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Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC)

26 September 202522 September 2025

Surviving the Valley of Death: a guide for bio-startups

What can biobased entrepreneurs do to give their startups the best start in life?

12 June 20255 June 2025

Scotland’s bioeconomy boosted by launch of £850,000 scale-up technology

The installation of a new fermenter will provide a significant boost for Scotland’s bioeconomy, offering the vital scale-up infrastructure that many companies need to take the next step

7 April 20251 April 2025

Scottish bioeconomy secures £5 million boost for innovation

Research and development initiatives designed to accelerate bio-based manufacturing in Scotland have received a £5 million funding boost through Innovate UK’s Launchpad programme

18 February 202513 February 2025

Innovation network gains 100 new members in less than a year

As well as support for startups, IBioIC bridges the gap between industry and Scotland’s academic expertise, with research support, skills development programmes, and access to bioprocess scale-up facility

30 January 202422 January 2024

IBioIC secures funding to continue growth of Scotland’s bioeconomy

The innovation centre is a key driver of Scotland’s National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology and will be enabled to continue the development of a greener economy and support Scotland’s transition to net zero

25 April 202320 April 2023

Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

University of Glasgow researchers to explore the use of tailored alginates to help develop batteries using biobased silicon as an alternative to the currently used graphite

7 March 20232 March 2023

Researchers sniff out opportunity for more ethical and eco-friendly perfume

Finding sustainable alternatives for ingredients and materials that go into commonly used products – such as perfume and fragrance

13 January 202310 January 2023

RGU’s daffodil research breakthrough could unlock new heart disease treatment

Daffodil’s bulbs, which produce a high-value alkaloid called galanthamine, are already used in the UK to treat Alzheimer’s disease but the results from this project could unlock the benefits of using all parts of the plant

21 November 202216 November 2022

Increased funding to mitigate rising costs of bioeconomy innovation

Scottish bioeconomy: Researchers are now invited to apply for the latest round of feasibility funding, with the deadline for proposals on 9th February

9 November 20224 November 2022

New heart disease treatment could stem from daffodils

Initial findings suggest alkaloids from daffodils could prevent cardiovascular disorders

17 June 202211 June 2022

Scotland’s industrial biotechnology sector anticipated to surpass £1 billion turnover milestone by 2025

Updated National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology outlines new ambitions for Scotland’s bioeconomy, including reaching a target of 220 companies operating in the sector and more than 4,000 employees by 2025

16 May 202211 May 2022

New study gives algal treatment the green light

A team of Scottish researchers has discovered that green LEDs could hold the key to extracting a valuable ingredient for natural health and wellbeing supplements from microalgae

28 January 202228 January 2022

Fish oils used to create key component for eco-friendly detergent

With funding support from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Eco Clean is aiming to develop a more sustainable alternative to traditionally petrochemical-based surfactants, which can be produced at scale

30 November 202125 November 2021

Sugar beet re-introduction could create hundreds of jobs and support Scotland’s net zero goals, new report

Domestic bioethanol supply could reduce carbon emissions by more than 280,000 tonnes annually

21 October 202119 October 2021

Research gives new meaning to fish-net stockings

Innovation project looks to create clothing fibres from seafood processing waste

25 June 202122 June 2021

New fund launched to support biotechnology spin-out

Funding will support researchers at Scottish universities to progress bio-based research and establish new companies in any relevant market

21 June 202116 June 2021

Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward

Crop harvested for first time in 50 years will support development of a bio-economy in Scotland

17 February 202112 February 2021

Scottish industrial biotechnology community hits combined turnover milestone

Companies approach £750 million and are on course to surpass 2025 target of £900 million

2 November 20209 September 2021

NNFCC joins 43 other signatories in open letter to UK government

Signatories are calling for the immediate banning of plastics containing additives to degradation

20 August 202019 August 2020

IBioIC launches bid to increase industrial biotech businesses by 100 in three years

Innovation body's Bioeconomy Cluster Builder aims to help firms unlock £8 million funding

5 September 20184 September 2018

ICT-BIOCHAIN Europe’s first Digital Innovation Hub for Circular Bioeconomy

New EU-project focuses on the development of efficient biomass supply chains for sustainable chemical production in bioeconomy regions across Europe

25 November 201623 November 2016

SynBio is gearing up

Synthetic Biology's large field of applications became apparent at the EFIB-conference in Glasgow, last October

9 November 20167 November 2016

Inside the Scottish bioeconomy

An interview with Roger Kilburn, CEO IBioIC Scotland

7 November 201615 February 2018

Landmark alliance launched to support the growth of the UK bioeconomy

The alliance seeks to significantly speed up the commercialisation of new green processes and products from biomass

3 November 20162 November 2016

3F Bio voted best speech and MetGen won the John Sime award at Efib 2016

Companies were acknowledged as industrial biotech leaders at this year’s European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy

17 June 201615 June 2016

Synthetic Biology – The next renewables frontier?

More and more interests focusing on microbial genome engineering tools for chemicals production

9 June 20168 September 2016

Who has won the the Bio-Based Innovation Awards (Europe) 2016?

Synprodo awards with "Greeny", the bio-based and compostable icebox for the Italian market

19 February 201518 February 2015

Roadmap set for Scottish biorefining industry through to 2025

Industry-led initiative agrees key actions to increase turnover to £900m by 2025

2 April 201431 March 2014

Scotland aims at playing a leading role in the £360 bln global industrial biotechnology market

New Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to become key element of the National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology

10 February 20147 February 2014

New industrial biotechnology innovation centre to create 1500 jobs

A new innovation centre for industrial biotechnology is forecast to increase IB related turnover to up to £3 billion by 2030, create 1500 jobs within five years and put Scotland at the forefront of a global transformation

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