2021 Competition

Biodesign Sprint 2021

Biodesign Sprint 2021 ran October 1 - November 4.

Biodesign Challenge and the Google Hardware Design Studio partnered on a month-long Design Sprint to explore better ways to reduce carbon, increase biodiversity, and bring positive change to both people and the environment.

We invited students, professionals, hobbyists, and enthusiasts from across the globe to envision and create products that function in symbiotic harmony with the environment. Participants competed for cash prizes and potential opportunities to collaborate with the Google Hardware Design Studio.

Congratulations to the Biodesign Sprint 2021 Winners!

Nonstudent Winner: LOKUS.FOUND

Team Members: Fitria Dwi Ayuningtyas, Erwin Windu Pranata, Dudi Syafrudin, Mutiara Intan Rismaya, Muhammad Akbar, Pandu Soty

Student Winner: Mobius

Team Members: Connie Cheng, Alexander Le, Avantika Velho

Nonstudent Runner Up: Brave Crocodiles

Team Members: Kenza Samlali, Osheen Harruthoonyan, Ananda Gabo

Student Runner Up: BI/O

Team Members: Jessica Smith, Charlotte Böhning, Mary Lempres

All of the material, work, and content of Sprint projects is owned solely by the Sprint participants.

Sprint Finals

12:00 pm

Welcome + Announcement of the Top Eight Finalist Teams!

12:20 pm

Design Prompts

E-waste and Recycling
What if devices decayed gracefully into the environment? What if they acted more like organisms that could be composted, or perhaps heal themselves when damaged? Imagine a future without e-waste and its environmental impacts. This can include concepts around recycling technologies and processes, e-waste disposal, and other end-of-life solutions. Today, e-waste accounts for more than two-thirds of heavy metals in landfills and only nine percent of plastics in the US are recycled.

Materials
What if product materials were grown instead of manufactured, what if they were derived from waste, repairable, repurposable, responsive, and truly sustainable? What if they could provide benefits to the user or their surroundings? What new materials could be utilized for consumer electronics of the future—from phones and speakers to laptops and more? Invent and apply the materials of the future.

Featured Speaker

Peter Yeadon is the Founder of Yeadon Space Agency in New York City. He is known for his pursuit of new applications for advanced materials in architecture and design, particularly smart materials, biomaterials, and nanomaterials with novel properties. He has received numerous awards for his work, and has lectured on the topic of new materials at dozens of universities and conferences. Yeadon is also a Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he has taught courses on emergent materials since 2002. Prior to his appointment at RISD, Yeadon taught at Cornell University and the University of Toronto. He very recently served as the Department Head of RISD's Department of Industrial Design.

Speaking Panel

Nathan Allen is the Head of Experiential Design & Special Projects at Google. Since joining in 2015, Nathan has managed the strategy, creative development, production, and execution of numerous global design, brand, and marketing efforts, including the design and build of Google's first flagship store in Manhattan, experiential exhibitions at both Milan Design Week and Tokyo DesignArt, and sustainability initiatives for the Hardware Design Studio. Prior to joining Google, he held positions at the Clinton Foundation, Saatchi & Saatchi, Carbon War Room, and the National Audubon Society. He is passionate about work with the LGBTQ+ community and is an MBA candidate in Sustainability at Yale University.

David Bourne is a Lead Strategist and Founding Member of the Devices and Services Sustainability Team at Google. Since joining Google in 2014, David has managed product quality efforts for Nest products and currently develops the strategy and roadmap of product innovation in sustainability for Google’s entire consumer electronics portfolio. His focus on circular economy principles has helped Google achieve industry-leading outcomes in the use of recycled materials and more deeply understand consumer experiences with end-of-life recycling solutions. Prior to joining Google, David held positions at Nest Labs (prior to its Google acquisition), Apple, and Ketchum Public Relations. He is passionate about work that drives a healthy relationship between technology, people, and the planet and volunteers time towards building a stronger LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco.

David Bourne is a lead strategist and a founding member of the Devices and Services sustainability team at Google. Since joining Google in 2014, David has managed product quality efforts for Nest products and currently develops the strategy and roadmap of product innovation in sustainability for Google’s entire consumer electronics portfolio. His focus on circular economy principles has helped Google achieve industry-leading outcomes in the use of recycled materials and more deeply understand consumer experiences with end-of-life recycling solutions. Prior to joining Google, David held positions at Nest Labs (prior to its Google acquisition), Apple, and Ketchum Public Relations. He is passionate about work that drives a healthy relationship between technology, people, and the planet and volunteers time towards building a stronger LGBTQ+ community in San Francisco.

