News 2020

ŌGI Bio, a University of Edinburgh start-up company, is developing affordable and innovative solutions for automation and analysis of microbial culturing (bacteria, yeast or algae).

Two SynthSys researchers have won a total of ~£500k from the UK Government to use cutting edge biotechnology to produce high-value chemicals.

Dr Tilo Kunath, of the UK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic Biology, and Dr Asuka Morizane of Kyoto University have won funding from the MRC and Japan Agency for Medical Research (AMED) in an exciting project to non-invasively monitor human stem cells differentiating into dopaminergic neural cells in a dish.

A new research collaboration led by Professor Dominic Campopiano, School of Chemistry and a member of SynthSys, is one of 14 new projects recently funded via a joint call through the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences and the BBSRC.

SynthSys members bagged five of the seven inaugural Principal’s Innovation Awards receiving £10,000 each to develop their ideas further.

A new publication explores the impacts of collaborations between art and science designed to explore what responsible research and innovation (RRI) really means.

The pioneering work carried out by the UK Centre for Mammalian Synthetic Biology has led to the creation of an exciting new biotech company.

Nylon manufacture could be revolutionised by the discovery that bacteria can make a key chemical involved in the process, without emitting harmful greenhouse gases.

The resilience and yields of food crops worldwide could be improved by a new technique that monitors the growth of plant roots, scientists say.

Let’s raise a virtual glass to celebrate some good news in these troubling times.

Prof Susan Rosser, has been awarded £250k to explore the commercial potential of a novel enzyme that could transform the market for next generation vaccines.

Prof Lynne Regan, Dr Mathew Horrocks and their teams have developed a novel super-resolution technique for live cell imaging using reversible peptide-protein interactions.

Covid-19 information has been made available in languages from around the world.

Each year, The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more brain researchers who have had a ground-breaking impact on brain research. 

Dr Katherine Dunn, SynthSys PI, has been coordinating Covid-19-related activities in the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh.

COVID19 lockdown measures have been implemented in more than 160 countries worldwide, affecting lives of billions of people. Schools will remain closed for months, and pupils around the globe are missing the practical and interactive aspect of learning.

On February 5th and 6th, Scotland’s Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre celebrated it’s 6th Annual general Conference in Glasgow with over 500 delegates.

The University of Edinburgh has officially become a member of the Supergen Bioenergy Hub which works with academia, industry, government and societal stakeholders to develop sustainable bioenergy systems that support the UK’s transition to an affordable, resilient, low-carbon energy future.