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Stories from the Microbial World: Chalk Scribblers panel

  Wednesday 9 April 2025, 19-21:00 UK timeĀ  –Ā  Online This event features a panel discussion on the Stories from the Microbial World anthology with the editor and two contributing authors. Stories from the Microbial World contains 23 stories in which microbes and microbiology play a prominent role. It was …

EBIC Early Career Researcher Event 2025

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is holding its first ECR conference on 8-9 July 2025 in Edinburgh. The event is open to everyone, and is free to EBIC partners with a registration fee of Ā£250 for non-partners. Abstract submissions are invited on a range of topics, including Environmental biotechnology, …

Microfluidics symposium

The 2nd International Symposium on Microfluidics for Single Cell Sensing and Sequencing (ISM3S): Environment and Health will take place on 29-30 July 2025Ā in Oxford, UK. This event brings together leading researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to explore the intersection of microfluidics and its applications in advancing environmental health. The conference …

Join us for 3 NEW lunchtime webinars #EnvBiotechAware week:

Join us from Monday to Wednesday for three lunchtime webinars covering various aspects of EB. Join via the Eventbrite links or find the TEAMS links on our webpage. MONDAY WEBINAR:Ā Current and future directions in Aerobic Granular Sludge systems, Monday, 3 March 2025 1-2 pm (UK) The webinar will include two …

The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre website is now live!

Why not bookmark the EBIC website now to keep on top of the latest developments in the sector? This BBSRC-funded hub brings together scientists to advance the abilities of micro-organisms to monitor the environment and remove pollutants in a new centre. Benefiting from Ā£13 million of funding from the Technology …

Job alert! GitLife Biotech are now Recruiting a Bioinformatics Scientist

GitLife Biotech aim to set the global standard in the management of provenance and integrity for biological assets; enabling the potential of synthetic biology to be realised worldwide. They are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and collaborative Bioinformatician, who is able to work under pressure, and quickly embed and …

Have your say on the Engineering Biology Call for Evidence ā€“ Survey deadline 29 September 2023

Share your own views with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: HERE. This call for evidence asks for your experiences and insights into the strengths, weakness and opportunities for the UKā€™s engineering biology ecosystem. Government will use the outcomes of this call for evidence to inform policy that will …

Have your say on a fresh future for UK water management – Survey deadline 26 September 2023

Share your own views on the UK’s water industry: HERE A Fresh Water Future is an independently-funded project, delivered by CIWEM but overseen by a range of environmental NGOs, experts and practitioners. It aims to understand where consensus may be built on how water should be managed better in the …

NBIC Showcase – 12 September, Nottingham

Interested in biofilms? The National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC) Showcase will take place on Tuesday 12 September 2023 from 09:00 ā€“ 17:30 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Featuring talks from partner research institutions, researchers, industry/end-user partners etc., making this a great networking and knowledge exchange event. Register …

Algae-UK 8th Business Interaction Voucher (BIV) call now open

Deadline: 14 July 2023. Up to Ā£20,000 per BIV. Purpose: to encourage and support collaboration between academia and industry. The collaboration can be any defined piece of work by the academic partner to support the industrial partner and which is intended to facilitate small, confidence-building measures between the partners with …

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU): Call for project proposalsĀ 2023

Deadline: 20 September 2023 The CBE JU second call for project proposals is now live. A total of ā‚¬215.5 million will be dedicated to advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe across 18 topics. Call topics: Innovation actions ā€“ flagship Optimised and integrated wood-based value chains – ā‚¬17 million Expansion …