Engineering synthetic spatial patterns in bacterial populations and communities

Presentation by Yolanda Schaerli (University of Lausanne) Biological Control Systems 2026 (Biocontrol26) was held at the University of Oxford on 14-15 September 2026. The conference brought together researchers, students and industry partners working at the intersection of synthetic biology, control theory and machine learning, exploring how to understand, design and control biological systems for applications in healthcare, biomanufacturing, food and agriculture. Biocontrol26 was co-organised by Biocontrol Seminars and the EEBio Programme Grant. Special thanks to EEBio for helping make the conference possible and for supporting research on engineering predictable and reliable biological systems: https://eebio.ac.uk We also gratefully acknowledge our sponsors and supporters: EPSRC, AIBIO-UK, IFAC, Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), Twist Bioscience and the University of Oxford. Conference programme and further information: https://www.biocontrolseminars.org/bi...