BBSRC Business autumn 2010

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- Changes to BBSRC communications
  Earlier this month we made some big changes to our digital communications in order to take advantage of recent technology advances and to target our communications more effectively…
- New strategy to tackle food poisoning bug
  A new research strategy to tackle the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK has been launched today. The UK's main public funders of food safety research have joined together to publish a co-ordinated strategy…
- Minister visits Babraham Campus to see how bioscience is promoting economic growth
  David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, heard about the key role being played by bioscience research and training in promoting growth, job creation and increased quality of life when he visited…
- Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme gives scientists the edge
  A review commissioned by BBSRC shows that the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) - now in its 15th year - gives early career researchers the edge in entrepreneurial skills and future career prospects…
- Innovator of the Year 2011
  Now in its third year this competition is once more in search of researchers whose science is exciting, relevant and has the potential to generate great benefits for our economy and society…
- £4M goes to 9 new research projects aimed at improving diet and health
  9 new projects aimed at uncovering links between diet and health and worth a total of £4M were announced last month by a public-private partnership of three research councils (BBSRC, EPSRC and MRC) and 13 food and drink…
- UK researchers release draft sequence coverage of wheat genome
  A team of UK researchers, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), has publicly released the first sequence coverage of the wheat genome…
Features
- Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain
  Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and back pain without numbing the whole body…
- Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag
  Researchers funded by BBSRC and MRC have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour body clock of mice in the lab. Their findings open up the possibility of dealing with a range of human conditions…
- Towards the quintessential green technology
  BBSRC-funded researchers at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have developed a scalable model for the sustainable production of valuable bioactive compounds from microalgae, which could provide alternatives…
- Livestock dietary improvements for healthier meat
  Red meat's reputation has taken something of a battering in recent years. Dieticians have warned of the dangers of eating too much red meat, such as beef and lamb, which has been linked to increased risk of cancer…
- New approach could have ‘a major impact on antibody engineering’
  A rapid and reliable NMR spectroscopy method, developed by BBSRC-funded researchers at the University of Leicester in collaboration with scientists at UCB is providing valuable structural information about therapeutic…
- Profile - Davidson Ateh
  Enterprise Fellow Dr Davidson Ateh describes his career path from his roots in Cameroon to co-inventor of a drug delivery platform and Managing Director of the spinout company, BioMoti…
- Surveillance and training key to cattle plague endgame
  One of the most devastating animal diseases known to man looks set to be officially consigned to the history books. As the World Reference Laboratory for rinderpest, staff at the Institute for Animal Health, an institute of BBSRC…
- IFR develops new method for detecting Clostridium botulinum spores
  The Institute of Food Research has collaborated in the development of a new method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium is the major health hazard associated with refrigerated…
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