackuarium is one of the association active at UniverCité, an innovation space under construction since May 2014 in the IRL building in Renens. We have documented our working environment as it has evolved.<br> | ||
| + | As of December 2015, UniverCité regroups a laboratory, a workshop and co-working space. | ||
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| − | == | + | =Events= |
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| − | == | + | == Upcoming Events == |
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| − | ::<li>''' | + | ::<li>'''Every Wednesday, 19:00-23:00''' #OpenHackuarium: our lab and space are open to the public. [mailto:hello@hackuarium.ch Get in touch!] |
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| + | ::<li>'''2016.06.14''' Tuesday SAVE THE DATE [http://opendata.ch/2015/11/opendata-ch2016-am-14-juni-in-lausanne/ Opendata.ch/2016 Conference], Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne. | ||
| + | ::<li>'''2016.04.27''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00: [[Openhackuarium_vol._95 | Openhackuarium vol. 95]] T-shirt printing session! | ||
| + | ::<li>'''2016.04.13''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00: Openhackuarium vol. 93 'Genomic integrity' and DIY 'comet assay' on cheek cells. | ||
| + | ::<li>'''2016.03.29''' Tuesday 19:30-21:00: [[20160329_Board_meeting | Board meeting]] | ||
| − | + | == Past Events == | |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2016.03.09''' Wednesday 19:30-21:30 Openhackuarium vol. 88 Presentation by and brainstorming with [http://www.hammerdirt.ch/current-project.html Hammerdirt] | |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2016.03.08''' Tuesday 16:50 [[Events:Entre_Bière_Hackers_et_ADN_Café_Scientifique_au_Collège_Rousseau |Entre bière, hackers et ADN]] The [[BeerDeCoded| BeerDeCoded project]] on stage at the Café Scientifique of Collège Rousseau (Geneva). | |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2016.03.04''' Friday 19:30-22:30 Visite of Hackuarium by participants of the [[GOSH_meeting | Gathering for Open Science Hardware]] (aka [http://openplant.org/oshwforscience/ GOSH!]). | |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2016.02.12''' Friday 9:00-11:00: The [[Living_Instruments| Living Instruments]] project will be featured as part of the official [http://liftconference.com/lift16/workshops/living-organisms-musical-instruments-unprecedented-performance Lift Conference] program. | |
| − | == | + | ::<li>'''2016.02.10''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00: School trip to the music venue [http://www.le-bourg.ch le Bourg] for an [http://www.wespoke.ch/les-concerts/le-bourg-2-hackuarium/ Openhackuarium vol. 84 special music] featuring the [[Living_Instruments| Living Instruments]] project. |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2016.02.04''' Thursday 19:30-20:30 [[20160204_Board_meeting | Board meeting]] | |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.03.09''' | + | ::<li>'''2016.02.03''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00 Participants to the Biodesign.cc [http://wiki.biodesign.cc/wiki/Winter_School Winterschool] visit [[Openhackuarium_vol._83 | Openhackuarium vol. 83]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.03.08''' | + | ::<li>'''2016.01.23-24''' Saturday and Sunday 09:00-19:00 Another week-end dedicated to biomusical innovation with the [[Living_Instruments| Living Instruments]] project |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.03.04''' | + | ::<li>'''2016.01.20''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[20160120_General_Assembly | General Assembly]] of the Hackuarium association. Please come, as a member, or as a friend! |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.02.12''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.12.09''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00: [[Openhackuarium_vol._75 | Openhackuarium vol. 75]] with a presentation of the project beMap. |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.02.10''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.12.02''' Wednesday 19:30-21:00: [[Openhackuarium_vol._74 | Openhackuarium vol. 74]] with presentations about open source projects in protein science and more! |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2015.11.28''' Saturday 9:30-15:30: [[DNA_Party_workchoppe_vol.2 | The real Beer DNA workshop]] Sign-up! Limited space available. | |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2015.11.26''' Jeudi 19:30-21:00: [[20151128_Board_Meeting | Board Meeting]] | |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.02.04''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.11.05''' Thursday 19:00-22:00: Lausanne Open Data vol. 3 [[Data_sharing_-_Lausanne_Open_Data_Meetup|Special meetup on Biomedical Data & Ethics]] ([http://www.meetup.com/Lausanne-Open-Data-Meetup/events/223791979/| more here]) |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.02.03''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.10.28''' Wednesday 19:30-23:00: [[Openhackuarium_vol._69 |#OpenHackuarium vol. 60]] [http://hackteria.org Hackteria]: DIY bio in Indonesia and the Biology of cheese and wine. Part of a week-long experiment with [http://www.hesge.ch/head/en HEAD]: [http://hackteria.org/wiki/The_Art_of_BioHacking_-_HEAD The Art of BioHacking] |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.01.23-24''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.09.19-21''' A long week-end dedicated to biomusical innovation with the [[Living_Instruments| Living Instruments]] project |
| − | ::<li>'''2016.01.20''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.08.27''' Thursday 19:00-22:00: Lausanne Open Data vol. 1 ([http://www.meetup.com/Lausanne-Open-Data-Meetup/events/223762682/| more here]) |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2015.08.26''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[Openhackuarium_vol._60_%22Lac_Léman_Science_Hackathon%22_260815|#OpenHackuarium vol. 60: Do we need Lac Léman Science Hackathon?]] | |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.12.09''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.08.20''' Thursday 19:00-22:00: Drone Racing 101 |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.12.02''' | + | ::<li>'''2015.08.05''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[Openhackuarium_vol._57_%22Bi%C3%A8re%22 | #OpenHackuarium vol. 57]] special Fermentation. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.11.28''' Saturday 9:30-15:30: [[DNA_Party_workchoppe_vol.2 | | + | ::<li>'''2015.07.22''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[Openhackuarium_vol._55_-_22.07.15 | #OpenHackuarium vol. 55]] special Urban/Vertical farming. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.11.26''' Jeudi 19:30-21:00: [[20151128_Board_Meeting | | + | ::<li>'''2015.07.18''' Saturday 9:30-15:30: [[DNA_Party_workchoppe_vol.1 | A first DNA workshop/workchoppe]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.11.05''' | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.10.28''' | ||
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| − | ::<li>'''2015.09.19-21''' | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.08.27''' | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.08.26''' | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.08.20''' | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.08.05''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[Openhackuarium_vol._57_%22Bi%C3%A8re%22 | #OpenHackuarium vol. 57 special Fermentation | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.07.22''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: [[Openhackuarium_vol._55_-_22.07.15 | #OpenHackuarium vol. 55 special Urban/Vertical farming | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.07.18''' Saturday 9:30-15:30: [[DNA_Party_workchoppe_vol.1 | A first DNA workshop/workchoppe]] | ||
::<li>'''2015.04.22''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: General Assembly of Hackuarium association. | ::<li>'''2015.04.22''' Wednesday 19:30-20:30: General Assembly of Hackuarium association. | ||
