Aberdeen-based biotechnology company NCIMB has kicked-off a new research project to demonstrate novel enzyme technology with an exciting array of potential applications in the pharmaceutical, food & drink and environmental sectors. The work is being supported with a Bio-based Manufacturing in Scotland grant from Innovate UK.

Addressing heavy metal pollution is one of the most hotly contested areas of environmental research. Several individual treatments, namely, physical, chemical, and biological are being utilised to remove heavy metals from the environment – but they all face challenges in terms of sustainability, expensiveness and in-situ treatment failure. In this article, Leigh Cassidy discusses SEM’s latest approach to the issue.

Carbogenics has announced the opening of their new cutting-edge site, dedicated to the production of their flagship product, CreChar, set to revolutionise the anaerobic digestion (AD) market.

A Scottish startup using seaweed as the base for natural fabric dyes could help fashion and textiles manufacturers improve sustainability and reduce their reliance on petrochemical-derived colourings. 

An Edinburgh-based startup is exploring a new technology that could create gluten-safe food products, such as bread, while retaining the taste and texture of the real thing.

IBioIC members have been successful in the £12 million REforMM CR&D competition from @UK Research and Innovation. Successful organisations will complete collaborative R&D projects to de-risk new approaches to improve resource efficiency.

Prozymi Biolabs Ltd and the University of Edinburgh win Innovation of the Year – sponsored by HGF Ltd at the Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards for developing a pipeline for identification and characterisation of novel gluten-degrading enzymes.

Aberdeen-based biotechnology company NCIMB is teaming up with innovative Newcastle University Spinout GitLife Biotech in a 12-month project that will investigate the therapeutic potential of gut microbes. The project aims to develop a new class of therapeutics based on living bacteria to prevent or treat disease. The work has been funded by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Innovate UK has recently awarded almost £600,000 in funding to a consortium led by the UK-based green technology company Sonichem to support its new groundbreaking project called CARMA – carbon-neutral agroforestry-derived resins to materials for automotive applications.

The Europe, a high-performance dinghy originally designed over 80 years ago, is now at the forefront of a revolution in biomaterials which will reduce the carbon footprint in sailing. Over the last year and a half, UK-based Sustainable Sailing has been building 75% biobased composite rudders and stocks for the Europe class.

The team at Sustainable Sailing are celebrating after winning the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) Start-Up of the Year Award 2023.

Scientific Industries, Inc. (OTCQB:SCND), a life sciences tool provider and a developer of digitally simplified bioprocessing products, is proud to announce the launch of the expansion of its DOTS Platform with the new MPS reader and DO Sensor Pills.

MI:RNA Diagnostics were announced winners of the ‘Business to Watch’ 2023 category at the Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2023 in Glasgow on the 26th October.

NiTech Solutions has announced that its continuous technology has been successfully deployed by Croda in a new process that cuts cycle times to just two minutes instead of 10 hours, also giving major cost and carbon savings.

E.V.A Biosystems, an early stage bioplastics company within IBioIC’s Biotech Innovators accelerator program, has been awarded a prestigious Scottish Enterprise SMART: SCOTLAND grant.

Roslin Technologies, a life science company in Edinburgh focused on cultivated meat, has announced the appointment of Dr Deepika Rajesh to the role of Chief Scientific Officer. Deepika brings a wealth of stem cell experience to the company. Her appointment reflects Roslin Technologies’ commitment to advancing its animal stem cell platform for the emerging cultivated meat sector and ensures that robust science is at the heart of the company.  

Scottish biotechnology innovator, MiAlgae, a producer of sustainable Omega-3 rich ingredients from algae, has announced new additions to its growing team. Supporting skills development and training opportunities, the company recently welcomed two eager Foundation Apprentices on board, in addition to three PhD students who are currently completing placements. 

Glasgow diagnostics spinout Microplate Dx has closed a £2.5M seed funding round to develop its point-of-care diagnostic platform which can confirm the presence of bacteria and guide a patient’s doctor to effective treatment by rapidly identifying effective antibiotics to use and which ones to avoid.

New technology could provide a sustainable boost for the renewables and manufacturing sectors, following the development of a new process for recycling machinery at the end of its lifecycle.

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.