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See below for more information about opportunities and developments relating to biotech and the bioeconomy in our region.
Latest news
FEATURE: UoS shortlisted for international award
University of Suffolk (UoS) Biotechnology research unit have been shortlisted for a prestigious prize, the Cultivating Excellence award 2018, by RegMedNet. This is significant as this is an international award decided by a panel of judges to celebrate excellence in...
GoBio identifies Innovative opportunities for Briar Chemicals
Opportunities for Briar Chemicals As outlined in a GoBio opportunity insight paper for Briar Chemicals, GoBio propose 3 opportunity areas for Briar. These include: batch to continuous production, process intensification and Innovation of assets and...
News Round-up
Giant Glasshouse to use hydroponics for tomatoes in Suffolk Sterling Suffolk Ltd have rapidly constructed their mega-greenhouse structure for rapid growing tomatoes. To grow crops quickly they will use hydroponic growing technology. The mega-greenhouse is...
Local company Colorifix, recognised for sustainable impact on fashion industry
The fashion industry is the second most wasteful in the world, and people are starting to notice. One area of noticeable inefficiency is the textile dyeing process. This process requires enormous amounts of water, using over six trillion litres of water...
News Round-up
Bugs for babies: new probiotic milk treatment Dr Hall’s group at the Quadram Institute have formulated a probiotic milk treatment for premature babies. This will help populate their gut microbiome with the good bacteria they would not normally acquire due...
PBD Biotech expanding horizons
Suffolk-based PBD Biotech have received £125,000 from New Anglia Capital to expand its work into Canadian markets. PBD Biotech develops and commercialises Actiphage testing to identify TB cases quickly in cattle. This was based on technology to test for TB...
Student Stories
A student’s view on the opportunities in the biotech industry Our new intern Alice, working with GoBio, is a first year PhD student based at UEA and has given her perspective of the biotech industry in the eastern region. The biotech industry is a...
Norwich Biomakers
Norwich Biomakers: building solutions to biological challenges Norwich Biomakers is an exciting open group that brings together academics and non-academics ranging from biologists, technologists, electronics, software and creatives students and staff from...