Support SBOL
SBOL is a free, open standard maintained by a global volunteer community. Supporting the Bio-Design Automation Consortium (BDAC) is how you help keep SBOL active, visible, and growing.
Support via BDACSBOL is open and community-powered
An international standard
SBOL is the globally recognized data standard for synthetic biology, used by researchers and engineers across academia and industry to share and exchange biological designs.
Volunteer-driven
The SBOL community is a volunteer organization. There are no membership fees and participation is open to all. The standard remains free and open by design.
Staying visible takes effort
Keeping SBOL present at conferences, active in publications, and relevant to tool developers requires sustained organizational support from the broader community.
How sponsorship works
Sponsorship for SBOL flows through the Bio-Design Automation Consortium (BDAC). BDAC is the umbrella organization for the biodesign automation community, and supporting BDAC is supporting SBOL.
Contact BDAC
Reach out to the Bio-Design Automation Consortium to discuss supporting the community.
Fund the consortium
Your contribution supports the BDAC community, including SBOL standards development, tooling, and outreach.
SBOL recognizes your support
BDAC sponsors receive acknowledgment across SBOL's presentations, website, and community communications.
What your support means for SBOL
Logo in Presentations
Your organization's logo will appear in all SBOL presentations at major workshops and conferences, including IWBDA, COMBINE, and HARMONY.
Website Recognition
Your logo will be featured on the SBOL website as a recognized supporter of the standard.
Community Announcements
Recognition in SBOL community communications, including our mailing list and Slack workspace.
Steering Committee Visibility
Supporters are invited to attend SBOL Steering Committee meetings as observers, with direct visibility into the direction of the standard.
Organizations that have supported SBOL
These organizations previously supported SBOL through the SBOL Industrial Consortium. We are grateful for their contributions to the community.
Interested in supporting SBOL?
Get in touch with BDAC to learn how your organization can help sustain the synthetic biology open language standard.
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