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FacebookBBSRC is major partner in new €15M Europe-wide synthetic biology funding
BBSRC is contributing €3M as a major partner in a new Europe-wide call for research projects in Synthetic Biology. The call is the first from the Synthetic Biology ERA-NET (ERASynBio) - a project designed to enhance European Synthetic Biology research through joint policy making, community building and training, and transnational funding.
BBSRC, along with 12 other ERASynBio funding agencies from Europe and the USA will support around €15M of research into this emerging field. The call represents a unique opportunity to build global Synthetic Biology…
Coming soon: Multi-disciplinary research centres in synthetic biology
Following the launch of the Synthetic Biology Roadmap in 2012, the RCUK Synthetic Biology Working Group is developing a call for multi-disciplinary research centres in synthetic biology. The call will be supported by BBSRC and EPSRC, with BBSRC administering the call. Up to six centres will be funded in two phases; three in this financial year and three next financial year. The call is expected to launch in June, preceded by an 'Expression of Interest' (EoI) stage to which interested parties must submit a short application. The 'Expression of Interest' stage will be launching early May…
Synthetic Biology: Nanoscopic cages for big applications
Scientists have developed a new type of nanoparticle with potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. The findings, published in Science and led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Bristol, could potentially be used to deliver bioactive molecules, such as drugs, to cells and eventually diseased tissues in the body. The research, led by Professor Dek Woolfson from the University's Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry, describes how small protein molecules, known as peptides…
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