| − | ::<li>'''2015.04.16''' Thursday 19:00-21:00: Discussion with Le Pansement, a medical students association | + | ::<li>'''2015.04.16''' Thursday 19:00-21:00: Discussion with Le Pansement, a medical students association. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.04.15''' Wednesday 18:30-21:00: Practical Session "Garage Electrophoresis" with Le Pansement, a medical students association | + | ::<li>'''2015.04.15''' Wednesday 18:30-21:00: Practical Session "Garage Electrophoresis" with Le Pansement, a medical students association. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.03.29''' Sunday 13:30-18:30: [[2nd_Hackuarium_Wiki_Sprint | Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #2]] | + | ::<li>'''2015.03.29''' Sunday 13:30-18:30: [[2nd_Hackuarium_Wiki_Sprint | Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #2]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.03.28''' Saturday 10:00-18:30: [[Open_DNA_Seq_Workshop | Open DNA Sequencing Workshop]] | + | ::<li>'''2015.03.28''' Saturday 10:00-18:30: [[Open_DNA_Seq_Workshop | Open DNA Sequencing Workshop]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2015.02.18''' [[Visite_du_FlyLab_Paris_chez_nous| Drone night with Flylab Paris (part of La Paillasse) (FR) | + | ::<li>'''2015.02.18''' [[Visite_du_FlyLab_Paris_chez_nous| Drone night]] with Flylab Paris (part of La Paillasse) (FR). |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2014.12.07''' [[1st_Ever_Hackuarium_Wiki_Sprint | Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #1]]. | |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.12.07''' [[1st_Ever_Hackuarium_Wiki_Sprint | Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #1]] | + | ::<li>'''2014.11.27''' [[Events:BSNL_Roundtable | Roundtable at EPFL organised by BNSL]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.11.27''' [[Events: | + | ::<li>'''2014.11.05''' [[Events:Bioart_NexTrends | NexTrends/ECAL Bioart conference]] at UniverCité. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.11.05''' [[Events:Bioart_NexTrends | NexTrends/ECAL Bioart conference at UniverCité | + | ::<li>'''2014.10.22''' [[Events:Open_Access | Open Access conference]] at UniverCité. |
| − | + | ::<li>'''2014.10.09''' Conference by French artist [http://liagiraud.com Lia Giraud]. | |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.10.22''' [[Events:Open_Access |Open Access conference at UniverCité | + | ::<li>'''2014.09.25-27''' [[Events:Design_Days_2014 | Design Days 2014]]. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.10.09''' | + | ::<li>'''2014.09.24''' Conference by [http://www.nicolasnova.net Nicolas Nova], co-fondateur du [http://nearfuturelaboratory.com Near Future Laboratory] et enseignant à la [http://www.hesge.ch/head/ HEAD], Genève. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.09.25-27''' [[Events:Design_Days_2014 | Design Days 2014]] | + | ::<li>'''2014.08.27''' Introduction to [http://bricobio.org BricoBio] Montreal by Sarah Choukah. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.09.24''' | + | ::<li>'''2014.08.20''' Introduction to [http://lapaillasse.org La Paillasse] Paris by Clément Epié and Nicolas Loubet. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.08.27''' | + | ::<li>'''2014.06.06-07''' [http://hackteria.org/wiki/Tech4Dev Water Hackathon] organised by Hackteria. |
| − | ::<li>'''2014.08.20''' | ||
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| − | ::<li>'''2014.06.06-07''' [http://hackteria.org/wiki/Tech4Dev Water Hackathon organised by Hackteria | ||
| − | == | + | == Participation to External Events == |
::<li>'''2014.11 - 2014.12''' [http://www.gasthauszumbaeren.ch//wire-lab/re-thinking-food- Re-Thinking Food], [http://www.gasthauszumbaeren.ch/de/home Gasthaus zum Bären], [http://www.thewire.ch/en/ W.I.R.E.], Zurich, Switzerland | ::<li>'''2014.11 - 2014.12''' [http://www.gasthauszumbaeren.ch//wire-lab/re-thinking-food- Re-Thinking Food], [http://www.gasthauszumbaeren.ch/de/home Gasthaus zum Bären], [http://www.thewire.ch/en/ W.I.R.E.], Zurich, Switzerland | ||
::<li>'''2014.09.25 - 2015.02.22''' [http://www.museedelamain.ch LAB/LIFE Exhibition], Musée de la Main, Lausanne, Switzerland | ::<li>'''2014.09.25 - 2015.02.22''' [http://www.museedelamain.ch LAB/LIFE Exhibition], Musée de la Main, Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| − | = | + | =Projects= |
