Industrial biotechnology news: 2013

May

Join the bioenergy discussion – new toolkit launched - News - 2 May
BBSRC has launched a new toolkit to encourage researchers and the general public to engage in a national conversation about bioenergy…
Investing in sustainable bioenergy - News - 2 May
Recent reports on biofuels have questioned their ability to provide sustainable solutions for future energy demand. One recently published report…

Bugs produce diesel on demand - Press release - 22 April
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel…

Researchers make breakthrough in race to create ‘bio-batteries’ - Press release - 26 March
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria…

BBSRC attends UK Industrial Biotechnology showcase - News - 20 February
Held in central London on January 22-23, and hosted by the Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Forum, the Leading IB…
£6.5M in funding to help manufacture the drugs of the future - Press release - 5 February
More than £6M of funding has been awarded to enhance the development of biopharmaceuticals. In total £6.5M will fund 12 projects to deliver…

Industrial Biotechnology Catalyst to launch in 2014 - News - 25 January
Following BBSRC’s announcement of two new schemes in Industrial Biotechnology and BioEnergy (IBBE), the Technology Strategy Board has committed an…
£35M to support research for vital industrial sector - Press release - 23 January
In a speech later today, Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, will announce £35M funding to boost research in Industrial Biotechnology and…
UEA scientists mimic nature in £800,000 renewable energy project - News - 22 January
University of East Anglia scientists are taking inspiration from the way that plants harness energy from the sun to develop more efficient renewable energy…
Wind in the Willows - News - 7 January
Scientists have discovered that differences in the ease with which sugars can be extracted from willow can be explained by differences in their wood composition…
Delayed flowering results in greater than 50 percent increase in biofuel crop yield - News - 4 January
Researchers working on the biofuel crop Miscanthus sacchariflorus, commonly known as Asian Elephant Grass, have shown…