Drochaid Research Services Ltd have been working in conjunction with Natural Scottish Wax in a project funded by Highland and Islands Enterprise, to use Drochaid’s expertise and capability to build an understanding of the suitability of locally sourced vegetable oil as a sustainable and alternative feedstock to replace fossil-based hydrocarbon waxes in the textile industry.

Celignis have launched a new bioprocess optimisation service that reduces the time and financial costs compared with conventional optimisation approaches.

NCIMB Ltd.’s 40th anniversary is going to be an exciting year for the company. We will be moving to new bespoke premises, and I will be handing over the reins to a new CEO.

Leading developer and operator of environmental technology solutions, SEM, headquartered in Aberdeen, has announced the appointment of Adrian Morley as their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as the business is poised for significant global growth.

BKW Instruments launched their new Gas Calibration facility in Manchester. The new facility expands on BKW’s existing suit of services which include liquid flowmeter, pressure, and temperature calibrations. The expansion of their calibration capabilities supplements their in-house manufacturing facility in which they design and engineering process instrumentation assemblies for Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level and Valve applications.

Dundee-based life sciences firm, Cellexus, have partnered with Castleford-based Verder Liquids to provide pumps to be used for the acid / base pump included as standard with their CellMaker Plus and Low Flow bioreactor systems.

Dundee-based biotechnology firm Cellexus are gearing up to approach new markets with the appointment of Fiona Bellot as Sales Director.

The winners of the seventh Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards have been announced during an online celebration of game-changing innovation.

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.

TWO independent Scottish companies have come together to speed up the development of medicines, vaccines, and key ingredients for reducing antibiotic resistance.

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.