| − | Hackuarium | + | Here, you will find the projects going on in the Hackuarium. |
| − | == | + | == Active Projects == |
| − | * [[Open-Food-DNA |Open Food DNA]] | + | * [[Open-Food-DNA |Open-Food-DNA]] |
* [[BeerDeCoded]] | * [[BeerDeCoded]] | ||
* [[Living Instruments]] | * [[Living Instruments]] | ||
| − | * [[Bience | Bience ( | + | * [[Bience | Bience (Beer and Science!)]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Protein purification systems]] |
* [http://biodesign.cc/ BIO-DESIGN for the REAL WORLD] | * [http://biodesign.cc/ BIO-DESIGN for the REAL WORLD] | ||
| − | * [[Micro to Macro Water Pollution]] - | + | * [[Micro to Macro Water Pollution]] - with [http://www.hammerdirt.ch/ Hammerdirt] |
* [[Spectro-pointer]] | * [[Spectro-pointer]] | ||
* [[Darty_Monkeys]] | * [[Darty_Monkeys]] | ||
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* [[unmapping]] | * [[unmapping]] | ||
| − | == | + | == Archived Projects == |
* [[Mycelium Structures]] | * [[Mycelium Structures]] | ||
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* [[Live Type]] | * [[Live Type]] | ||
* [[Projects:LivingLab Design|LivingLab Design]] | * [[Projects:LivingLab Design|LivingLab Design]] | ||
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* [[Reception d'images satellites]] | * [[Reception d'images satellites]] | ||
| − | = | + | = Practical Informations = |
| − | + | Following this [[ Media:Univercite map2-01.png | link]] you will find a general plan of Hackuarium.<br> | |
| − | + | Following this [[ Media:map1.png | link]], you will find the plan of Hackuarium with the position of equipment. | |
| − | + | == [[Life_Main | Rules at Hackuarium]] == | |
| − | + | [[Life_Main | This page ]] describe the code of conduct for Hackuarium members. | |
| − | + | == [[Protocols | Protocols]] == | |
| − | [[ | + | All the protocols that we use at Hackuarium can be found [[ BioP_Main | here ]] |
| + | They are detailed and structured so that the main focus is on applications. The idea is to give crucial information on how to apply the most common techniques of the Biology toolbox. The protocols are structured as follow: | ||
| + | ::<li> A scheme describing each | ||
| + | ::<li> A brief description of the protocol and its use | ||
| + | ::<li> A description of the different ways of carrying out the protocol. Ideally there should be a description of a commercial kit and a DIY kit. | ||
| + | ::<li> A description of the safety issues and best practice | ||
| + | ::<li> Information specific to Hackuarium and where to find the components, tools and reagents. | ||
| − | + | == [[Instru_Main | Instruments available]] == | |
| − | + | [[Instru_Main | This page ]] describes all the instruments available at Hackuarium (work in progress..), their location and how to use them. | |
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| − | === | + | == [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1agHVlyMzcg_cdjTlg8bABzjHnOc7Gu0B8v2FGhcEabU/edit?usp=sharing Liste à jour de nos besoins en matériel] == |
| − | + | This document contains all the instruments and tools we need. If you happen to have a piece of equipment we are (or may be) looking for, [mailto:hello@hackuarium.ch contact us]! | |
| − | === [ | + | == [[Where we shop | Where we shop]] == |
| − | + | ===Wetware=== | |
| + | Consumables can be purchased from [http://www.huberlab.ch Huber Lab]. | ||
| − | + | Swiss-based [http://www.smiples.ch Smiples] has a very extensive listing of second hand laboratory and technical items. These can be bought from their online shop or from [https://www.ricardo.ch/online-shop/smiples/?SellerNickName=Smiples Ricardo]. | |
| − | === [[ | + | ===Hardware=== |
| + | Options for electronic parts | ||
| + | * [http://www.ebay.com Ebay] (international) | ||
| + | * [http://www.aliexpress.com AliExpress] (China) | ||
| + | * [https://www.adafruit.com Adafruit] (UK) | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | * [http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ seeedstudio] (China) | ||
| + | * [http://www.tmart.com/ Tmart] (Hong Kong) | ||
| + | * [https://www.pi-shop.ch/ Rasberry pi shop] (Switzerland) | ||
