Research Grant Portfolio
Researchers in the MIB hold a total live grant portfolio worth just under £40M with an annual research income of approx £15.5M
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Bionexgen - European project to develop the next generation of green chemical processes "Developing the next generation of biocatalysts for industrial chemical synthesis - Bionexgen" is the title of an ambitious pan-European research programme that will develop the next generation of biocatalysts used for eco-efficient manufacturing process in the chemical industry. This 3 yr European Union FP7 funded project is led by Prof Nick Turner (CoEBio3, MIB) and aims to replace traditional chemical manufacturing methods with greener biotechnology routes. Read more |
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MIB secures major EU DirectFuel consortium grant (€3.7M) The DirectFuel consortium brings together European and US expertise in enzymology, systems biology and synthetic biology to develop photosynthetic microorganisms that catalyse direct conversion of solar energy and carbon dioxide to engine-ready fuels. The Manchester component led by Prof Nigel Scrutton (MIB Director) and Prof David Leys (both members of the Manchester Enzymology Group), will provide novel components to construct novel biochemical pathways and create new photosynthetic strains that would allow low-cost production of transport fuel in a potentially neutral 'greenhouse gas' emitting process that does not compete for agricultural land. Read more |
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Advances in Stem cell sorting methods Prof Peter Fielden and Prof Nick Goddard along with colleagues in the Faculty of Life Sciences have received over £2M funding from EPSRC for their project "Stem cells fractionations with artificial matrices" which aims to develop high throughput smart sieves to sort millions of cells simultaneously
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CoEBio3 has entered into two new large scale collaborations in the area of biofuels and biorefineriesSUPRABIO is an EU FP7 funded consortium of 17 partners with the aim of developing a European biorefinery capability for processing biomass into fuels and platform chemicals. The role of CoEBio3 is to develop novel biocatalytic technologies for upgrading biomass derived feedstocks into high value products. Secondly, a new collaboration will soon begin with scientists in Australia at the Government research institutes supported by CSIRO. This project will involve the development of novel technologies for exploiting the diverse biomass and bioproducts found in Australia. |
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The University of Manchester is leading a £2.2 million (€2.56 Million) project to develop new green chemical processes.
The ‘Amine synthesis through biocatalytic cascades’ (AMBIOCAS) programme brings together microbiologists, enzymologists, chemists, engineers and process development experts involved in research to develop the next generation of green manufacturing methods for the chemical industry. Led by Prof Nick Turner, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture (CoEBio3), the three-year project involves six partners from academia and industry. Read More |
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Manchester joins the Carbon Trust in global race to commercialise algae biofuels
The Carbon Trust has announced plans to take on the world in the global race to develop a sustainable, cost-effective biofuel from algae. The two Manchester projects are: See website for full details Read more |