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A key aspiration of the Future BRH is to work with SMEs to evaluate and develop innovative technologies towards biomanufacturing applications. With this goal in  mind, Research Fellows Dr Itziar Penafiel and Dr Sebastian Cosgrove have started a collaborative project...

The Future BRH is delighted to be co-hosting KTN’s Bioplastics Workshop at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology on 26 November.  The workshop titled New functional materials as alternatives to short lived plastics used in construction and horticulture, aims to...

We are pleased to announce that two new Future BRH Research fellow positions have now been advertised.  These 2 new positions (based at The University of Manchester) will work closely with the Spoke institutions (particularly UCL and Nottingham): Position 1: Upstream...

A team from The University of Manchester, led by Future BRH and SYNBIOCHEM scientist Professor Eriko Takano,  have engineered a common gut bacterium to produce a new class of antibiotics by using robotics. These antibiotics, known as class II polyketides, are also...

At Future BRH we are currently advertising for two Research Fellows to work on Techno-Economic Analysis/Life Cycle analysis and fermentation/process scale-up, based at the MIB, University of Manchester. To find out more and apply, please...

We are pleased to announce that two new Future BRH Research Fellow positions have now been advertised. The positions are based at University College London's Department of Biochemical Engineering, a key spoke of the Future BRH.  To read more and apply, please see the...

To mark the launch of the Future BRH, a two day event was held at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology on 19 and 20 June. The event was attended by over 150 leading academics and business leaders, plus regional and national policymakers to help map out a shared...

Greg Clark MP (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) formally announced the Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub as part of a visit to the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology where he was involved in the launch of the Greater Manchester...

On the 19 June 2019 the Future BRH will be holding a launch event at the University of Manchester. Anyone interested in finding out more about UK biomanufacturing and the Future BRH is welcome to attend. The Future BRH vision is to develop innovative technologies for...

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