Katie Morgenroth is Design Lead and Manager on the Google Nest Industrial Design Team. She is accountable for the holistic creative oversight of the Assistant, Connectivity, and Entertainment portfolio. She and her team work closely with the design director, CMF, and cross-functional peers to ensure every touchpoint is deeply considered, from the mic mute switch on every assistant product to the highlights on our beautifully simple form factors. Color and sustainability are integral parts of her design process and she is always looking for new opportunities to make hardware more thoughtful of the world around us, from modularity to new materials and development concepts.

Biodesign Sprint Judges

Onye Ahanotu is a material and process innovator that uses hierarchical design to explore across the science-art spectrum. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering and Material Science from UC Irvine, as well as a Master’s in Material Science and Enginee… — **Onye Ahanotu** is a material and process innovator that uses hierarchical design to explore across the science-art spectrum. He has a BS in Chemical Engineering and Material Science from UC Irvine, as well as a Master’s in Material Science and Engineering from University of Michigan. His work has a transdisciplinary approach, in design and fabrication from the atomic to building scale. Onye’s focus in recent years has been around new design strategies; learning from natural systems to create solutions in the spaces of energy, waste, and quality of life. With Ikenga Wines, he uses biodesign to sustainably reimagine ancient wines and unique tropical flavors, in beverages such as palm wine (also known as toddy).

**Anuja G. Bagul** is the Lead for New Material Innovation for the Hardware organization at Google. She is interested in integrating scientific research with design and has worked in the areas of sustainable innovation and cutting edge materials. Prior to joining Google, Anuja worked with a materials and design consulting firm providing strategic material solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Her experience also includes work in the design industry, and the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Anuja has won awards in research and has presented her work at various events.

Carrie Cizauskas is a scientist and artist from California. They received their veterinary doctorate from Cornell University, earned a PhD at UC Berkeley, and did postdoctoral research at Princeton University. Their research focuses on wildlife dise… — **Carrie Cizauskas** is a scientist and artist from California. They received their veterinary doctorate from Cornell University, earned a PhD at UC Berkeley, and did postdoctoral research at Princeton University. Their research focuses on wildlife disease ecology from immunological and coinfection points of view, and they’ve done a combination of fieldwork across sites in Africa and laboratory work in cell, micro-, and molecular biology. They have also worked in biotechnology and scientific consulting and communication. Carrie also trained as an artist, and currently focuses on conceptual photography, scientific and commercial illustration, and street art.

**Christina Cogdell** is Professor of the Department of Design at UC Davis. She studies the intersections of biological theory and practice with design and architecture, having just published Toward a Living Architecture? Complexism and Biology in Generative Design (2018).

Amy Congdon is a designer by training who has been working and researching in the field of biofabrication for over 10 years. She holds an MA in Material Futures and a PhD from the celebrated design school Central Saint Martins in London. Her PhD res… — **Amy Congdon** is a designer by training who has been working and researching in the field of biofabrication for over 10 years. She holds an MA in Material Futures and a PhD from the celebrated design school Central Saint Martins in London. Her PhD research ‘Tissue Engineered Textiles’ was conducted in collaboration with Kings College London (in the Tissue Engineering & Biophotonics department based at Guys Hospital). Amy received her introductory training in tissue engineering at the world-renowned SymbioticA based at the University of Western Australia. Her work has been featured globally in leading publications and books, and in exhibitions held at venues including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Museum (New York, USA) Centre Pompidou (Paris, France), and Science Gallery (London, UK). In her professional career, Amy has worked both in industry and in-house at biotech start-up Modern Meadow as Associate Director of Materials Design.

Joanne Deluca is a futures strategist, cultural analyst, designer, co-founder of Sputnik Futures, and co-author of the new Alice in Futureland book series and podcast programs. She co-founded Sputnik in 1994, researching and interconnecting emergent and leading ideas in the arts, sciences and technology to deliver transformative business growth that anticipates tomorrow’s agenda. Sputnik has built a global digital film library of over 400 leading thinkers who push the boundaries of possibility.

