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Previous Competitions

iGEM began in January 2003 with a month-long course during MIT’s Independent Activities Period (IAP) where students designed biological systems to make cells blink. This university design course then grew to a summer competition with 5 teams in 2004. 16 years later, we’ve grown to 350 teams from 40+ countries.

Learn more about the history of iGEM and iGEM Founders: Randy Rettberg, Tom Knight and Drew Endy on the iGEM Blog

View the interactive iGEM Timeline to learn more about iGEM's history.

iGEM 2022

iGEM 2021

  • Teams: 350
  • Participants: 7314

iGEM 2020

  • Teams: 249
  • Participants: 4800
ANNUAL REVIEW

iGEM 2019

  • Teams: 353
  • Participants: 6375
  • Parts: 4282
ANNUAL REPORT

iGEM 2018

  • Teams: 340
  • Participants: 5790
  • Countries: 42
ANNUAL REPORT

iGEM 2017

  • Teams: 310
  • Participants: 5386
  • Countries: 44

iGEM 2016

  • Teams: 300
  • Participants: 4432
  • Countries: 42

iGEM 2015

  • Teams: 280
  • Participants: 5018
  • Countries: 38
ANNUAL REVIEW

iGEM 2014

  • Teams: 245
  • Participants: 4515
  • Countries: 32

iGEM 2013 Championship

  • Teams: 215
  • Participants: 4027
ANNUAL REVIEW

iGEM 2012 Championship

  • Teams: 190
  • Participants:3696
  • Parts: 1708

iGEM 2011 Championship

  • Teams: 165
  • Participants: 2586
  • Parts: 1355

iGEM 2010

  • Teams: 128
  • Participants: 2327
  • Parts: 1863

iGEM 2009

  • Teams: 113
  • Participants: 1840
  • Parts: 1348

iGEM 2008

  • Teams: 88
  • Participants: 1248
  • Parts: 1387

iGEM 2007

  • Teams: 54
  • Participants: 777
  • Parts: ~800

iGEM 2006

  • Teams: 32
  • Participants: 723
  • Parts: ~724

iGEM 2005

  • Teams: 13
  • Participants: 125
  • Parts: ~125

iGEM 2004

  • Teams: 5
  • Participants: 31
  • Parts: ~50

iGEM Foundation

The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of synthetic biology, education and competition, and the development of an open community and collaboration.

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