In this case study, Fiona talks about her research in using Biological approaches towards the circular economy of critical metals and her hopes for a career in the sustainable biotechnology space.

Alex is working with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies on his PhD project to engineer a lactate sensing and controlling system in CHO cells. In this case study, Alex reveals his passion for working at the intersection of academia and industry to drive progress in this area.

For this PHD, Jess Tallis is investigating Optimisation of glycosylated triterpenoid production in S. cerevisiae, with Unilever. Jess tells us about their passion for teaching and how the outcomes from this PhD have the potential to extend into other areas including vaccine production, cancer therapeutics and treatments for neurodegenerative disorders.

For his PHD, Glen Watt is Generating a Novel High-affinity Multi-targeting Therapeutic Antibody for Multiple Myeloma, with The Antibody Company. In this case study, Glen hopes tells us about his PhD and how he hopes to help improve the poor patient survival rate for Multiple Myeloma.

For Rebecca’s PHD, she worked with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies on Novel insulators that can enhance and sustain transgene production. In this case study, Rebecca shares her desire to help guide and inspire as well and discussing how advancements in synthetic biology have the potential to revolutionize IB

Nisreen Chahid is undertaking a collaborative PhD project with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, looking at Novel Strategies to Improve Yeast as an Expression Platform. For this case study, Nisreen shares their hopes for the future and how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead us into exciting new directions.

For his PHD, Liam Forbes is Applying Optogenetics in Green Cell Factories, with Xanthella. In this case study, he tells us about his hopes for the future regarding photosynthetic organisms and how one day they may be used to make products using light and CO2.

The opportunity to work with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies on his PhD project was an opportunity James Donaldson couldn’t pass up. He tells us about his ambition and motivation to improve patient healthcare, in our latest PhD case study.

Having done the IBioIC Industrial Biotechnology MSc, Elmira understands the value of industry collaboration and wants to maintain the connection between industry and academia in her future career.

PhD candidate Federica Casolari is undertaking a PhD project on Developing an enzymatic system for methacrylate intermediates and esters with University of Aberdeen and Ingenza Ltd. In this case study, she talks about coming to a biology focused PhD from a chemistry background, her ambition to become a patent attorney, and her love of baking.