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Keep up to date with the latest news from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology.

• Professor Nigel Scrutton appointed to BBSRC council

  18 Dec 2020

  Professor Nigel Scrutton, who heads up the EPSRC-funded UK Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub and the BBSRC Synthetic Biology Research Centre ...

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• Special celebration to mark the University receiving Queen's Anniversary Prize

  4 Sep 2020

  The MIB has been recognised as a UK centre of excellence that is making a global impact.

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• Scientists stick to spider silk for biodegradable alternative to traditional glue

  20 Jul 2020

  Scientists have successfully produced synthetic spider silk to create a new biodegradable glue alternative.

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• FreeUP from lockdown - an enterprising Manchester scientist could help workers monitor machines at home

  3 Jun 2020

  As employers look to safely open up their workplaces after the COVID-19 lockdown an enterprising scientist from The University of Manchester has ...

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• MIB receives Queen's Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace ceremony

  20 Feb 2020

  The ceremony was attended by University staff and students - as well as the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

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• Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicals

  25 Nov 2019

  A move towards a more sustainable bio-based economy has been given a new boost by researchers who have been able to simplify a process to transform ...

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• Queen’s Anniversary Prize awarded to Manchester Institute for Biotechnology for environmental research

  21 Nov 2019

  Pioneering expertise in Industrial Biotechnology at The University of Manchester has been recognised as a beacon of excellence and named a winner of ...

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• Manchester students win gold for non-allergenic hair-dye

  14 Nov 2019

  A team of students from The University of Manchester have won an award for genetically modifying bacteria to produce kinder hair-dyes.

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• Building blocks of all life gain new understanding

  23 Oct 2019

  New research on an enzyme that is essential for photosynthesis and all life on earth has uncovered a key finding in its structure which reveals how ...

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• Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oil

  17 Oct 2019

  Researchers from The University of Manchester are using synthetic biology to explore a more efficient way to produce the next generation of bio-based ...

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• China’s Science and Technology Minister visits University of Manchester

  17 Jul 2019

  China’s Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Wang Zhigang, got the full scope of The University of Manchester’s advanced materials research ...

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• Smell of skin could lead to early diagnosis for Parkinson's

  20 Mar 2019

  Scientists at The University of Manchester have found small molecules contained in a substance secreted by the skin, known as sebum, that are ...

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• Multimillion pound biotechnology research investment for Manchester

  13 Feb 2019

  The University of Manchester has been awarded £10million to launch a UK-wide biomanufacturing research hub that could pave the way for easier and ...

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