ArticleNature biotechnology2026
A framework for building a synthetic cell from the SynCell Asia Initiative.
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- Technological prominence alone does not justify leadership in SynCell governance.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026Article
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Zhuojun DaiState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3791-5808
Wataru AokiDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Pimchai ChaiyenSchool of Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Rayong, Thailand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8533-1604
Matthew Wook ChangNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and National Centre for Engineering Biology, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-6319
Xixian ChenSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-2058
Zibo ChenSchool of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2990-2895
Byung-Kwan ChoGraduate School of Engineering Biology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-4184
Nan-Nan DengState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7183-7973
Shishen DuState Key Laboratory of Metabolism and Regulation in Complex Organisms, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Jee Loon FooNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and National Centre for Engineering Biology, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-0224
Julius FredensNUS Synthetic Biology for Clinical and Technological Innovation, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and National Centre for Engineering Biology, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4262-9304
Meifang FuState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Xiaojun HanState Key Laboratory of Urban-Rural Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-6187
Tomohisa HasunumaEngineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-2362
Norikazu IchihashiDepartment of Life Science, Graduate School of Arts and Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Nurulfiza Mat IsaDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4726-7728
Daisuke KigaDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-5887
Dong-Myung KimDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7875-0694
Jongmin KimDepartment of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-1006
Akihiko KondoEngineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-5288
Yuishin KosakaDepartment of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Kobkul LaotengNational Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Joongoo LeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea.
Jian LiSchool of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2359-238X
Junbai LiBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9575-3125
Ming LiBeijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Sierin LimSchool of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7455-6771
Jianbo LiuState Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Xingguo LiuState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7060-8204
Yuan LuState Key Laboratory of Green Biomanufacturing, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biocatalysis (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Nan LuoState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-6637
Tomoaki MatsuuraEarth-Life Science Institute, Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Wataru MizunashiNew Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yan QiaoBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1069-7756
Ahmad Bazli RamziInstitute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi, Malaysia.
Sang Woo SeoSchool of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-7053
Yoshihiro ShimizuRIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3499-1394
Kwanwoo ShinDepartment of Chemistry and Institute of Biological Interfaces, Sogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7563-8581
Liangfei TianZhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing Technology and Advanced Medical Instrument, Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Wanwipa VongsangnakDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Baojun WangCollege of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4858-8937
Cheng-Cai ZhangKey Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-2889
Xian-En ZhangFaculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1347-3168
Guoping ZhaoMicrobiome-X, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7621-6620
Bo ZhengInstitute of Chemical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Yaoqi ZhouInstitute of Systems and Physical Biology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-5699
Chenli LiuState Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China. cl.liu@siat.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-7207
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 321GJHZ2024219BSNational Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32488301
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