Unlocking the Potential of Fast DNA Synthesis
While the price and speed of reading DNA have dropped massively, writing DNA fast and…
20/03/2019 - 4 minutes
Synthetic biology
Life in Bioplastic, it’s More Fantastic
Plastic is the staple material of modern life, and a sustainable future will need bioplastics.…
14/01/2019 - 10 minutes
How to Scale up in Biotech
Scaling up is a problem a lot of biotechs find difficult, both in terms of…
10/01/2019 - 9 minutes
Easy as ATCG: Commercialization of DNA as Data Storage
You could be storing information in DNA sooner than you might think. Although the technology…
11/12/2018 - 5 minutes
Biohacking: Democratization of Science or Just a Quirky Hobby?
The biohacking movement is making scientific research accessible to everyone under the form of low-cost…
07/11/2018 - 5 minutes
Meet the Entrepreneurs Doing Biotech from Shipping Containers in London
Creative biotech startups are brewing inside a shipping container park that offers affordable research space…
16/09/2018 - 6 minutes
This Bulletproof Skin is Made of Goat Milk Spider Silk
Jalila Essaïdi is a Dutch artist and entrepreneur focused on biotech applications of spider silk,…
30/07/2018 - 3 minutes
Meet the German Biotech Behind Adidas’ Biodegradable Shoes
The synbio company AMSilk is drawing inspiration from nature to produce sustainable materials for applications…
04/06/2018 - 5 minutes
Sugar-Munching Microbes Put the ‘Eco’ into the Dyeing Industry
The commercial dyeing industry is not known for being eco-friendly, which is something that PILI…
24/05/2018 - 5 minutes
Can DIY Biology Ever Become a Big Player in Biotech?
Alongside university research and industry R&D, a third, parallel community actively uses tools and methods…
24/04/2018 - 6 minutes
How is Biotech Putting a Spring into the Step of Sportsmen and Women Around the World?
Biotech has helped the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal to return to fitness…
19/03/2018 - 6 minutes
French VC Raises the Biggest Green Biotech Fund in the World
Update (15/03/2018): Sofinnova Partners has closed its fund Industrial Biotech I at €125M, making it…
15/03/2018 - 3 minutes
