All the news from recent months New research shines a light on life after death In a ground-breaking study published in Nature Communications, researchers have revealed a surprising twist on the biological processes associated with death. Physics of Biological Systems Workshop runs for second year After the success of the pilot event last year, the second edition of the International Workshop “Physics of Biological Systems” organized by the Higgs Centre for Theoretical Physics that will take place 27-29 of May, 2025, in Edinburgh. New spinout Concinnity Genetics raises £3m for gene control systems for advanced therapeutics Gene control company Concinnity Genetics, recently spun out of the University of Edinburgh, has raised £3 million in an oversubscribed seed funding round that included Old College Capital (OCC) - the University of Edinburgh’s in-house venture investment fund. New spinout Trogenix unveils revolutionary cancer treatment platform New University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix has unveiled a novel technology platform that achieves unprecedented precision in targeting aggressive cancers, starting with brain cancer. Edinburgh iDEC Team Success The undergraduate team won best presentation and silver awards for their project on the directed evolution of proteins for enhanced adhesion to plastics Morality Calculus Bioart Installation Morality Calculus is a provocative bioart installation by artist Yuning Chen that interrogates the prevalent mechanistic view of life in synthetic biology, in collaboration with biologist Dr. Elise Cachat. When Physics Meets Biology The international workshop “Physics of Biological Cells: From Molecules to Populations”, took place in Edinburgh on May 14-16 2024. Engineering Biology R&D Awards £13.5 million was recently announced for 48 engineering biology R&D projects Success with Engineering Biology Mission Awards Centre members are collaborating in three of the announced awards Game-changing gene therapies are focus of £14m research hub The University is to establish a new research and innovation hub focused on developing gene therapies to help treat or cure disease. This article was published on 2024-06-17