| + | * [http://www.distrelec.ch/ distrilec] (Switzerland) | ||
| − | == | + | == Tools and Equipment found at Hackuarium == |
| − | + | ::<li>[[Tools#Working_Equipment Working Equipment|Working Equipment]] | |
| − | + | ::<li>[[Tools#Equipment_that_need_a_bit_of_fixing Needs Help|Equipment needing fixing]] | |
| − | + | ::<li>[[Where we shop]] | |
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| − | == | + | == [[Editing the wiki | How to built a new project page on our Wiki]] == |
| − | + | == Library and Reading List == | |
| − | + | == Media and Press == | |
| + | * Newsletter | ||
| − | [ | + | == Wanted == |
| + | Do you want to contribute to making Hackuarium a diverse and lively community? Check out our wanted lists: | ||
| + | ::<li>Skills | ||
| + | ::<li>Ideas | ||
| + | ::<li>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1agHVlyMzcg_cdjTlg8bABzjHnOc7Gu0B8v2FGhcEabU/edit?usp=sharing Equipment] | ||
| + | ::<li>Materials | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, 29 March 2016
Welcome to the wiki of Hackuarium community.
At Hackuarium, we want to bring biology (and biologists) to the world, and the real world back to biology. Our laboratory is an excuse to meet and discuss, build and develop ideas in a neutral, open, noncompetitive and not-for-profit environment.
This page was launched during our 1st Ever Hackuarium Wiki Sprint that took place on 7 December 2014. As you might notice quickly, it is a work-in-progress.
Scroll down and find out what this is all about!
DIY Bio
What is DIYbio?
DIYbio (Do-It-Yourself biology) is a movement that wants to free the practice of biological research and innovation from the institutional and industrial laboratories. Pursued both by amateurs and professional biologists, DIYbio is developing low-cost and low-tech solutions to problems identified by the community.
The movement is characterised by an extremely diverse set of practices and participants. Some call themselves 'biohackers', in reference to the hacker culture.
DIYbio.org and DIYbio.eu are the portals of the international and european communities, respectively.
For more information, visit the Wikipedia page dedicated to DIYbio.
Hackuarium
Hackuarium is a not-for-profit association aiming at democratizing science through public engagement.
Our laboratory in Renens (Switzerland) is open to anyone sharing the values of the association and who is dedicated to follow the DIYbio Europe ethical guidelines.
Our projects are initiated and carried out by scientists as well as non-scientists from a variety of background. They are passionate about tinkering with biology in particular, and technology in general. Some are engineers, architects, designers, IT and computer scientists or retired professionals, but others have no scientific education. They are mostly citizens interested in open and participatory research and innovation, outside the contrains of traditional institutions.
Hackuarium members want to investigate new ways of carrying out interdisciplinary research and innovation, by making their results accessible (low-cost), simple and easily reproducible (low-tech) and by promoting an open source philosophy.
Hackuarium is proudly using infrastructures provided by UniverCité, an unconventional innovation hub opened in May 2014. Our equipment is mostly upcycled material from institutions and industries from western Switzerland.
Who we are
Renens is a hopping hub - and our members reflect the diversity that is in and around Lausanne/Renens.
Check us out, and find out what makes Hackuarium a good mix.
Committee
The current committee is composed of the following people:
- President & Treasurer: Luc Henry
- Secretary: Michal Masternak
- Lab Manager: Yann Pierson
- Online tools administrator: Sam Sulaimanov
- Art and Design coordinator: Vanessa Lorenzo
- Talent scout and evangelist: Gianpaolo Rando
- Events and coordinator: Anne-Laure Pittet
- Member: Ana Roldan
The Agenda of the last board meeting can be found here.
Members and Membership
Hackuarium operates on a membership basis at this current time.
The monthly membership fee is 20 CHF. It gives 24/7 access to the lab.
Please ask a member of the board if you want to join as a member.
