The third episode in EBIC’s Engbio Tech podcast series is now available HERE. Dr Boyd McKew and Senior Research Officer Hannah Adams of the University of Essex discuss topics from current oil-spill clean-up strategies, to the kinds of engineered microbes that are being explored to break down hydrocarbons more efficiently. …
There has recently been a strong and very welcome resurgence of interest in biofilters as a powerful and sustainable water treatment technology. Examples include outputs from EBNet’s Water Biofilms WG, and funding awards for the SandSCAPE project and for the EPSRC Network+ Better Water 4 All, as well as ongoing …
UKRI has now announced the successful bids for two flagship doctoral training initiatives designed to strengthen the UK’s talent pipeline. On behalf of our colleagues at the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC), one of EBNet’s successor organisations, we are delighted to share its new programme in Engineering Biology for Environmental …
The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) is running a webinar series Engineering Biology in Action! The first session Microbial Engineering: Tools & Genetic Modification Techniques is on 14 Nov 2025 13:30-14:30 UK. The speakers are Dr David Lea-Smith from the University of East Anglia, and Kawinharsun Dhodduraj of Cranfield University. …
Episode 2 of the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre‘s Podcast Series features Prof Natalio Krasnogor and Yasir Akbar of Newcastle University. In this episode, they discuss their pioneering work at the intersection of computer science and engineering biology, with a particular focus on the innovative use of barcodes in engineered microbes. From …
For some summer holiday entertainment, why not try this game on friends and family? Think you’ve got what it takes to save a city’s water supply from a major pollution event? Step into our virtual escape room, Contamination Crisis, and race against the clock to crack 10 water science and …
The UKRI webinar showcasing the ELEMENTAL Hub is now available to watch online. It includes an introduction to the overall Engineering Biology Mission Hubs programme by Dr Tom Pearson, followed by spotlight presentations on Enzyme-based metal/metalloid biosensors, and Efficient and effective methods for metal biorecovery and biorecycling, and descriptions of …
Thanks to our colleagues in the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) Hub for a highly enjoyable and successful ECR conference on 8-9 July in Edinburgh. EBNet sponsored prizes for Best Presentations and Best Poster. In a very tight and competitive field, the overall winner was Dr Yasmin Meeda for her …
On 4 July 2025 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will host a webinar from 12-13:00 featuring the ELEMENTAL Mission Hub. The ELEMENTAL Hub, led by the University of Kent, focuses on developing sustainable solutions for the recovery and processing of metals. The webinar will cover the Hub’s objectives, ongoing research …
EBNet is joining our colleagues at EBIC and in many other national and international organisations, in celebrating 23 June 2025 as International Women in Engineering Day. See here for EBIC’s posting. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) started in the UK in 2014 as a national campaign set up by …
The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Hub (EBIC) led by Prof Frederic Coulon has launched a quarterly podcast series. The first episode on How can biofilms and bacteria be used to breakdown plastic? is presented by Prof Ronan McCarthy and Lyuboslava Harkova of Brunel University and was launched for World Environment Day …
As part of EBNet’s Working Group on PFAS, Dr Tao Lyu and Prof Frederic Coulon hosted a successful one-day workshop on 6 June bringing together researchers, early-career scientists and industry stakeholders to share the latest advances in PFAS detection, degradation and biotechnological solutions. The event, supported by EBNet and the …
Workshop videos are available HERE. Date: 6 June 2025 Venue: Cranfield University The PFAS WG, led by Dr Tao Lyu, is organising a workshop on ‘Environmental Biotechnology for the management of PFAS and beyond‘. Keynote speakers Prof Peter JaffĂ©, and Prof Joshua Atkinson from Princeton University, USA will give talks …
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 ÂŁ250 for non-partners. Abstract submissions are invited on a range of topics, including Environmental biotechnology, …
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 ÂŁ13 million of funding from the Technology …
