Waste root vegetables could help stop microbes growing on medical implants.

Funding of just under £50k from IBioIC enabled Ingenza to gain invaluable expertise and enhanced their ability to access new markets and end users thanks to the technology developed as a result of this project.

This project investigated the feasibility of using oils extracted from fish industry waste to produce ingredients such as detergents and foaming agents for use in industrial products.

Improving the process for making sustainable meat alternatives at scale.

Trialling techniques to assess the chemical properties of chitosan extracted through a novel process.

IBioIC project funding enabled The Antibody Company to develop a novel test that has the potential to substantially reduce spoilage issues for microbrewers.

Using organic waste as a nutrient source to grow fungal mycelium for use as insulation blocks for the construction industry.

Feasibility study helped to support the finance and sign off a £2.2 million capital project, resulting in a new AD plant being in place, commissioned and operational by June 2022.

New collaboration demonstrates environmentally friendly route to precious metal recovery from electronic waste.

A new predictive model for more efficient production of proteins as pharmaceuticals, industrial biocatalysts or numerous other engineering biology applications.

IBioIC funding enabled the development and testing of 3D printed bioreactors for the deep desulphurisation of fuel oils.

Celtic Renewables find a new source for bacteria to expand their culture collection.

New technology may help reduce carbon emissions for the agriculture and aquaculture industries.

Feasibility Funding helps Celtic Renewables de-risk avenue of investigation and acquire data for further research.

Strathendrick Biogas Ltd have established the feasibility of an Anaerobic Digestor plant on Orkney to process local waste and deliver heat, power and gas to residents.

Argent Energy have undertaken a project with researchers at the University of Edinburgh which has resulted in several positive outcomes including funding from BBSRC for a four-year PhD project to advance the project’s investigations with a view to commercial application.

IBioIC funding enabled Scottish biotech company ScotBio to work with experts at the University of Edinburgh to improve the quality of their natural blue colourant whilst also lowering production costs.

Since starting this HND course, I have greatly improved and expanded my scientific knowledge and understanding of Chemistry and Biology.

I was looking for a course which would expand the knowledge I acquired during my first degree, which was in the medical side.

Naveed graduated from the University of the West of Scotland with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and was unsure which direction his future career should go.