Synthetic Biology: Recent Trends & Research

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News and Trends 11 May 2016

Artificial enzymes to be developed in Munich with new Synbio Programme

Biological systems that could produce insulin out of greenhouse gas – this is one of the goals of the new €11.5M Synthetic Biology programme, at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The Technical University of Munich (TUM) has many research highlights, including CAR-T research with impressive results. It has recently created the TUM School of Bioengineering […]

May 11, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 4 May 2016

How the UK is Engineering Bacteria to produce Propane for Greener Fuels

Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology are working in engineering a microbe capable of producing propane – an increasingly important fuel. Propane is an emerging fuel, used from heating to transport fuel. Therefore, producing it via synthetic biology has been a major target in the biofuel field to be Greener. This is especially because biobased propane it’s a […]

May 4, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 4 May 2016

Feel like investing in Bio-Lighting? Here’s your chance

Glowee is bringing its bioluminescent bacteria back to crowdfunding, after raising €41k on Ulule. It is now after €645k to break into the industry – and anyone can invest in them. Glowee is a French start-up that is developing alternative lighting – with bioluminescent bacteria. This bacteria was genetically engineered to express proteins of marine […]

May 4, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 21 Apr 2016

New CRISPR Tool can cut RNA too: Gene Editing just got even Easier!

The research team led by Emannuelle Charpentier, co-discoverer of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, has found that a new CRISPR system can also cleave RNA. Amazingly simple! The discovery of the CRISPR/Cas9 system revolutionised Biotechnology, unlocking a kind of ‘Golden age’ for gene editing – with a wide-reaching impact from therapeutics to SynBio. So, it’s no wonder that […]

April 21, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 20 Apr 2016

What’s the deal with Lactose free yogurt in Denmark?

Novozymes, the European leader for Industrial Biotech, has had a good start to 2016. It has now launched some new ideas, including for lactose-free food products. Novozymes is a giant in the production of enzymes, an important player in the ‘traditional Biotech’ biocatalysis revolution and a cornerstone in the Danish Biotech scene. The company has now released its financial […]

April 20, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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Best in Biotech 18 Apr 2016

Who are France’s Young Innovators in Biotech and Medicine this year?

The MIT Technology Review has released it’s next generation of best and brightest in French Tech. This also includes a surprising number of Biotech entrepreneurs… The 2016 cohort of French innovators under 35 will now join the ranks of many high risers in the Biotech industry, many of which have gone on to secure funding and […]

April 18, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 14 Apr 2016

European Biotech teams up with US Navy to engineer Military Materials

Evolva will join the US Navy to make new materials with its biosynthetic molecules – which could make it into aircrafts and ships. Evolva is a Synthetic biology Biotech headquartered near Basel (Switzerland), but with offices and R&D also in Denmark. It has developed its yeast platform to produce high-value chemicals via fermentation. So far, […]

April 14, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 11 Apr 2016

Modern Biotechnology is Now 40 – Happy Birthday!

Genentech has turned 40 years old this month – quite a milestone for the pioneer of modern biotechnology, which is still rocking it in San Francisco, US. It all began with an experiment conducted by a team led by Herbert Boyer of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), studying antibiotic resistance plasmids in E. […]

April 11, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 9 Apr 2016

BioArt & Genomic Gastronomy: Glowing Sushi, ‘Smog Tasting’ and Gamma Gardens

The Center for Genomic Gastronomy in Dublin (Ireland) curates an unusual type of BioArt which makes us think about how we see food and technology – through fluorescent sushi, ‘Smog candy’ and radiation-bred sauces. Describing themselves as an ‘artist-led think tank‘, the Center for Genomic Gastronomy (CGG for short) is making witty projects that range from cook-offs and […]

April 9, 2016 - 5 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 29 Mar 2016

The CRISPR ‘Crew’ continues World Tour of Scientific Prize Collection

CRISPR remains in the spotlight as the scientific discovery of the century. A long list of ‘inventors’ have been awarded the Canada Gairdner Awards, which recognise innovative biomedical research. The Gairdner Foundation (Canada) has chosen its 2016 picks for the ‘world’s best and brightest’ research in the biomedical sciences. The lucky winners this year work […]

March 29, 2016 - 4 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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News and Trends 28 Mar 2016

Infographic: A Handy Guide to the European Synthetic Biology Startup Scene

The rise of Synthetic biology has radicalised how the biotech industry innovates, develops and invests. Here is an infographic put together by SynBioBeta (the ‘Activity hub for the SynBio industry’). Synbio is now an essential source of research, particularly in the Greentech field. For example, Deinove (France) has signed major partnerships with the US on Synbio […]

March 28, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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News and Trends 22 Mar 2016

The ‘Lunch Box’ sized Laboratory for Biohackers, Educators and Artists

Bento Bio is a London SynBio start-up founded around the Bento Lab; designed to include all the major components needed for a field laboratory, but with a sleek (and frankly, very good looking) interface. I met Philipp Boeing at a ‘Digital Biology’ (Do-it-yourself) meet-up in Berlin a couple months back, where the biohacking community would come […]

March 22, 2016 - 7 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

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