This successful project has moved SV alginate anodes for use in Lithium-ion batteries from proof of concept to late TRL 4 . MBL now hope to deliver commercial solution to market within the next three to five years.
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This project assessed the effect of growth media formulation and time of harvest on the growth rate, biochemical composition, and digestibility of a selection of phytoplankton maintained at CCAP, and identified two strains of commercial interest.
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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.
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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.
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With an ambition to become an academic and run his own IB company, Paolo Savoca says the Bioinformatics course and the powerful tools he learned about has been a highlight of his MSc studies.
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We asked our students to tell us about themselves and their studies. In this case study, HND student Finn Weddle explains he is looking to combine his language skills with his biotechnology training to support farmers with environmental improvement all around the world.
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We asked our students to tell us about themselves and their studies. In this case study, MSc student Garry Paterson talks about his studies, his ambitions for the future, and how the industry placement scheme sold him on the course.
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With a background in microbiology, Cecilia is particularly interested in working in industry for a sector which involves microbes such as fermentation science, antimicrobial pharmaceuticals, or in diagnostic tools, particularly involving veterinary diagnostics.
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This successful Feasibility Fund project represents a world-first step towards finding a natural solution to valorise waste wool.
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This successful project advanced the development of cell lines for cultivated meat and enabled the team to win additional funding to run further projects.
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This Feasibility funded project developed two antibodies using biopanning of University of Edinburgh’s phage display library, allowing TAC to successfully apply for further funding to advance the project and bringing potentially significant benefits for the Scottish economy.
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in this project co-funded with the High Value Biorenewables Network, the team successfully developed a process to extract alkaloids from daffodil biomass which could be used in the treatment of heart failure and are now in a position to apply for investment to take the process forward at scale in Scotland.
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In this successful Feasibility Project, the project partners identified antiviral therapeutics that can be extracted from cyanobacteria, and gained leverage for additional funding, training opportunities, and developed new methods for fractionating and purifying polysaccharides.
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Innovation funding enabled the academic team on this project to optimise their bacteria growing process and gave BAM Ritchies an insight into new opportunities, with the project collaborators set to continue to work together beyond the project.
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This Feasibliity project by Artisan Roast, University of St Andrews, and Energy Recovery Systems Ltd demonstrated that coffee grounds are a profitable replacement for wood as a source for bioenergy.
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Proof of concept was achieved in this Feasibility project to improve the strength and water repellent properties of Cellucomp’s paper-based packaging materials.
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IBioIC awarded Innovation Funding to Roslin Tech and University of Edinburgh to work on this successful project, which resulted in significant cost reductions for the company and provided multiple opportunities for the university to present their research.
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Innovation funding from IBioIC enabled the project partners to test a new strategy to elucidate the natural production mechanisms used by Taxus brevifolia, also known as the Pacific Yew, and engineer them in faster growing plant cells, and propelled Green Bioactives technology readiness level from 3 to 7.
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In this successful project, Green Bioactives were able to access equipment which enabled them to detect their desired products and they can now further develop their cell lines and apply for funding to develop this aspect of the business.
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Dr Stuart Hannah was able to undertake training through the RSE EF which helped him take the business from spinout proposition to fully-fledged incorporated company supported by early stage funding from private VCs
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