At the 2024 Synthetic Cell Asia Workshop held on April 2-3, 2024, the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with other 20 institutions from 6 countries. The MoU aims to accelerate and enhance non-commercial research in synthetic biology, particularly focusing on synthetic cells. This collaboration will utilize public-funded biofoundries in respective countries to promote automated and high-throughput research by standardizing and up-scaling the use of computer-aided design software, education, and new workflows.