Rats, Burgers, Community BioLabs, BioHackers and WineMakers... 
... or how to make Cheese 
Overview of Different Ways to Share Knowledge 
Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller aka dusjagr 
www.dusseiller.ch/labs
DIY Biology | Generic Laboratory Infrastructure 
* Website 
* Knowledge Sharing 
* Instructions 
* Workshopology 
* Citizen Science 
* DIY Lab Instruments 
* Open Source Hardware 
* Global network 
Artists, Designers, Hackers, Researchers, Makers, Teachers, Geeks and YOU 
Radical Transdisciplinarity
Hurray to the Amateurs...
60 Workshops in more than 20 Countries
How to start a Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab 
KIBLIX 2011 – Festival as a Laboratory 
Where is People?
BioTehna Lab – Ljubljana, 2012 ­now 
Platform for Artistic Research on Life Systems 
Kapelica Gallery, Hackteria, Kiberpipa and various local and international Partners
The Kitchen Laboratory – Phase 0 
Search for teaching material... start cooking! 
How to to extract your DNA at home
How to Start an Art/Sci/Hack BioLab? 
Where is the f*ing library?
BioTehna Lab, Ljubljana, Nov 2012 
Just get started... 
flea markets 
e­bay 
second hand furniture 
boxes and buckets 
storage 
... and people
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 1 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
How to start a BioLab for Artists, Geeks and Educators
BioTehna Lab, Ljubljana, Feb 2013 
Community Lab Update 
user feedback 
collaborative planning 
define workspaces 
get some shelves 
work together 
make a mess
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 2 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
SNP Personal Genetic Testing Workshop – Spela Petric
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 2 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Mini­MycoPhone 
Workshop – Sasa Spacal
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 2 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
SoftBots Workshop – Ralf Schreiber, Christian Faubel
BioTehna Lab II, Ljubljana, June 2013 
New Space... 
collaborative planning 
put stuff into boxes 
move 
make a public party with friends 
... and continue hacking
MobileLabs Hackathon, BioTehna, LJ, 2013 
Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Urs Gaudenz, Sara Turnheer, Kris Tkalec, Gjino Sutic, Sachiko Hirosue, dusjagr, 
Stefania Druga, Paula Pin, Lizzy Cole amd Friends...
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 3 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Regular workshops, OpenLabs, a growing Community and loads of Fun
BioTehna Laboratory – Phase 3 completed! 
Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia 
Go out into the wild! Cave μ­Safari 
with Dominik Mahnič et al
How to start a Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab 
Everywhere in te world... 
All of you!
How to make Cheese...

How to start a Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab

  • 1.
    Rats, Burgers, CommunityBioLabs, BioHackers and WineMakers... ... or how to make Cheese Overview of Different Ways to Share Knowledge Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller aka dusjagr www.dusseiller.ch/labs
  • 2.
    DIY Biology |Generic Laboratory Infrastructure * Website * Knowledge Sharing * Instructions * Workshopology * Citizen Science * DIY Lab Instruments * Open Source Hardware * Global network Artists, Designers, Hackers, Researchers, Makers, Teachers, Geeks and YOU Radical Transdisciplinarity
  • 3.
    Hurray to theAmateurs...
  • 4.
    60 Workshops inmore than 20 Countries
  • 5.
    How to starta Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab KIBLIX 2011 – Festival as a Laboratory Where is People?
  • 6.
    BioTehna Lab –Ljubljana, 2012 ­now Platform for Artistic Research on Life Systems Kapelica Gallery, Hackteria, Kiberpipa and various local and international Partners
  • 7.
    The Kitchen Laboratory– Phase 0 Search for teaching material... start cooking! How to to extract your DNA at home
  • 8.
    How to Startan Art/Sci/Hack BioLab? Where is the f*ing library?
  • 9.
    BioTehna Lab, Ljubljana,Nov 2012 Just get started... flea markets e­bay second hand furniture boxes and buckets storage ... and people
  • 10.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 1 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia How to start a BioLab for Artists, Geeks and Educators
  • 11.
    BioTehna Lab, Ljubljana,Feb 2013 Community Lab Update user feedback collaborative planning define workspaces get some shelves work together make a mess
  • 12.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 2 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia SNP Personal Genetic Testing Workshop – Spela Petric
  • 13.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 2 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia Mini­MycoPhone Workshop – Sasa Spacal
  • 14.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 2 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Kiberpipa, Ljubljana, Slovenia SoftBots Workshop – Ralf Schreiber, Christian Faubel
  • 15.
    BioTehna Lab II,Ljubljana, June 2013 New Space... collaborative planning put stuff into boxes move make a public party with friends ... and continue hacking
  • 16.
    MobileLabs Hackathon, BioTehna,LJ, 2013 Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia Urs Gaudenz, Sara Turnheer, Kris Tkalec, Gjino Sutic, Sachiko Hirosue, dusjagr, Stefania Druga, Paula Pin, Lizzy Cole amd Friends...
  • 17.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 3 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia Regular workshops, OpenLabs, a growing Community and loads of Fun
  • 18.
    BioTehna Laboratory –Phase 3 completed! Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia Go out into the wild! Cave μ­Safari with Dominik Mahnič et al
  • 19.
    How to starta Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab Everywhere in te world... All of you!
  • 20.
    How to makeCheese...