The MIT Center for Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems (M-CELS), launched in September 2020, takes a new, multidisciplinary approach to designing purpose-driven living systems. Under the leadership of Roger Kamm, the Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering; Linda Griffith, the School of Engineering Teaching Innovation Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering; and Ron Weiss, professor of biological engineering and electrical engineering and computer science, the Center for M-CELS held its launch workshop on Sept. 25. Faculty from 12 departments across three schools at MIT participated in…