All events are open to anyone, including non-members.
Friends of Hackuarium
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Projects:
Where we are
Hackuarium is one of the association active at UniverCité, an innovation space under construction since May 2014 in the IRL building in Renens. We have documented our working environment as it has evolved.
As of December 2015, UniverCité regroups a laboratory, a workshop and co-working space.
Events
Upcoming Events
- Every Wednesday, 19:00-23:00 #OpenHackuarium: our lab and space are open to the public. Get in touch!
- 2016.06.14 Tuesday SAVE THE DATE Opendata.ch/2016 Conference, Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne.
- 2016.04.27 Wednesday 19:30-21:00: Openhackuarium vol. 95 T-shirt printing session!
- 2016.04.13 Wednesday 19:30-21:00: Openhackuarium vol. 93 'Genomic integrity' and DIY 'comet assay' on cheek cells.
- 2016.03.29 Tuesday 19:30-21:00: Board meeting
Past Events
- 2016.03.09 Wednesday 19:30-21:30 Openhackuarium vol. 88 Presentation by and brainstorming with Hammerdirt
- 2016.03.08 Tuesday 16:50 Entre bière, hackers et ADN The BeerDeCoded project on stage at the Café Scientifique of Collège Rousseau (Geneva).
- 2016.03.04 Friday 19:30-22:30 Visite of Hackuarium by participants of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware (aka GOSH!).
- 2016.02.12 Friday 9:00-11:00: The Living Instruments project will be featured as part of the official Lift Conference program.
- 2016.02.10 Wednesday 19:30-21:00: School trip to the music venue le Bourg for an Openhackuarium vol. 84 special music featuring the Living Instruments project.
- 2016.02.04 Thursday 19:30-20:30 Board meeting
- 2016.02.03 Wednesday 19:30-21:00 Participants to the Biodesign.cc Winterschool visit Openhackuarium vol. 83.
- 2016.01.23-24 Saturday and Sunday 09:00-19:00 Another week-end dedicated to biomusical innovation with the Living Instruments project
- 2016.01.20 Wednesday 19:30-20:30: General Assembly of the Hackuarium association. Please come, as a member, or as a friend!
- 2015.12.09 Wednesday 19:30-21:00: Openhackuarium vol. 75 with a presentation of the project beMap.
- 2015.12.02 Wednesday 19:30-21:00: Openhackuarium vol. 74 with presentations about open source projects in protein science and more!
- 2015.11.28 Saturday 9:30-15:30: The real Beer DNA workshop Sign-up! Limited space available.
- 2015.11.26 Jeudi 19:30-21:00: Board Meeting
- 2015.11.05 Thursday 19:00-22:00: Lausanne Open Data vol. 3 Special meetup on Biomedical Data & Ethics (more here)
- 2015.10.28 Wednesday 19:30-23:00: #OpenHackuarium vol. 60 Hackteria: DIY bio in Indonesia and the Biology of cheese and wine. Part of a week-long experiment with HEAD: The Art of BioHacking
- 2015.09.19-21 A long week-end dedicated to biomusical innovation with the Living Instruments project
- 2015.08.27 Thursday 19:00-22:00: Lausanne Open Data vol. 1 (more here)
- 2015.08.26 Wednesday 19:30-20:30: #OpenHackuarium vol. 60: Do we need Lac Léman Science Hackathon?
- 2015.08.20 Thursday 19:00-22:00: Drone Racing 101
- 2015.08.05 Wednesday 19:30-20:30: #OpenHackuarium vol. 57 special Fermentation.
- 2015.07.22 Wednesday 19:30-20:30: #OpenHackuarium vol. 55 special Urban/Vertical farming.
- 2015.07.18 Saturday 9:30-15:30: A first DNA workshop/workchoppe.
- 2015.04.22 Wednesday 19:30-20:30: General Assembly of Hackuarium association.
- 2015.04.16 Thursday 19:00-21:00: Discussion with Le Pansement, a medical students association.
