Information from the BBSRC
Date: Thurs 16 Oct 2025 15-17:00 UK Register here BBSRC has announced its Engineering Biology Scale-up Infrastructure Preliminary Activity (EBSI PA) – a new initiative to scope and develop a plan for national scale-up infrastructure supporting researchers and innovators. This is envisioned as an 18-month community-led project that will investigate: Current …
Deadline: Tues 23 Sept 2025 BBSRC has launched a new Engineering Biology ICURe Discover programme with Innovate UK Business Connect and The Helix Way. This is a part-time online market exploration programme for bioscience researchers and technicians in the field of Engineering Biology, with up to ÂŁ2,500 support for market …
BBSRC-STFC Biotechnology Business Incubation Centre (Bio BIC)Â is a great opportunity for early-stage biotechnology companies to de-risk and turn their innovative technologies into market reality. The Bio BIC offers a comprehensive package of support that includes: ÂŁ50k of R&D funding ÂŁ10k innovation voucher for R&D activity and access to specialised capabilities …
The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) and BBSRC are discussing the idea of running a biofilm-focused ICURe Discover programme to start in autumn this year. BBSRC ICURe Discover is a part-time online market discovery programme designed to support researchers and technicians in exploring the potential market to commercialise their biofilm …
The outcome of BBSRC’s refreshed Forward Look, shaped by the insights and expertise of the UK’s bioscience community including EBNet, is now available. Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith, BBSRC’s Executive Chair, said “The Forward Look sets out a bold and ambitious direction for the decade ahead. It reflects our shared vision to harness the power …
Closing date: 17 July 2025. BBSRC has launched a call for membership of its Transformative Technologies Strategic Advisory Panel (SAP). The focus of this SAP is on the tools, technologies and approaches that enable researchers to push the boundaries of bioscience discovery and stimulate innovation. For this round of recruitment …
This interactive workshop held on 20th January on Biotechnology for Metals will be held at the University of Surrey to discuss the successes and challenges learnt from the BBSRC Biotech Boost, brainstorm the next big ideas and develop collaboration. Speakers and participants are expected from the groups undertaking BBSRC funded …
Webinar: 19 November 2024 11:00am. Notification of intent deadline: 17 December 2024. Closing date: 18 February 2025. Apply for funding to deliver an industrial doctoral landscape award (IDLA) in the biosciences. Applications should be strategically led by an organisation outside of academia partnering with a UK research organisation eligible for …
Discover the Power of Bioscience Innovation! Join us on 5 December 2024 for our end of year webinar where we will showcase the results of this Follow-on Fund. The Follow-on Fund is BBSRC’s flagship translational funding programme and has invested over ÂŁ80m to progress biological research into innovation since 2004. …
This information and brokerage event on Development of smart concepts of integrated energy driven bio-refineries for co-production of advanced biofuels, bio-chemicals and biomaterials is co-organised by the Delegation of the European Union to India and EURAXESS India in association with the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 …
BBSRC Strategy Advisory Panels (SAPs) play a key role in delivering our mission by providing expert input and advice that: Membership of the AMCG SAP is an opportunity to help advise BBSRC on transforming industries through bio-based processes and products in a new low-carbon bioeconomy. These activities encompass a multidisciplinary …
The BBSRC Industrial Biotechnology Evaluation has been published today on the UKRI website. The news item can be found here: Report reveals impact of industrial biotechnology investments – UKRI The full evaluation report can be found here: Evaluating BBSRC investments in industrial biotechnology research – UKRI
If you like the activities and communities generated by EBNet and the other NIBBs, and think that your topic area deserves some similar attention, take a look at this opportunity from BBSRC… Deadline: 25 September 2024. Total fund: ÂŁ5,000,000. Award range: ÂŁ100,000 – ÂŁ650,000. This funding opportunity aims to establish …
Enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion in BBSRC funded networks – UKRI This will launch on Monday 15th April, and is aimed at established networks currently in receipt of BBSRC funding. We encourage other stakeholders such as the learned societies or other networks who are not eligible to be project leads …
New Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) The EB Network is pleased to be supporting the new Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), led by Cranfield University. The Hub brings together scientists from ten UK universities to advance the use of micro-organisms to monitor the environment and remove pollutants. It’s the first research …
