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Surrogate cockerels and hens produce donor breed chicks
Thursday 28th January 2021, 5:30pm

Gene-editing approach transfers beneficial genes between breeds to produce offspring with useful characteristics.

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Converge searches for the next generation of innovators
Tuesday 26th January 2021, 5:30pm

Converge 2021 is open for applications and the race is on to find Scotland’s next generation of academic trailblazers.

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Beta Bugs launch new insect breeding facility and create jobs
Monday 25th January 2021, 5:00pm

Agri-food biotechnology start-up, Beta Bugs, launches a new insect breeding facility on Easter Bush Campus and creates five new jobs.

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Roslin Innovation Centre canters on
Thursday 7th January 2021, 12:30pm

Roslin Innovation Centre tenant companies have risen to the many challenges of 2020. Read our summary of some of the highlights over the last 12 months.

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Launch of new SEBI-Livestock five year programme
Thursday 10th December 2020, 5:00pm

New SEBI-Livestock five-year programme is launched to continue their work on monitoring the impacts of livestock investments in low-and middle-income countries, supporting the LD4D community to deliver solutions, and developing valuable data and evidence resource for the sector.

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Scottish Life Sciences Covid-19 Strategic Response Plan
Wednesday 2nd December 2020, 6:00pm

The Scottish Life Sciences Covid-19 Strategic Response Plan is launched and themes will be the focus of debate at the virtual Life Sciences Conference on December 3rd.

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Big Interview: Professor Jacqui Matthews, Roslin Technologies
Monday 30th November 2020, 9:00am

Roslin Technologies, based within Roslin Innovation Centre, is a joint venture between the University of Edinburgh and two investment and business development partners.

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£3 million study seeks to predict spread of viruses
Monday 23rd November 2020, 4:00pm

Research aiming to control deadly poultry viruses will develop tools that simulate their spread and evolution.

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Breeding for disease resilience is cost-effective
Wednesday 11th November 2020, 12:30pm

Breeding animals for disease resilience would be three times more profitable than breeding based on production traits, study finds.

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Edinburgh Science Festival 2021: One World
Tuesday 10th November 2020, 5:00pm

Open call offering companies and individuals the chance to be part of Edinburgh Science in 2021. The Festival will run from Saturday 26 June – Sunday 11 July.

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