SDGs-3 #Discomforts #Pharmacy

     Nowadays, astronauts suffer from discomforts owing to drugs deficiency during long-term and long-distance space travel[2]. However, our product prevents that by enabling pharmaceutical production in space, hence protecting the astronauts from starving; moreover, ensuring that they can still maintain good health in space. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
3.4 "By 2030, reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being"
3.5 "Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol"

SDGs-4 #Education #Everyone

    We have tried to let our project known to the world by hosting various kinds of educational approaches (see Education & Communication page). For instance, two talk shows combining synthetic biology knowledge with humor for the public to learn from, two episodes of audiobooks for the visually challenged to enjoy, and also six articles regarding synthetic biology on our social media accounts for people who prefer reading. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
4.5 "By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations"

SDGs-8 #Jobs #Energy Efficiency #Lecturing #Living Quality

    Our project can provide highly valued working opportunities regarding synthetic biology in space crafts in the future. Also, by being radiation resistant, our product eliminates the need for extra protection equipment, thus improving energy efficiency by decreasing the total weight of spacecraft. Furthermore, our Human Practices activities such as talk shows or audiobooks can increase young readers’ competence by lecturing them about synthetic biology and space. Last but not least, our product can increase the living quality of those who work in space by being capable of producing medicine and nutrition. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
8.2 "Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors"
8.3 "Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services"
8.4 "Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead"
8.6 "By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training"

SDGs-9 #Passengers #Green House Gas

    By decreasing the amount of equipment we need to bring with the spaceships, we can increase passenger capacity per ship, thus working towards an affordable and accessible way to space travel in the future. Also, if we can relocate carbon dioxide-generating factories to space, we can decrease CO₂ emissions here on earth and make all manufacturing in space environmentally friendly. NCKU_Tainan also communicated with experts from the Institute of Space and Plasma Sciences at National Cheng Kung University, understanding that developing a high-quality and sustainable space industry is very important. Now, we decided to use the characteristics of Se coli to boost the space industry (see Education & Communication page). [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
9.1 "Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all"
9.4 "By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities"

SDGs-12 #Waste #Production

    Our solution can reduce waste and increase the efficiency of using natural resources. Because if the bacteria survive under radiation, they can sustainably produce substances in space, which definitely decreases the one-time waste generated by abiotic ways. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
12.2 "By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources"
12.5 "By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling, and reuse"
12.8 "By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature"
12.a "Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production"
12.b "Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products"

SDGs-13 #Ecological Calamity

    With climate change getting more and more severe, it is better if humans explore outer space and even develop industries beyond the globe. It helps maintain the health of Mother Nature and alleviates the pressure of ecological calamity. NCKU_Tainan can meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. While preparing for the iGEM competition, we tried our best to reuse resources or reduce carbon usage. For instance, some activities that the Human Practices team held were almost paperless. Moreover, by achieving the goals of our project, we can provide a future development of synthetic biology to mitigate climate variability through our product, Se coli. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
13.1 "Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries"
13.2 "Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning"

SDGs-17 #Equality #Balanced Market

    Seeing that only rich and powerful nations can afford cosmic research nowadays, MerSe can encourage participation in space synthetic biology studies for developing countries by lowering the price of space synthetic biology experiments. Moreover, since market balance cannot be achieved under the rule of one or two monopolies, our product enhances global macroeconomic stability by granting more nations a chance to enter the field of space exploration as equals.

    In MerShop, the workshop our Human Practices team held (see MerShop page), one of the groups played the role of the government. They focused on the mental health of the astronauts and their families; consequently, they proposed a care-share group for the astronauts. These proposals can really come ture and impact the future. NCKU_Tainan successfully promotes the determination of SDGs by connecting with the public. Moreover, we showed that we have great potential in realizing this goal. [click the picture for more information]

The goals we have achieved:
17.3 "Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources."
17.13 "Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence"
17.14 "Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development"
17.15 "Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development"
17.16 "Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries"