Biodesign Challenge Summit 2023

Join us at the Museum of Modern Art and Parsons School of Design for the BDC Summit—an event that brings together university and high school teams with leading voices in art, design, and biology. 

Over two days, finalists showcase their projects before esteemed judges from academia, the arts, and industry to compete for prizes, including the coveted Glass Microbe. Teams are chosen from over 500 students from 15 countries who worked throughout the academic year to develop their visions. 

You’re also invited to join us on the evening of June 22nd for our reception celebrating the opening of a gallery exhibition of the student projects. To learn more about Biodesign Challenge, visit biodesignchallenge.org.

Summit Day 1 - June 22, 8:30am – 6:00pm

Parsons School of Design | Tishman Auditorium

63 5th Avenue New York, NY 10003

Opening Reception and Exhibition - June 22, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Parsons School of Design | The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center

66 5th Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10011

Summit Day 2 - June 23, 8:30am – 6:00pm

Museum of Modern Art | Titus 1 Theater

11 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019

(Please check in at The Ronald S. and Jo Carole Lauder building entrance (MoMA Film entrance) east of the main entrance on W 53rd St.)

To be announced soon!

• Aalto University
• Antofagasta International School
• Auburn University
• Aula Future + FirstHand
• BioBus
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
• California College of the Arts - Architecture
• California College of the Arts - Design
• Design Academy Eindhoven
• The Design Village
• Dongseo University
• DreamYard
• Columbia University
• Delft University of Technology
• Fashion Institute of Technology 
• Grace Church School
• Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
• Izmir University of Economics, Turkey
• Jacksonville State University
• Keio University
• LUCA School of Arts + UGent
• McGill University
• MICA
• New Design High School
• NYU IDM
• Parsons School of Design
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rutgers University
• San Francisco State University
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Tongji University
• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
• Universidad de los Andes
• Universidad del Desarrollo
• Universidad del Istmo
• University of California Berkeley
• University of California Davis
• University of Cincinnati
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• University of New Mexico
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Sydney
• University of the Sunshine Coast
• The University of Texas at Austin

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, New York, United States