All Pharma & Bio
Teaching microbes to produce fuel
Added: 29 Aug 2012
Scientists at MIT have modified the soil bacterium, Ralstonia Eutropha, to turn carbon dioxide or w…
Research to investigate impact of biofuel processes
Added: 23 Aug 2012
Aston University Bioenergy Research Group (BERG) has been awarded £424,000 of research funds, as pa…
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes in biotech advance
Added: 20 Aug 2012
London – BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have signed an agreement to develop technologies to produce ac…
Engineer sans frontiers
Added: 17 Aug 2012
When process engineers apply their skills to other fields, remarkable results can be achieved. Elli…
Reusing co-streams from fish and oil plant processing
Added: 13 Aug 2012
Researchers are developing together new ways of using the substantial co-streams from fish and oil …
Legionella outbreaks spark industry response
Added: 2 Aug 2012
London - The recent outbreaks of legionella in Stoke-on-Trent and Edinburgh have led to a spike in …
Bio-industries must tackle feedstock issues
Added: 31 Jul 2012
Boston, Massachusetts – The bio-based materials and chemicals sector needs to tap newer, non-food …
Collaboration to produce butadiene from biomass
Added: 24 Jul 2012
Versalis, Eni’s chemicals subsidiary in the production of elastomers, together with Genomatica and …
Bridging the divide
Added: 23 Jul 2012
The UK process industries need to resolve long-standing differences between academics and businesse…
Research hub to address burning bioenergy issues
Added: 17 Jul 2012
David Willetts has launched a research hub dedicated to exploring bioenergy processes and techniques
Extinguishing fire using sound
Added: 16 Jul 2012
DARPA has demonstrated techniques to extinguish small flames using electric and acoustic suppression
HSE serves 'legionella' notices on two process companies
Added: 13 Jun 2012
Edinburgh, UK – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served two process companies, North Briti…
Biosensor detects one-billionth of a gram in minutes
Added: 1 Jun 2012
A new class of biosensor can detect exceptionally small traces of contaminants in liquids in 40 mi…
Agri Energy opens Liverpool biodiesel plant
Added: 31 May 2012
Liverpool, UK – Agri Energy has opened a multi-million plant to produce biodiesel from waste cookin…
Metal-free catalysts aid sustainable processes
Added: 29 May 2012
A €4m EU-funded project aims to develop carbon materials that will replace precious metals in catal…
Oil-in-water solution to improve consumer products
Added: 29 May 2012
A method that models cell-to-cell adhesion could have industrial applications
New Welsh centre offers grass roots approach to biotechnology
Added: 21 May 2012
Aberystwyth, UK – Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Science…
New B. Braun plant to feature advanced process technologies
Added: 17 May 2012
Melsungen, Germany – Pharmaceutical and medicals supplier B. Braun Melsungen AG’s new Euro164-milli…
Anaerobic digestion system set to be commercially available
Added: 23 Apr 2012
US researchers have unveiled what they claim is the first commercially available, high-solid anaero…
Contracts & Projects: Pharma & Bio
Added: 22 Apr 2012
Current project activity in the pharmaceuticals and bioscience industries
