Edinburgh academics help Scottish SME improve their sugar processing.

I was drawn to the course as it has been developed in partnership with industry leaders, improving student employability.

I would have to say the most enjoyable part of the course so far is the Microbiology class.

Blair Mackie was one of IBioIC’s 2017/18 MSc students. He undertook a ten week industrial placement with uFraction8, which allowed him to continue his academic career.

Alexandros' MSc programme included a ten week industrial placement with ScotBio, who he later joined as a full time employee.

IB is a fast-growing sector in Scotland and industry-ready graduates are in high demand by employers of all sizes.

SLG Technology is exploring new biotechnologies to convert the byproducts of leather processing into high-value protein for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and supplements.

Oxford Biotrans aimed to test additional parameters for process improvement using the twin fed-batch system available at IBioIC's RapidBio facility.

Scientists at the University of Bristol discovered a probiotic strain of Streptococcus thermophilus which had been found to have a variety of health benefits. Unfortunately, the media on which it was grown rendered it unsuitable for human consumption. Our Technical Team were approached to develop a new media which would provide similar cell growth and facilitate a commercially viable product.

MiAlgae successfully carried out early stage bioprocess development work within IBioIC's bioprocessing facilities in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

While Raman technology has been the accepted as the RTM gold standard by these communities, Keit Spectrometers aim to demonstrate that their alternative is compact, vibration-tolerant and dependable, operates indoors and outdoors, and has proven long-term stability at a highly competitive price.