9 January 20253 January 2025 Besiedelung des Mars: Forscher schlagen Beton aus Blut und Urin vor Ein Forschungsteam der Universität Manchester macht einen schweißtreibenden Vorschlag: Menschliche Kolonien auf dem Mars könnten mit dem Blut der Menschen gebaut werden, die sie errichten
31 July 202426 July 2024 Scientific journal to cover Carbios’ enzyme-embedded, ‘home-compostable’ PLA Carbios Active is the real-life application of Carbios’ expertise in enzyme optimization and polymer science
22 March 202419 March 2024 Sustainable plastics from agricultural waste EPFL scientists have developed a sustainable method to make high-performance plastics from agricultural leftovers, turning them into valuable materials
Nachhaltige Kunststoffe aus landwirtschaftlichen Abfällen Die Produktion dieser Materialien wird nun vom EPFL-Spin-off Bloom Biorenewables hochgefahren, um sie auf den Markt zu bringen
12 December 20237 December 2023 The University of Manchester and Shell partner to bring more sustainable chemical manufacturing to market The SuCCEED project will look to find new ways of manufacturing the chemicals needed for many every-day products through industrial biotechnology routes
21 April 202318 April 2023 Three ways to solve the plastics pollution crisis Researchers are studying how more-sophisticated policies, smarter recycling and new materials could stem the tide of waste
23 September 202220 September 2022 Hydrogen produced from air could provide low-carbon fuel in deserts Device using solar power to capture water from the air could make hydrogen production viable in places such as central Australia and the Middle East
“Direktelektrolyse”: Forscher produzieren Wasserstoff aus Luftfeuchtigkeit Ein solarbetriebenes Modul, um der Luft das Wasser zu entziehen, könnte die Wasserstoffproduktion auch an Orten wie Zentralaustralien oder im Mittleren Osten rentabel machen
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 July 20225 July 2022 Scientists Discover “Holy Grail of Catalysis” – Converting Methane Into Methanol Using Light The method involves a continuous flow of methane/oxygen-saturated water over a novel metal-organic framework (MOF) catalyst
20 May 202216 May 2022 European Farmland May Be the Biggest Global Reservoir of Microplastics Researchers from the University of Cardiff estimate that microplastics removed from raw sewage at wastewater treatment plants make up roughly 1% of the sewage sludge commonly used as a fertiliser across Europe
29 November 202124 November 2021 The SHIKIFACTORY100 – Modular cell factories for the production of 100 compounds from the shikimate pathway Cell metabolism includes hundreds of crosslinked metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the shikimate route
10 November 20215 November 2021 Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood Scientists at The University of Manchester have now developed a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts
Bioverbundwerkstoff für Marsexpeditionen: Forscher entwickeln Baustoff mit Blut und Urin Wie baut man ein Haus auf dem Mars? Forscher haben einen Baustoff entwickelt, den Astronauten vor Ort selbst produzieren können
15 September 202110 September 2021 Publication in Nature Communications of a paper describing the mechanism of enzymes yielding renewable isobutene First time that a member of a widespread enzyme family has been repurposed to yield isobutene
3 February 20213 February 2021 Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products 11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET
3 December 20191 December 2019 Biotech breakthrough turns waste biomass into high value chemicals The new breakthrough demonstrates that high-value chemicals can be produced directly from waste biomass in a single ‘one-pot’ process
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
12 June 20196 June 2019 Eaglesford, Biogreen jointly plan unit in Hyderabad Rs 15-crore biodegradable products making plant to create 200 jobs initially
4 December 201829 November 2018 Adding graphene to jute fibres could give natural alternative to man-made materials Breakthrough could lead to the manufacturing of high-performance and environmentally friendly natural fibre composites that could replace their synthetic counterparts
13 February 20179 February 2017 University of Manchester technology set to reduce the cost of environmentally friendly biochemicals PhD student's technology to replacing petroleum based surfactants, fuels and other chemicals with environmentally friendly biosurfactants
13 July 201612 July 2016 Transcriptional Engineering of Microalgae: Prospects for High-Value Chemicals Study: How to manipulate the biosynthesis of specific high-value metabolic products
15 April 201612 April 2016 Biomass broken down without chemicals for 1st time, study claims Researchers find catalyst that allows simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
17 August 201514 August 2015 Streamlined synthesis yields longer sugar chains By using bigger building blocks, scientists in the UK have shown they can make much longer oligosaccharide sequences than previously possible
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
20 April 201517 April 2015 Scientists a step closer to developing renewable propane New insight and understanding of the development of next-generation biofuels
Flourishing faster: How to make trees grow bigger and quicker Scientists have discovered a way to make trees grow bigger and faster, which could increase supplies of renewable resources and help trees cope with the effects of climate change
23 February 201522 February 2015 Cable announces £20 million for UK industrial biotechnology Business Secretary unveiles the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.
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
16 January 201415 January 2014 Sustainability considerations for integrated biorefineries ‘Right’ policies will have to promote sustainable practices along the whole supply chain
20 December 201319 December 2013 £18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy 13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
24 January 2011 BIOTRAINS für eine umweltbewusstere Chemie-Ausbildung Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit zur Entwicklung umweltfreundlicherer Produktionsverfahren
24 April 2009 UK study: Bio-electricity saves 90% greenhouse gases Review of environmental, social and economic impacts of 25 bioelectricity technologies