Adam Durant joined the University Citizen Science Center in 2016. As Program Manager, Adam is responsible for the development and growth of FirstHand's high school programming in addition to connecting students with 21st Century workplace experiences.Before joining FirstHand, Adam taught secondary science for 6 years in the School District of Philadelphia.Adam is a native of Philadelphia and is an alumnus of Central High School, Temple University, and Arcadia University, where he received his Masters of Education. — **Adam Durant** joined the University Citizen Science Center in 2016. As Program Manager, Adam is responsible for the development and growth of FirstHand's high school programming in addition to connecting students with 21st Century workplace experiences.
Before joining FirstHand, Adam taught secondary science for 6 years in the School District of Philadelphia.
Adam is a native of Philadelphia and is an alumnus of Central High School, Temple University, and Arcadia University, where he received his Masters of Education.

Sally Erickson Wilson After receiving her master’s degree in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art Sally began an extensive career in Color, materials and finish [CMF] design at Peugeot S.A. in Paris, working for the Peugeot and Citroën brands. This was followed by a seven-year stint in Italy working Ford’s Ghia studio and Fiat as a CMF Designer. At Ghia the work focused on advanced concepts including the Ford Focus. At Fiat Erickson she led a team of designers developing creative CMF strategies.Sally returned to Ford in the late 1990’s working in Michigan, the UK and Germany, as Chief Designer where she was able to develop her skills at a time when the CMF studio practice was gaining ground as its own recognized discipline. When CCS launched the MFA Program in Color and Materials Design in 2014 Sally returned to the College full time as Department Chair. — **Sally Erickson Wilson**
After receiving her master’s degree in Textile Design from the Royal College of Art Sally began an extensive career in Color, materials and finish [CMF] design at Peugeot S.A. in Paris, working for the Peugeot and Citroën brands. This was followed by a seven-year stint in Italy working Ford’s Ghia studio and Fiat as a CMF Designer. At Ghia the work focused on advanced concepts including the Ford Focus. At Fiat Erickson she led a team of designers developing creative CMF strategies.
Sally returned to Ford in the late 1990’s working in Michigan, the UK and Germany, as Chief Designer where she was able to develop her skills at a time when the CMF studio practice was gaining ground as its own recognized discipline. When CCS launched the MFA Program in Color and Materials Design in 2014 Sally returned to the College full time as Department Chair.

Jon Godston is the Head of Product Realization for the Hardware Design organization at Google, where he leads technical execution and innovation teams to deliver sustainable product designs. Prior to joining Google, he's worked in startup, consulting, and other corporate environments to bring a wide range of products (including consumer electronics, healthcare, sporting goods, automotive, furniture/lighting) from concept to market. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and is a listed inventor on 20+ patents/applications. — **Jon Godston** is the Head of Product Realization for the Hardware Design organization at Google, where he leads technical execution and innovation teams to deliver sustainable product designs. Prior to joining Google, he's worked in startup, consulting, and other corporate environments to bring a wide range of products (including consumer electronics, healthcare, sporting goods, automotive, furniture/lighting) from concept to market. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, and is a listed inventor on 20+ patents/applications.

Dr. Elizabeth Hénaff is a computational biologist and designer. At the center of her research is a fascination with the way living beings interact with their environment. This inquiry has produced a body of work that ranges from scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, to collaborations with landscape architects, to artist residencies in environments from SVA to the MIT Media Lab. Her academic trajectory started with a Bachelors in Computer Science, followed by a Master’s in Plant Biology (both from UT Austin) and a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Barcelona, followed by postdoctoral work at Weill Cornell Medicine and the MIT Media Lab. — **Dr. Elizabeth Hénaff** is a computational biologist and designer. At the center of her research is a fascination with the way living beings interact with their environment. This inquiry has produced a body of work that ranges from scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, to collaborations with landscape architects, to artist residencies in environments from SVA to the MIT Media Lab. Her academic trajectory started with a Bachelors in Computer Science, followed by a Master’s in Plant Biology (both from UT Austin) and a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Barcelona, followed by postdoctoral work at Weill Cornell Medicine and the MIT Media Lab.

**Ákos Maróy** is an Engineering Manager at Google, an advisor on Bio-Design at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art & Design, and a former Media- and Bio-Artist. He has exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Prix Ars Electronica Festival in Linz, the Transmediale in Berlin, the Seoul Museum of Art, among others. Ákos completed an Artist-in-Residency at The Arts & Genomics Center in the Netherlands, established a DIY Bio-Lab in Budapest, and has worked with Philips Design on Bio-Design projects exhibited at the Milan Design Week.

