2 September 202229 August 2022 Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet’s plastic problem Manchester researchers have reported a new enzyme engineering platform that can quickly improve the properties of plastic degrading enzymes to help make them more suitable for plastic recycling at large scales
7 November 20196 November 2019 Biofuels could be made from bacteria that grow in seawater rather than from crude oil The breakthrough behind this approach is the ability to re-engineer the microbe’s genome and create different types of high value chemical compounds
22 June 201519 June 2015 Mould unlocks new route to biofuels Scientists at The University of Manchester have made an important discovery that forms the basis for the development of new applications in biofuels and the sustainable manufacturing of chemicals
26 January 201523 January 2015 UK: £3 million grant for cutting edge biotechnology Scientists at The University of Manchester have been awarded nearly £3 million to develop new sustainable ways of manufacturing the chemicals used in thousands of our everyday products
