MIB Fellowships day
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) is a dynamic, world-renowned interdisciplinary biotechnology research centre with a focus on engineering biology for a healthy and sustainable future. Embracing fundamental and applied...
SynbiTECH 2020
Join us at this years virtual SynbiTECH 2020 event (26th - 27th October) for innovators and experts in Synthetic Biology research, commercialisation, investment and policy making. Further details can be found here: https://www.synbitech.com
Engineering E. coli for de novo production of gatekeeper flavanones
Published in Synthetic Biology here we report the development of our E. coli production chassis for the key gatekeeper flavonoids: Naringenin, pinocembrin, eriodictyol and homoeriodictyol. We also demonstrate the first example of in vivo production of homoeridictyol directly from glycerol. This...
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology receives Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The University of Manchester's pioneering expertise in Industrial Biotechnology was recognised by the 2019 Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, which celebrates the MIB's work in developing disruptive bio-based technologies which will help transition chemicals manufacture...
Rapid prototyping of microbial production strains for the biomanufacture of potential materials monomers
SYNBIOCHEM's latest paper highlights the power of its D/B/T/L pipeline for bio-based production of industrial chemicals using synthetic biology. Here we benchmarked the capabilities of our biomanufacturing pipeline to enable rapid prototyping of microbial cell factories for the production of...
Outstanding SYNBIOCHEM Scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society
Congratulations to SYNBIOCHEM Directors Prof Nigel Scrutton and Prof Nicholas Turner, who have both been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society. The highly prestigious award is thanks to their pioneering contributions to scientific discovery in the field of industrial biotechnology. “I am very...
University of Manchester researchers collaborate with Zymergen at leading US science conference
Philip Shapira is co-organising a session at the prestigious 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle this week (Feb 2020) entitled "The Biological Engineering Revolution: Strategies for Sustainable Scale-up". The symposium is exploring the development and...
PhD Projects now available: BioDesign Engineering CDT
Eleven fully funded projects are now available for 2020 start with the BioDesign Engineering CDT. 3 exciting projects will be hosted by the University of Manchester. 1) Genome scrambling and biosensor technologies for production of high value chemicals in synthetic yeast (Chem@Sc2.0). 2) Design,...
Dual award PhD in Synthetic and Systems Biology
The University of Manchester and China's Tsinghua University have come together to offer a unique dual degree PhD programme in Synthetic and Systems Biology, with successful applicants spending four life-changing years across Manchester and Beijing. An opportunity to play a key role in developing...
iGEM team make the news
Following the success of our previous iGEM teams it is great to be able to report a Gold Medal award for our 2019 team! This years' team "Cutiful" modified E. coli bacteria to produce secretions that can colour, repair, straighten and fragrance hair. In addition to their visit to the jamboree in...