William Myers is an Amsterdam-based curator, writer, and teacher with more than 20 years of experience in the cultural sector. He is the author of Biodesign (MoMA, 2018) and Bioart (Thames & Hudson, 2015) and organizer of 14 exhibitions on a range of topics, from the uses and meaning of biotechnology to the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. He has lectured at various educational institutions worldwide and previously worked for MoMA, the Guggenheim Museum, MIT Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Science Galleries in Dublin, and Rotterdam, among others. Read his full profile.

**Adi Narayanan** is the Head of the Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) team at Google's Devices & Service Organization. Adi and team are responsible for new materials research and development that ensure Google's devices are leading with cutting-edge materials that are differentiated yet sustainable in their function and form. Adi believes sustainable innovation with materials science is a way to differentiate a product offering to delighting the consumer as well as the planet.

Ann Neumann is a museum leader and designer with a passion to expand the human experience and increase science understanding through visual communication and the built environment. She serves as Director of Galleries at the MIT Museum, a role in which she leads conceptual planning of the museum exhibitions and present MIT’s research, collections, and innovation in science, art and technology. — **Ann Neumann** is a museum leader and designer with a passion to expand the human experience and increase science understanding through visual communication and the built environment. She serves as Director of Galleries at the MIT Museum, a role in which she leads conceptual planning of the museum exhibitions and present MIT’s research, collections, and innovation in science, art and technology.

Emma Osore (she/her/hers) is a Brooklyn-based participatory designer, social intrapreneur, and commissioned mixed media artist. In her focus on people-centered systems change, she co-creates emerging communities of anti-disciplinary creatives that transform culture. She was the first Director of Community at the New Museum of Contemporary Art’s creative business incubator, NEW INC - resulting in its first majority-BIPOC membership, launched and led Americans for the Arts' new Equity in Arts Leadership portfolio, a half million dollar investment in BIPOC arts advocates. She also co-founded BlackSpace where she is now its first Co-Managing Director - building creative community building into the operational leadership and projects of a growing urbanist collective. Emma earned her BS in Urban and Regional Studies at Cornell University and her MPA at Baruch College. — **Emma Osore** (she/her/hers) is a Brooklyn-based participatory designer, social intrapreneur, and commissioned mixed media artist. In her focus on people-centered systems change, she co-creates emerging communities of anti-disciplinary creatives that transform culture. She was the first Director of Community at the New Museum of Contemporary Art’s creative business incubator, NEW INC - resulting in its first majority-BIPOC membership, launched and led Americans for the Arts' new Equity in Arts Leadership portfolio, a half million dollar investment in BIPOC arts advocates. She also co-founded BlackSpace where she is now its first Co-Managing Director - building creative community building into the operational leadership and projects of a growing urbanist collective. Emma earned her BS in Urban and Regional Studies at Cornell University and her MPA at Baruch College.

Matteo Padovani is currently a senior innovation designer on Adidas's Futures Team, working on brand-wide product concepts. The Futures team explores white space ideas for the future of sports performance products. He studied at the Art Center College of Design for Product Design and received his BFA at the University of Southern California in photography, drawing, and design.

Zoe Powell is a facilitator of Design and Material innovation. The focus of her work is centered around creatively using resources, adapting production techniques, working towards circular and sustainable practices, and reducing waste. For the last 10 years, she has worked on projects internationally for a variety of industries using digital and handcrafted techniques as well as biomaterial innovation. In her community manager role, she supports individuals and organizations with academic and creative research and development, project planning, management, and all social media communications. — **Zoe Powell** is a facilitator of Design and Material innovation. The focus of her work is centered around creatively using resources, adapting production techniques, working towards circular and sustainable practices, and reducing waste. For the last 10 years, she has worked on projects internationally for a variety of industries using digital and handcrafted techniques as well as biomaterial innovation. In her community manager role, she supports individuals and organizations with academic and creative research and development, project planning, management, and all social media communications.

