In a groundbreaking collaboration, EnviroFlight, North America’s leader in sustainable insect-based ingredients, and Entocycle, a tech pioneer in insect farming, are excited to announce the successful implementation of Entocycle’s advanced optical dosing solution, Entosight Neo
Read MoreIndependent Scottish distillery Eden Mill has announced a partnership with leading Scottish biotech company, and Earthshot Prize finalists, MiAlgae, to repurpose whisky effluent, a by-product of distillation, to grow microalgae as a sustainable source of Omega-3s.
Read MoreMiAlgae, a leader in sustainable food production and marine ecosystem restoration, has been recognised as a finalist for the prestigious 2024 Earthshot Prize.
Read MoreScotland’s premier knowledge exchange awards launch today, celebrating 10 years of exceptional, inspiring and ground-breaking business-academic people and partnerships.
Read MoreE.V.A Biosystems has secured the top spot in the SSE-sponsored Net Zero category at the Converge Awards thanks to its groundbreaking ‘smart’ plastic that senses its surroundings and degrades on contact with seawater, offering a microplastic-free solution to the global issue of ocean pollution.
Read MoreThe Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has brought in an experienced bioprocessing specialist to its FlexBio facility, adding to the range of expertise on offer to support biotechnology companies and projects to scale up to industrial size.
Read MoreWhile space may not be hospitable to life, it certainly offers significant opportunities for the life sciences, specifically biotechnology.
Read MoreScottish Enterprise and Interface have announced £250,000 funding for research and development collaborations to create new products, processes and services.
Read MoreIn August, Isomerase, a synthetic biology company who use microbes to make a range of products from therapeutics to enzymes, announced the launch of a powerful new tool designed to enhance the directed evolution of enzymes.
Read MoreThe UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Innovate UK have today announced £15m funding over the next five years for a National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC), with the remainder of the support coming from partners.
Read MoreInterface has welcomed new members to its Strategic Board, from business and academic backgrounds, with a focus on supporting business-academic collaborations.
Read MoreThe James Hutton Institute has announced its role in co-leading a new £38m UK-wide centre which could soon see alternatives to animal proteins made from plants, fungi, algae and meat grown in labs.
Read MoreGreen Bioactives (GBL), a pioneering world-class company in the discovery, development and sustainable production of high value plant-based products, is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a £100,000 Scottish Enterprise SMART grant.
Read MoreA new method to extract valuable bio-based chemicals from whisky distillery waste streams could transform manufacturing and be worth up to £90 million in global chemical manufacturing markets.
Read MoreA refreshed industrial strategy, supporting economic growth and inward investment, is likely to be defined in the coming months, and given its role in the drive for sustainability, the bioeconomy should be a core focus. However, we cannot afford for new leaders to press pause on the progress made so far.
Read MoreWaste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibres from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell.
Read MoreIBioIC’s second annual Careers Day has seen over 100 attendees from industry and the student cohort meet at the University of Strathclyde’s Insight Institute.
Read MoreIBioIC team members Annelie du Plessis, Neil Renault, and Albert Serrano Gomez had a particularly fruitful experience at SeAgriculture in June, with new members, new work, and new inspiration for delivering support to the seaweed industry.
Read MoreThe IBioIC team attracted a full house with people standing in the aisles to hear about the opportunities presented by engineering biology at this year’s Chem UK conference in Birmingham.
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