BBSRC Business summer 2011

Headlines
- Record breaking data centre for genome sequencing opened in Norwich
  Amplify the low hum from your computer thousands of times and you will have some idea of the noise created by cooling a supercomputer with six terabytes of RAM…
- G20 endorses international wheat improvement effort to improve food security
  Agriculture Ministers from the G20 group of nations have adopted the International Research Initiative for Wheat Improvement (IRIWI), which will be funded for coordination activity in part by BBSRC…
- BBSRC Chairman elected President of the Science Council
  BBSRC Chairman Professor Sir Tom Blundell has been elected to be the new President of the Science Council. Tom Blundell will lead the Science Council as it moves forward promoting the role of science in society…
- New Council members appointed for BBSRC
  The Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, has appointed three new members to the Council of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)…
- BBSRC at Cereals 2011: New projects to develop improved crops for food security
  On the morning of the first day of Cereals 2011, BBSRC is pleased to announce the first of two tranches of projects to be funded by the £7M Crop Improvement Research Club (CIRC)…
- Industry specialists to be trained in advanced food security skills under new scheme
  BBSRC has awarded funding for four major new training programmes for industry specialists working in vital niche areas within the agri-food sector, it is announced today…
- Public and private sectors unite to make more of brewing by-products
  A collaboration between BBSRC, EPSRC and industry has today (9 May 2011) announced new funding for research into ways of extracting valuable chemicals from the co-products of grain brewing…
- BBSRC researchers elected Fellows of the Royal Society
  We would like to congratulate the 12 members of the BBSRC community who have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society. Professor Douglas Kell, Chief Executive, BBSRC said…
- John Innes Centre announces collaboration with Chinese Academy of Sciences
  The John Innes Centre (JIC), which receives strategic funding from BBSRC, has launched a major collaborative venture with Institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)…
- UK delegation to Brazil strengthens research links
  A new agreement between BBSRC and CNPq – the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development – to facilitate long term collaboration between top BBSRC funded scientists and…
- Babraham’s 8th Biotechnology Investment Forum fosters finance opportunities for 16 companies
  Babraham Bioscience Technologies (BBT) held its eighth Biotechnology Investment Forum (BIF) at the Babraham Research Campus, showcasing a wide selection of new technologies pioneered by 16 biotech companies…
- £30M of BBSRC investment in new home for The Roslin Institute
  Yesterday saw £30M of BBSRC investment in new research infrastructure come to fruition, as The Roslin Institute took up residence in its new purpose built centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh…
- Global science network to protect against animal diseases
  The UK will be better protected against animal diseases like avian flu and foot and mouth thanks to a global network of scientific research to be launched by Defra this week…
- Innovative public-private collaborations to improve medicine production and processing
  An innovative new package of projects, studentships and training is announced today (13 June) which aims to develop research to underpin the production and processing of new types of medicines…
Features
- Better understanding of foot-and-mouth disease offers potential for alternatives to culling
  Research published today in the journal Science shows that scientists have uncovered a window of opportunity when it is possible to identify cattle infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)…
- Discovery opens the door to electricity from microbes
  Using bacteria to generate energy is a significant step closer following a breakthrough discovery by BBSRC-funded scientists at the University of East Anglia…
- Liver cells from stem cells to test new medicines
  Researchers have discovered a new way to create precursor liver cells from stem cells, with the potential to impact on the testing of new medicines. The team from the University of Bath…
- Genome sequence could reveal ‘Achilles' heels’ of important wheat disease
  Research published in PLoS Genetics today (9 June) provides insights into how the important fungal disease Septoria tritici is able to evade wheat's defences. The researchers hope that the study…
- Solving the genetics jigsaw puzzle
  A method which could help pinpoint the 'missing pieces' of the genetic makeup underlying complex traits, such as height, skin colour and diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease…
- Cocoa chemical could promote good gut health
  Regular cocoa drinkers may take heart from a recent clinical trial where researchers at the University of Reading have shown that eating flavanols – phytochemicals found in cocoa powder…
- First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production
  Researchers funded by the BBSRC-led IBTI Club have identified an enzyme in bacteria which could be used to make biofuel production more efficient. The research is published in the 14 June issue of…
- TGAC helps in crowd-sourcing analysis of E. coli strain
  Scientists from The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), which receives strategic funding from BBSRC, have identified several genes which may be key factors in the recent E.coli outbreak of strain 0104:H4…

BBSRC Business summer 2011

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