Nearly £850,000 of investment brings crucial infrastructure to Scotland for the first time

The funding, awarded to the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) through Scottish Enterprise, will support the purchase and installation of a 300-litre fermenter to be hosted at FlexBio – the innovation centre’s scale-up facility based at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has supported the growth of Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector by helping it to attract £35 million of additional funding for R&D, according to new figures revealed to mark its tenth anniversary.

A first of its kind sector benchmark report on diversity, equity, and inclusion from the UK BioIndustry Association (BiA) showed women occupy 51% of roles within the sector. However, while it is positive to see that the gender split has finally balanced out, the report highlighted a continued imbalance at C-suite and CEO level.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has been awarded long-term investment from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC), securing its position at the forefront of Scotland’s emerging bioeconomy.

IBioIC’s CEO Mark Bustard takes a look at how the recently opened Launchpad programme could help Scotland achieve our Net Zero ambitions.

Regional clusters of innovation across the UK backed by £75 million that will boost local economies and pioneer game-changing solutions from healthcare to net zero.

A team of Scottish researchers is exploring a new process that could see plastic waste from industrial processes used to manufacture pharmaceuticals for neurological conditions, in what is believed to be a world first.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has seen its membership base grow to more than 150, as more organisations become part of Scotland’s burgeoning bioeconomy

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has appointed a new senior business engagement manager to support the growth of the Highlands and Islands’ bioeconomy.

The process of creating cultivated – or lab grown – meat is seen as a key way of decarbonising the global food production system due to its lower land, water, and nutrient footprints. Although a nascent industry, the market for cultivated meat products is expected to reach £21.2 billion by 2030. This presents a range of opportunities for early stage companies to scale up towards commercialisation.

The total investment by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) and its members and partners in green skills has reached £25 million, supporting Scotland’s transition to net zero as well as biotech research initiatives.

Fishing businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal communities will benefit from Marine Fund Scotland’s latest round of funding.

In a global first, marine growth found on the legs, known as jackets, of decommissioned oil and gas platforms could form the basis of new novel livestock and aquaculture feeds, as researchers look at ways to reuse the material, which can include seaweed, mussels and corals.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a new call for funded feasibility studies, with an increased grant limit reflecting the rising costs of crucial early-stage research and development activities across the bioeconomy.

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has appointed a new senior business engagement manager to accelerate the growth of Scotland’s bioeconomy and achieve ambitious targets set out in the National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology.

Early-stage companies bringing new products and services into Scotland’s bioeconomy are to be offered free support through Biotech Innovators – a new accelerator programme that will provide SMEs, spinouts and start-ups with access to commercial and technical expertise.

This year’s Scottish EDGE IBioIC award has gone to Edinburgh-based Lentitek Ltd, a provider of next-generation cancer therapy treatment CAR-T. The firm, founded by Adam Inche, received a total of £100,000 at the award ceremony last night.

Scotland’s industrial biotechnology community is exceeding growth expectations and is on track to achieve annual turnover of £1.2bn by 2025, according to a refreshed strategy being launched at the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre’s (IBioIC) annual conference today (June 6th).

A new group to support gender diversity and support women working in the field of synthetic biology will launch on International Women’s Day 2022.

Applications are invited from IBioIC members to present a poster at the CHEMUK exhibition in Birmingham 11/12 May 2022