iGEM — Support for Team ABSI_Kenya’s Project

[Human Health and Wellbeing] Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $8,500 to the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation to cover the registration fees for Africa Biosynthetic Solutions and Innovations, Kenya (Team ABSI_Kenya), to participate in the iGEM Synthetic Biology competition, which we have previously funded. Team ABSI_Kenya is a team of young Kenyan scientists from various disciplines who are working to develop a biosensor and filter to detect and remove microbial and chemical contaminants in drinking water in low-resource settings. This falls within our work on scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.