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Oxitec launches new Scotland R&D Hub to spearhead a global fight against invasive cattle ticks
Tuesday 13th February 2024, 1:00pm

Roslin Innovation Centre tenant company Oxitec has opened a new R&D Hub in Roslin, Scotland, to host a growing team of specialists dedicated to creating a Friendly™ biological solution to the world’s most devastating cattle pest, the Asian blue cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus.

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Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol accelerate the green fuel transition
Friday 20th October 2023, 4:00pm

Ingenza and Phibro Ethanol – a division of Phibro Animal Health Corporation – have joined forces to engineer a novel yeast strain that will increase yield in the commercial production of bioethanol under both challenging and conventional environmental conditions, further driving the switch to clean biofuels.

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Beta Bugs secures investment to scale-up production, sale and supply of insect protein
Wednesday 18th October 2023, 10:00am

Easter Bush Campus-based Beta Bugs Ltd has secured a £1.72m investment to scale-up the production, sale and supply of its Black Soldier Fly eggs and larvae to the insect farming sector, as a sustainable alternative to current sources of protein for animal feed.

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Carcinotech a 'Best Startup' nominee for Prix Galien USA 2023 Awards
Monday 16th October 2023, 2:00pm

The Galien Foundation, the premier global institution dedicated to honoring innovators in life sciences, will be hosting the Prix Galien USA 2023 awards at a ceremony in New York in late October.

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Carcinotech and CELLINK partner to develop and commercialise protocols for cancer models
Friday 6th October 2023, 2:00pm

Roslin Innovation Centre tenant Carcinotech have entered a partnership with CELLINK, to develop and commercialise protocols for cancer models to provide improved speed and accuracy in drug development processes.

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Roslin Technologies announce Dr Deepika Rajesh as Chief Scientific Officer
Wednesday 4th October 2023, 9:00am

Roslin Technologies, a leading cell provider to the cultivated meat industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Deepika Rajesh to the role of Chief Scientific Officer.

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Macomics expands with move to Roslin Innovation Centre
Friday 29th September 2023, 1:00pm

Macomics Ltd, a leader in macrophage drug discovery, continues its growth trajectory with expansion into dedicated facilities within Roslin Innovation Centre. The company has also announced the appointment of Professor Paul Crocker, FRSE, Emeritus Professor of Glycoimmunology, University of Dundee, to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

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New Scottish Export Champions announced
Tuesday 19th September 2023, 4:00pm

Dr Kate Cameron, CEO and founder of Cytochroma, is one of ten new Scottish ‘export champions’, selected by the Department for Business and Trade, in partnership with Scottish Development International and recognised for having a track record of trading internationally and a desire to share their expertise with others.

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Scotland's Life Sciences Annual Awards categories announced
Wednesday 13th September 2023, 3:57pm

Scotland’s Life Sciences Annual Awards will open on 25th September for nomination in eight categories,with several Innovation categories including 'Animal Health, Agritech and Aquaculture', and a new Sustainability Award that will recognise commitment to inspiring new ideas and positive change.

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Obituary: Professor Sir Ian Wilmut
Tuesday 12th September 2023, 3:30pm

Roslin Innovation Centre is saddened to hear of the death of Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, who has passed away at the age of 79. The world-renowned embryologist and regenerative medicine expert, led the project to create Dolly the Sheep in 1996 – the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell – and his work continues to inform and inspire science at Roslin and beyond.

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