Queen Máxima and European Commissioner Mariya Gabriel visit Delft researchers and innovations

D2k0ddhflgrk1i.cloudfront.net/News/2022/05_Mei/FotoTNW.jpg Back to (previous) overview TU Delft's latest news During an elaborate tour on the campus, Her Majesty Queen Máxima and the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel today were introduced to several scientists and innovations from TU Delft. During the talks, the focus was on improving the journey of scientific innovations before they can be used in society. D2k0ddhflgrk1i.cloudfront.net/News/2022/05_Mei/FotoRndtfl.jpg - Synthetic cell The visit started at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, where professor Marileen Dogterom gave the group a guided tour through the labs of the Bionanoscience department. Scientists of the European Synthetic Cell Initiative spoke about their research into the smallest building blocks of cells. They are trying to find out exactly how these building blocks work, with the ambition of being able to make the first working synthetic cell. Living lab Next, led by director Marjan Kreijns, the group made a walk through The Green Village, a living lab on the TU Delft campus. In this living lab, innovations for making the built environment more sustainable are tested.