Julie Rapoport leads environmental footprinting for Google's consumer hardware group. She's passionate about quantifying the environmental impact of design and manufacturing choices, identifying environmental hotspots, and working with teams to reduce those impacts. Julie has a BA in Physics and English from Williams College and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, has co-authored four patents, and once got a laugh out of a jury after lunch. — **Julie Rapoport** leads environmental footprinting for Google's consumer hardware group. She's passionate about quantifying the environmental impact of design and manufacturing choices, identifying environmental hotspots, and working with teams to reduce those impacts. Julie has a BA in Physics and English from Williams College and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University. She is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, has co-authored four patents, and once got a laugh out of a jury after lunch.

Harpreet Sareen earned a graduate degree in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab. His experience spans from corporate research wings, studios, museums to academic centers having previously worked at Google Creative Lab, Microsoft Research, MIT Media Lab, Ars Electronica Museum, National University of Singapore, Keio University, and more. He was selected as the MIT Technology Review Under 35 Innovator and has won awards from CHI Golden Mouse, SXSW Interactive Innovation, Edison Award, and Fast Company World Changing Ideas. Harpreet's artwork has been showcased at Ars Electronica Festival, Somerset House, CID Grand Hornu, Garden Museum (Somerset, UK), Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, MIT Museum among other venues. — **Harpreet Sareen** earned a graduate degree in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab. His experience spans from corporate research wings, studios, museums to academic centers having previously worked at Google Creative Lab, Microsoft Research, MIT Media Lab, Ars Electronica Museum, National University of Singapore, Keio University, and more. He was selected as the MIT Technology Review Under 35 Innovator and has won awards from CHI Golden Mouse, SXSW Interactive Innovation, Edison Award, and Fast Company World Changing Ideas.
Harpreet's artwork has been showcased at Ars Electronica Festival, Somerset House, CID Grand Hornu, Garden Museum (Somerset, UK), Tower Hill Botanic Gardens, MIT Museum among other venues.

Sabriya Stukes is the Operations Director for Stellate Therapeutics. Prior to this she was the founding Assistant Director of the Master's in Translational Medicine (MTM) program at The City College of New York. A microbiologist, educator and scienc… — **Sabriya Stukes** is the Operations Director for Stellate Therapeutics. Prior to this she was the founding Assistant Director of the Master's in Translational Medicine (MTM) program at The City College of New York. A microbiologist, educator and science communicator, her expertise is in working with individuals to identify unmet community needs, design sustainable clinical solutions, think critically about the world around them and craft compelling scientific narratives. She also has worked for over a decade in fostering equitable and inclusive environments in the STEM disciplines and thinks deeply about how we can build sustainable healthcare solutions that work for all and not just some.

Alberto Villarreal works at Google as Creative Lead at the Consumer Hardware group in the Mountain View headquarters. Leading a team of industrial designers, his role is centered on the creative direction of Google's mobile product portfolio, including devices and accessories. His team has worked on the design of the highly recognized line of Pixel products. He was named as one of the 20 Most Influential Latinos in Tech (CNET 2018 & 2017). Before joining Google, he co-founded the firm AGENT based in Mexico City (where he is a native from) working across industrial design and interior architecture for clients such as Nike, Hewlett-Packard, Konica-Minolta, among others. Alberto has received over 40 international awards in the design & architecture fields, and his work has been exhibited around the world. Other accolades include being shortlisted as one of the 11 Most Influential Mexican Entrepreneurs (Milenio, 2011) and one of the 50 Mexican Names in the Global Creative Scene (ProMexico Magazine 2011). — **Alberto Villarreal** works at Google as Creative Lead at the Consumer Hardware group in the Mountain View headquarters. Leading a team of industrial designers, his role is centered on the creative direction of Google's mobile product portfolio, including devices and accessories. His team has worked on the design of the highly recognized line of Pixel products. He was named as one of the 20 Most Influential Latinos in Tech (CNET 2018 & 2017).

Before joining Google, he co-founded the firm AGENT based in Mexico City (where he is a native from) working across industrial design and interior architecture for clients such as Nike, Hewlett-Packard, Konica-Minolta, among others. Alberto has received over 40 international awards in the design & architecture fields, and his work has been exhibited around the world. Other accolades include being shortlisted as one of the 11 Most Influential Mexican Entrepreneurs (*Milenio*, 2011) and one of the 50 Mexican Names in the Global Creative Scene (*ProMexico Magazine* 2011).

