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Future BRH and University of Manchester scientists have successfully produced synthetic spider silk to create a new biodegradable glue alternative. The synthetic spider silk glue works as well as commercially available adhesives without being environmentally harmful....

Future Director Nigel Scrutton and Director of Commercialisation Dr Kirk Malone discuss the green potential of biotechnologies in a New Statesman article published online today. Read the article here. The article comes ahead of a New Statesman online panel discussion...

Join the New Statesman for an online panel discussion and live Q&A, sponsored by the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology at The University of Manchester, exploring the role of biotechnology in improving sustainability and collaboration with industries. Register...

Congratulations to Future BRH academic Dr Anthony Green, who has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize for the design and evolution of enzymes using an expanded genetic code. Anthony’s research group develop disruptive enzyme...

Congratulations to Future BRH Director Prof Nigel Scrutton and Future BRH academic 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...

This position provides an opportunity to join the University of Manchester’s Synthetic Biology Research Centre SYNBIOCHEM: a Centre of Excellence for the Synthetic Biology of fine and speciality chemicals production that is harnessing synthetic biology approaches for...

 NCIMB provide a number of microbiological and analytical service solutions to various industrial sectors, including synthetic biology and industrial biotechnology.  They are launching a series of blogs to highlight these services to the community.  To read the latest...

The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) has collected a prestigious award at a special ceremony held at Buckingham Palace today (Thursday, 20 February).Staff and students from The University of Manchester attended the event in London, where they were presented...

The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology will be hosting the SynbiCITE 4-day ‘More Business Acumen’ course “Building a Synthetic Biology-rich Biotech Business from Scratch” 2 – 5th March.  This is a highly regarded course that develops the entrepreneurship skills of...

MIB has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its sustained and outstanding work in the area of Industrial Biotechnology. The Prize is the highest national honour awarded in UK further and higher education, and recognises the MIB’s leading...