All Biotechnology
UK poised to be world-leading lab-grown meat producer, claims patent firm
Added: 17 Dec 2022
The United Kingdom is on course to play a major international role in the development of lab-grown …
Discovery Park unveils scheme to grow job opportunities 100% in a decade
Added: 11 Dec 2022
Discovery Park plans to double the number of jobs it provides to around 7,000 over the next decade.…
Biotech innovators honoured at OBN 2022
Added: 20 Nov 2022
Rising stars of the biotech world were once again thrown in the spotlight at the annual OBN awards …
Quantum, click and evolution provide Nobel Science-winning ingredients
Added: 6 Oct 2022
Quantum physics, click chemistry and evolutionary breakthroughs were the dominant themes for this y…
Sulzer acquisition to scale up biopolymer production
Added: 11 Sep 2022
Industrial giant Sulzer has acquired a stake in Netherland’s-based CELLiCON with the aim of scaling…
Biopharma lags in harnessing digitalisation suggests report
Added: 20 Aug 2022
A study of leading UK and Irish firms in the life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors reveals wide …
Strathclyde tumour testing tool aims to boost experimentation 50 times
Added: 31 Jul 2022
Testing on solid tumour samples could be increased 50 times, say scientists led by the University o…
Life sciences leap forward as AlphaFold shares the ‘protein universe’
Added: 29 Jul 2022
AlphaFold, the artificial intelligence programme created by AI group Deep Mind has released its pre…
eDNA and metabarcoding for monitoring biodiversity
Added: 18 Jul 2022
As the impact of anthropogenic change on environmental biodiversity becomes an increasingly pressin…
E. coli K-12 turns 100 this year
Added: 17 May 2022
While not your most obvious candidate for centenary celebrations, Brittany Niccum explains why we s…
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing
Added: 4 May 2022
Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. La…
Risk, rewards, and regulations for gene editing
Added: 3 May 2022
UK leading authority on the human genome, Professor Robin Lovell-Badge speaks with Dermot Martin on…
Augmented Reality helps people live with Parkinson's disease
Added: 29 Apr 2022
A collaborative partnership has developed the World's First pair of Parkinson’s Walking Glasses, a …
Improving contract lab efficiency and productivity through automation
Added: 29 Apr 2022
As demand for outsourced microbiological testing to assure the food value chain increases, contract…
Rise of the nanopores for DNA sequencing
Added: 29 Apr 2022
Dreamed up while driving, Deamer’s biomimetic nanopores took DNA sequencing by storm. Now, Dermot M…
New antibiotic assessment mechanism to procure drugs to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Added: 20 Apr 2022
One of the UK’s leading infectious disease biotech companies has lauded the conclusions of a projec…
Sustainable concept for wood-based textile fibres
Added: 14 Apr 2022
The 2022 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is awarded to Professor Ilkka Kilpeläinen and Professor Herbert Si…
Scientists develop environmentally safe, frost-resistant coatings
Added: 1 Apr 2022
As the urgency to eradicate environmental pollution increases, many biomaterials are being develope…
ED&I in the UK Life Science Industry
Added: 18 Mar 2022
Research into the matter of equity, diversity & inclusion (ED&I) in the UK Life Science Industry wa…
Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals
Added: 7 Mar 2022
Researchers engineered a strain of bacteria to break down carbon dioxide (CO2), converting it into …