# International Directed Evolution Competition

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC050826
- **Known as:** iDEC
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** March 10, 2021
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050826


## Contact

- **Address:** Flat 17, 16 Hughes Close, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** Eh7 4FY



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It carries out activities or services itself'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

**What the charity does:** Objectives: Promoting the development of genetic engineering science, encouraging young scientists to deal with real-world problems, creating a science community that allows public participation, and enriching the diverse international academic communication platform. Activities: 1. iDEC held its second on-site event. Following iDEC’s first on-site event in 2023, the competition was once again successfully held at Homerton College, University of Cambridge. The event ran smoothly, bringing together 14 teams from four countries and around 70 participants, including volunteers.  2. We build bridges for the public, students, and scientists. In 2024, we once again hosted the iDEC Summer Webinar, further broadening its reach and influence. 3. The iDEC festivals provide participants with the opportunity to directly interact and learn from each other. In October 2024, iDEC HQ successfully held the grand iDEC Festival, featuring both on-site and online participation.

**Objectives:** 4 The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 Promoting the education of young scientists The International Directed Evolution Competition (iDEC ) aims to encourage young students worldwide to design and implement an innovative research project by themselves through competition. In this process, participants will learn, practice, share their knowledge, and improve their scientific skills, to become talented individuals who will promote future scientific development. iDEC will organize related activities, build a communication platform, and share academic resources to support the educational process of participants. 4.2 Promoting the development of genetic engineering science iDEC is committed to building a science and technology community through scientific competition activities. Participants can publish their research results and knowledge on the iDEC online platform and get feedback from senior scientists. In this academic exchange process, young people's innovative inventions and ideas will continue to be optimized and eventually produce scientifically valuable results. 4.3 Encouraging young scientists to deal with real-world problems Our world is facing major challenges from environmental, public health, food, and other issues. Directed evolution technology is one of the most powerful tools from the life sciences to deal with these challenges in the next ten years. iDEC will encourage participants to innovate and invent with real-world challenges as the goal, anticipating the emergence of new technologies that can help humanity cope with crises. 4.4 A science community that allows the public participation As a public welfare project for students, iDEC will encourage participants to introduce their innovative work to the public through an online platform to understand the latest technological developments. This will build a bridge between the public and scientists. 4.5 Enriching the diverse international academic communication platform...  Please see constitution for full wording





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 1, 2026 | £0 | £0 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Feb. 1, 2025 | £20874 | £20580 |  -  | 0 | [PDF](/sc/SC050826/files/2025-02-01-accounts.pdf) (1.8 MB) |
| Feb. 1, 2024 | £21346 | £24735 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | £5590 | £6565 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Feb. 1, 2022 | £15596 | £9067 |  -  | 0 |  |