New technique unveiled
Scientists have developed a new way to genetically engineer bacteria called Clostridia.
While certain Clostridia are the causative agents of diseases such as antibiotic-associated diarrhoea or food-borne botulism, the vast majority are harmless and can...
Strong EU ‘crucial to UK chemical industry’
Chemical businesses across the UK have voiced their need for a strong European Union economy to their manufacturing operations.
The latest Chemical Industries Association (CIA) survey of member companies, showed that total sales volumes and...
Cable development
A team of scientists has developed a new approach for the preparation of a coaxial cable 50,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair.
The miniscule wire – comprising a carbon nanotube located...
Energy project success
UK technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, the Centre for Process Innovation, has announced that the SeaGas collaboration has successfully harvested a 20 tonne batch of seaweed, the largest harvest of farmed seaweed in...
Collaboration on track
Arecor, the Centre for Process Innovation and FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies have announced that their collaboration project ‘Improving Downstream Operation through Formulation Innovation’ has successfully completed its initial rounds of downstream performance testing.
The aim of...
Award for Megan
A high-flying chemistry student has received a national award for her scientific work after impressing judges for two years in a row.
Megan Todd, 22, was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Industry Technician...
Team uses light to drill holes in membranes
Motorised molecules driven by light have been used to drill holes in the membranes of individual cells and, according to the team behind the work, show promise for either bringing therapeutic agents into the...
Small is beautiful
Researchers have developed the world’s thinnest metallic nanowire, which could be used to miniaturise many of the electronic components we use every day.
The researchers, from the Universities of Cambridge and Warwick, have developed a...
Company signs up
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world leading developer and manufacturer of biologics-based medicines, has taken 15,000 sq ft of space at The Wilton Centre on Teesside on a new ten-year lease.
The company is expanding its...
New structure is created
A team of scientists from the University of Bristol have designed a new protein structure.
The chemists and biochemists from the Bristol BioDesign Institute say the new research will help to design small proteins and...