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Climate Change: Innovation is the Key to Preservation
A long-anticipated report on Climate Change was released by the UN earlier this week. The report, written by the IPCC, outlines the state of the current climate with regards to CO2 emissions. The IPCC also sets out four plans for keeping CO2 below 1.5%, a...
Feature: Why £1.5 million Thetford roundabout could be the start of something bigger
A market town on the South-west border of Norfolk could be the location of a revolution in the Agri-Tech and Biotech sectors. A 44-acre plot in Thetford has been allocated to the development of an enterprise centre for the past 30 years, but the project...
John Innes Centre Secures £1.2 million Funding for Pea Project
A research group at the John Innes Centre have been awarded £1.2 million from the BBSRC to fund trials of their new grass pea varieties across Sub-Saharan Africa. The grass pea is the epitome of a double-edged sword. A high-protein crop which is resistant to drought,...
FEATURE: Get involved with Norwich Biomakers
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 John Innes Centre, UEA and the Earlham institute in order to share skills...
FEATURE: Norwich Super Camera to target deadly cancers
Norwich-based pioneering company Invisible Vision are working with the University of Oxford to deploy their latest super camera in the new Rosalind Franklin Institute. Invisible Vision was founded in 2007 by Mark Riches, expert super imaging entrepreneur. More...
FEATURE: GoBio concept identifies Innovative opportunities for Briar Chemicals
ABOUT BRIAR chemicals Briar Chemicals is situated on the Sweet Briar industrial estate, and has 46-ha site, with 13.6 ha available for development, this could be developed into warehousing space, or manufacturing space for new product types. Briar chemicals already...
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...
Innovative technology to improve quality of life for COPD sufferers
Glyconics is a Cambridge-based start-up company that specialises in point-of-care testing to improve efficiency in health care. Glyconics is an innovative leader in the field, that uses infrared spectroscopy to analyse samples for markers of disease for a wide range...