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

A new fund has been launched by IBioIC to enable biotech companies to access specialist facilities, equipment and resources that will help to expand Scotland’s bioeconomy and unlock opportunities for growth.

With six-figure funding support from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Eco Clean is aiming to develop a more sustainable alternative to traditionally petrochemical-based surfactants, which can be produced at scale.

From March 2022, there’s a unique opportunity for all businesses connected to aquaculture or animal health to accelerate their ideas for new products, services or start-up ventures.

Cambridge-based agritech startup Better Origin will supply 10 insect farming containers to Morrisons’ free range egg farms to reduce the use of soya. The rollout is a big step in helping Morrisons achieve their Net Zero targets and becoming the first supermarket to launch carbon neutral eggs.

The second close of Oceanium’s Seed II fundraise raises further c. $1 million and is 35% oversubscribed for the round, with Green Angel Syndicate investing more than in the first round.

The Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst fund has been launched by Interface and Scottish Government to support Scotland as a leading destination for inward investment aligned with our values as a nation.

BioAccelerate, AberInnovation’s investment-readiness accelerator programme for early-stage businesses and startups, is back for a fourth time and seeking ambitious innovations to join its 2022 cohort.

Selected by the prestigious EIC Accelerator Pilot, ALTAR secures 10.3 million euros to accelerate its development.

Growing sugar beet in Scotland and processing the crop at a purpose-built biorefinery facility initially producing bioethanol could support thousands of jobs and make a significant contribution to the country’s net zero ambitions, according to a study funded by Scottish Enterprise and produced by IBioIC.

Dyneval, the Roslin-based biotechnology start-up, has secured more than £1.8 million of funding from investors as it expands its team and gears up to launch its first product at the start of 2022.

A boost has been delivered to Scotland’s emerging bioeconomy thanks to a new partnership announced between IBioIC and Scottish Government-backed Zero Waste Scotland, the country’s circular economy experts.

Beta Bugs Ltd announces the launch of a new insect farming industry publication, Beta Buzz.

The Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards, now it its seventh year, launched today (28 October, 2021) to find and celebrate the exceptional work achieved through academic and business partnerships.

With the UN’s Climate Change summit (COP26) due to take place in Glasgow next month, the world’s focus is rapidly turning to arguably the greatest challenge to ever face mankind.

Having successfully launched their first test on September 1st 2021, Scottish spin out company MI:RNA Ltd now have their sights set on adapting their ground breaking technology for early detection of Johne’s disease in cattle, a chronic wasting condition which is currently incurable.

AberInnovation celebrated its official opening on Thursday 21 October 2021 in a ceremony presided over by the Right Honourable Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales.

Holiferm, the award-winning University of Manchester biotech spin out, is set to elevate its work in developing eco-friendly biosurfactants following a significant first close of an investment boost to build a commercial biosurfactant plant.

A team of Scottish researchers is exploring a new bio-based process that could see fish processing waste used to create one of the key components in the production of nylon, in what is believed to be a global first.

The ECP takes place for the sixth time since 2017 in uninterrupted sequence.