Justice T. Walker earned a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an assistant professor of STEM Education at The University of Texas at El Paso. With more than a decade of science teaching experience, Walker researches biology and computer sciences and their use in secondary education. He is a co-organizer of the Learn.Design.Bio workshop series and co-developer of bioMAKERlab tool and curriculum. — **Justice T. Walker** earned a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania and is an assistant professor of STEM Education at The University of Texas at El Paso. With more than a decade of science teaching experience, Walker researches biology and computer sciences and their use in secondary education. He is a co-organizer of the Learn.Design.Bio workshop series and co-developer of bioMAKERlab tool and curriculum.

Mike Werner is Google’s lead for circular economy on their global sustainability team. He is responsible for driving strategic priorities to maximize the reuse of finite resources across the company and enable others to do the same with their technology. In his career, Mike has consulted for and led teams driving circular economy, sustainable product design, green chemistry, toxicology, and product environmental management in a range of sectors including consumer electronics, building and construction, and primary materials. — **Mike Werner** is Google’s lead for circular economy on their global sustainability team. He is responsible for driving strategic priorities to maximize the reuse of finite resources across the company and enable others to do the same with their technology. In his career, Mike has consulted for and led teams driving circular economy, sustainable product design, green chemistry, toxicology, and product environmental management in a range of sectors including consumer electronics, building and construction, and primary materials.

**Elaine Young** is an artist, designer and Founder of the LAByrinth PROJECT. LAByrinth creates and curates critically informed design about how technology repairs, extends, and amplifies our senses, challenging how we define basic, ‘normal’ standards of mental and physical health fit for a ‘good life’. Elaine’s background in bioethics and medical anthropology informs her science-inspired designs.

Aditi Kale

Gina Reimann

Claude Zellweger

Sprint Kickoff

October 7 (for participants only)

Sprint participants join for a half-day online workshop to learn about the future of biodesign, biomaterials, and hardware. Teams brainstorm project ideas and learn more about the design prompts.

Kickoff Speakers

Alis Cambol is a social impact design leader and founder and principal designer at Okra Design. She works at the intersection of responsible business and society-centered design, applying years of learnings from her 12+ years working in the Design industry for award-winning brands like HP and GE. A service designer by training, her work over the years has tackled complex design challenges with multiple touchpoints, types of audiences, and cultures. Some of her recent work includes applying systems thinking to the development sector in changing behaviors around vaccines, creating tools for communities in times of natural disasters, and looking at food value chains to encourage better consumer behaviors and farming practices.

Jennifer Holmgren, PhD, CEO of LanzaTech, is deploying carbon capture and reuse facilities to make fuels and chemicals from waste carbon. In 2015, she and her team were awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Presidential Green Chemistry Award and she received the BIO Rosalind Franklin Award for Leadership in Industrial Biotechnology. Prior to joining LanzaTech, she was VP and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company. She is the author or co-author of 50 US patents and more than 30 scientific publications.

Orkan Telhan, PhD, is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and researcher whose investigations focus on critical issues in social, cultural, and environmental responsibility. He holds a doctorate in design and computation from MIT's department of architecture and is Associate Professor of Fine Arts—Emerging Design Practices at University of Pennsylvania. He is Cofounder of Biorealize, a biology design, research, and manufacturing company.

Wayne Suiter Matamoros is Managing Director of Product & Experience at Unreasonable, an international company that supports growth-stage entrepreneurs to discover profit in solving global problems. He is a Human Centric Design practitioner with over a decade of experience. Wayne is also an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the Tandon School of Engineering. He also sits on the board of directors for Dreamyard, a Bronx- based nonprofit that collaborates with Bronx youth, families, and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts.

Daniel Grushkin is Founder and Executive Director of Biodesign Challenge. He is Cofounder of Genspace, a nonprofit community laboratory dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology. Daniel has been a Fellow at Data & Society, a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and an Emerging Leader in Biosecurity at the John Hopkins Center of Health Security. As a journalist, he has reported on the intersection of biotechnology, culture, and business for publications including Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, Scientific American and Popular Science.

Kickoff Agenda (Eastern Time)

12:00 pm

Welcome from Biodesign Challenge and Google

12:05 pm

Speaker: Jennifer Holmgren

12:20 pm

Speaker: Orkan Telhan

12:35 pm

Explanation of the Biodesign Sprint Brief with Nathan Allen and the team from Google

1:05 pm

Break

1:10 pm

Workshop and team breakout sessions with Wayne Suiter Matamoros

2:10 pm

Q&A with participants

2:40 pm

Closing remarks