One language for every biological design.

Developed by the synthetic biology community, SBOL is the free, open-source standard for representing biological designs. It provides a powerful, standardized format to seamlessly exchange structural and functional information, making your research more efficient and reproducible.

Voices from the Community

Insights and updates directly from the developers and users.

SBOLinside: Episode 1 with Prof. Herbert Sauro

Go inside the genesis of the Synthetic Biology Open Language standard with Prof. Herbert Sauro in our inaugural video podcast episode.

Welcome to the SBOL Blog

Introducing the new SBOL community blog — a space for developers, researchers, and users to share insights, tutorials, and updates from across the synthetic biology community.