Ayesda Bio The Podcast: Scientific Innovation and Market Insights

Listen to the amazing story of the HG Tokyo Team... How a group of Japanese secondary school students, with no prior knowledge of synthetic biology, managed to use the Jabara fruit to develop a solution to tackle hay fever and went on to win a gold medal at the prestigious IGEM 2025 competition.

And if their scientific achievement is not impressive enough, discover how they also designed an eco-friendly device to administer their product.

Oh... and if scientific and environmental considerations are still not enough to convince you, they also incorporated strong social values into their project by involving a small region of Japan and helping put it in the spotlight.

As the new edition of the IGEM competition gets underway, take a moment to reflect on the inspiring and humbling journey of the HG Tokyo Team.

Be ready to be impressed!

With interviews from:

Linna Sato (Team Leader), Rikuto Egawa (Team Leader), Ryota Kamikura (Team Leader), Jacky Man Leuk Yuen (Academic Consultant).

Read the whole story: https://2025.igem.wiki/hg-tokyo/team

Interview & Technical Production: Marine Fretel Voice Over: Marcus Knapp.

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