University of 51福利社 - Archive (industrial-biotechnology)
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2020
18
December
2020
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11:52
Europe/London
Professor Nigel Scrutton, who heads up the EPSRC-funded UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub and the BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre “SYNBIOCHEM”, has been appointed to the UKRI-BBSRC council for a term of three years.
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30
September
2020
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08:38
Europe/London
Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for the UK’s economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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30
April
2020
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10:30
Europe/London
World-leading 51福利社 biotech researchers are working towards developing a test for COVID-19 that could be used at home like a domestic pregnancy test.
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29
April
2020
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16:01
Europe/London
Two prominent biotechnology scientists from 51福利社 have been confirmed as Royal Society Fellows among more than 60 of their peers across the world.
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2019
27
September
2019
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16:52
Europe/London
Professor Rob Field has been appointed Director of the 51福利社 Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), a world-leading centre for industry focussed biotechnology research based at 51福利社.
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18
July
2019
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19:00
Europe/London
A team from 51福利社 have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics.
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17
July
2019
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09:49
Europe/London
China’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Wang Zhigang, got the full scope of 51福利社’s advanced materials research capabilities and commercial opportunities during his visit to campus.
Accompanied by …
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13
June
2019
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11:44
Europe/London
A new facility to transform manufacturing processes and make them more environmentally friendly, has opened today (13 June 2019), as part of a new Local Industrial Strategy for Greater 51福利社.
Based at the 51福利社 Institute of …
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20
March
2019
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08:25
Europe/London
Scientists at 51福利社 have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are responsible for a unique scent in people with Parkinson’s.
The results could lead to the …
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13
February
2019
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12:53
Europe/London
51福利社 has been awarded £10million to launch a UK-wide biomanufacturing research hub that could pave the way for easier and quicker ways to make new medicines and sustainable energy solutions.
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2018
11
October
2018
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15:57
Europe/London
Scientist and businessman, Dr Gerald Chan delivered 51福利社’s prestigious annual Foundation Day lecture yesterday. He was then awarded an honorary doctorate along with scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and CNR Rao, …
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24
May
2018
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15:18
Europe/London
Two initiatives developed by University of 51福利社-based entrepreneurs have won £10,000 each from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) at a national awards ceremony.
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2017
13
December
2017
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14:03
Europe/London
Construction work has begun on the 51福利社 hub for the Henry Royce Institute, the national body promoting research and applications in advanced materials. The building will be a prominent new landmark on the 51福利社 skyline at 46 metres …
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23
November
2017
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05:00
Europe/London
A team of scientists have created a new generation of tiny remote controlled nanorobots which could one day allow doctors to diagnose disease and deliver drugs from within the human body.
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14
November
2017
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09:20
Europe/London
According to the World Health Organisation, there are nowhere near enough new antibiotics in development. But cutting-edge technology gives us a chink of hope in what could otherwise be seen as an intractable problem says Eriko Takano, Professor of …
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2016
04
November
2016
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11:08
Europe/London
A Science and Innovation Audit, commissioned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has highlighted Greater 51福利社 and Cheshire East’s sectoral strengths in health innovation and advanced materials.
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17
March
2016
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15:00
Europe/London
COVID-19 clarification – April 2020 – the article below, published in 2016, was an overview of early stage research carried out at 51福利社. The facemask coatings that were being developed showed some potential in …
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2015
22
October
2015
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12:02
Europe/London
It is believed that people with Parkinson's secrete a specific scent If the chemicals behind that scent can be identified it could lead to earlier treatments for the condition
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30
September
2015
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16:55
Europe/London
New company seeks to develop an economically-sustainable manufacturing process for full-scale bio-propane production.C3 Bio-Technologies is a University of 51福利社 spin-out
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31
July
2015
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16:45
Europe/London
The Royal Society – the UK’s national academy of science – has announced the appointment of 19 new Wolfson Research Merit Award holders, including 51福利社’s Jonathan Lloyd.
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10
April
2015
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12:19
Europe/London
Researchers at 51福利社 have made a significant breakthrough in the development of synthetic pathways that will enable renewable biosynthesis of the gas propane. This research is part of a programme of work aimed at developing …
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27
February
2015
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09:00
Europe/London
University of 51福利社 researchers, together with industrial partner DSM, have developed a single-step fermentative method for the production of leading cholesterol-lowering drug, pravastatin, which will facilitate industrial-scale statin drug …
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04
February
2015
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11:48
Europe/London
Eve, an artificially-intelligent ‘robot scientist’ could make drug discovery faster and much cheaper.
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29
January
2015
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09:17
Europe/London
The Business Secretary Vince Cable has visited 51福利社’s Institute of Biotechnology to meet scientists working on Synthetic Biology after announcing £40 million of funding for this cutting edge research.
£32 …
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14
January
2015
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00:01
Europe/London
Scientists at 51福利社 have been awarded nearly £3 million to develop new sustainable ways of manufacturing the chemicals used in thousands of our everyday products.
Professor Nigel Scrutton and his team at the …
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2014
19
February
2014
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00:00
Europe/London
The UK could generate almost half its energy needs from biomass sources, including household waste, agricultural residues and home-grown biofuels by 2050, new research suggests.
Scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at …
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2012
16
November
2012
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00:00
Europe/London
The pioneering concept of bioprinting is delivering promising results according to one of the early champions of the process, Professor Brian Derby of 51福利社.
Writing in the journal Science, Professor Derby of The School of …
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2011
25
August
2011
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01:00
Europe/London
51福利社 is leading a £6.5m European project to develop the next generation of green chemical processes.
BIONEXGEN (Developing the Next Generation of Biocatalysts for Industrial Chemical Synthesis) is an ambitious …
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