- 2015.04.15 Wednesday 18:30-21:00: Practical Session "Garage Electrophoresis" with Le Pansement, a medical students association.
- 2015.03.29 Sunday 13:30-18:30: Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #2.
- 2015.03.28 Saturday 10:00-18:30: Open DNA Sequencing Workshop.
- 2015.02.18 Drone night with Flylab Paris (part of La Paillasse) (FR).
- 2014.12.07 Hackuarium Wiki Sprint #1.
- 2014.11.27 Roundtable at EPFL organised by BNSL.
- 2014.11.05 NexTrends/ECAL Bioart conference at UniverCité.
- 2014.10.22 Open Access conference at UniverCité.
- 2014.10.09 Conference by French artist Lia Giraud.
- 2014.09.25-27 Design Days 2014.
- 2014.09.24 Conference by Nicolas Nova, co-fondateur du Near Future Laboratory et enseignant à la HEAD, Genève.
- 2014.08.27 Introduction to BricoBio Montreal by Sarah Choukah.
- 2014.08.20 Introduction to La Paillasse Paris by Clément Epié and Nicolas Loubet.
- 2014.06.06-07 Water Hackathon organised by Hackteria.
Participation to External Events
- 2014.11 - 2014.12 Re-Thinking Food, Gasthaus zum Bären, W.I.R.E., Zurich, Switzerland
- 2014.09.25 - 2015.02.22 LAB/LIFE Exhibition, Musée de la Main, Lausanne, Switzerland
Projects
Here, you will find the projects going on in the Hackuarium.
Active Projects
- Open-Food-DNA
- BeerDeCoded
- Living Instruments
- Bience (Beer and Science!)
- Protein purification systems
- BIO-DESIGN for the REAL WORLD
- Micro to Macro Water Pollution - with Hammerdirt
- Spectro-pointer
- Darty_Monkeys
- Octanis
- Edible wall
- ZéBU CH
- Grow&Mix_Bioink
- unmapping
Archived Projects
- Mycelium Structures
- Live Type
- LivingLab Design
- Bioluminescence
- Quantitative Anthropology
- Impression 3D
- Projects:Dépollution des stands de tirs Suisses
- Incubateur bon marché
- Space Seed
- Reception d'images satellites
Practical Informations
Following this link you will find a general plan of Hackuarium.
Following this link, you will find the plan of Hackuarium with the position of equipment.
Rules at Hackuarium
This page describe the code of conduct for Hackuarium members.
Protocols
All the protocols that we use at Hackuarium can be found here They are detailed and structured so that the main focus is on applications. The idea is to give crucial information on how to apply the most common techniques of the Biology toolbox. The protocols are structured as follow:
- A scheme describing each
- A brief description of the protocol and its use
- A description of the different ways of carrying out the protocol. Ideally there should be a description of a commercial kit and a DIY kit.
- A description of the safety issues and best practice
- Information specific to Hackuarium and where to find the components, tools and reagents.
Instruments available
This page describes all the instruments available at Hackuarium (work in progress..), their location and how to use them.
Liste à jour de nos besoins en matériel
This document contains all the instruments and tools we need. If you happen to have a piece of equipment we are (or may be) looking for, contact us!
Where we shop
Wetware
Consumables can be purchased from Huber Lab.
Swiss-based Smiples has a very extensive listing of second hand laboratory and technical items. These can be bought from their online shop or from Ricardo.
Hardware
Options for electronic parts
- Ebay (international)
- AliExpress (China)
- Adafruit (UK)
- seeedstudio (China)
- Tmart (Hong Kong)
- Rasberry pi shop (Switzerland)
- distrilec (Switzerland)
Tools and Equipment found at Hackuarium
How to built a new project page on our Wiki
Library and Reading List
Media and Press
- Newsletter
Wanted
Do you want to contribute to making Hackuarium a diverse and lively community? Check out our wanted lists:
- Skills
- Ideas
- Equipment
- Materials