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Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre
IBioIC facilitates collaboration between industry & academia to bring products/ processes closer to commercial reality
About Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) was established in 2014 to stimulate growth of the Industrial Biotechnology (IB) in Scotland. IBioIC is recognised as a European centre of excellence and connects world-leading industry with outstanding academic expertise and government to bring new IB processes and products to the global market. IBioIC provides support and expertise to ease the innovation journey of entrepreneurs by de-risking investment into IB and helping large and small companies accelerate the development of products and processes for global markets. It has been pivotal in delivering the ambitious targets of the National Plan for IB and has built a critical dynamic mass of connections and knowledge. It facilitates collaborations between the business community and Higher and Further Education institutions, provides skills and talent development, and offers technical support and pilot-scale capabilities via FlexBIO, an open-access lab at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh, which recently welcomed the addition of Scotland’s only open-access 300l fermenter. Biotechnology uses plant-based and waste resources to produce or process materials, chemicals and energy, offering green and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels in everything from energy, to medicines and food packaging. Biotechnology is one of the means to deliver the move to a greener and more sustainable economy, and part of the solution to climate change. IBioIC supports over 400 companies, 13 research projects per year, and works with 21 Scottish universities and research institutes. IBioIC is hosted by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow’s Innovation District.
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Presence & Recognition
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is attending the UK's Seaweed Conference 2026 in Oban, Scotland, on 18–19 November.
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Partnerships
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has a strong relationship with Singapore Consortium for Synthetic Biology to help organisations connect with stakeholders and potential collaborators.
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Research & Knowledge
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre published an article by the BEST-CROP project to understand lignin variations across crops and help derisk the use of biomass at industrial scales.
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Presence & Recognition
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is hosting an international online event called Future of BioPackaging 2026 on October 1, 2026, bringing together packaging experts, material developers, brand owners, researchers, investors, and technology providers to explore bio-based packaging technologies, recyclability, compostability, regulation, scalability, and commercialisation.
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Presence & Recognition
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is supporting the development of the Scottish Ocean Cluster and its Summit next week.
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Research & Knowledge
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre supported Mercel Ltd in accelerating the development of a seaweed-based laundry film material with potential to replace synthetic polymers.
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Presence & Recognition
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre announced the October Event at the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) Conference 2026 at the Technology & Innovation Centre (TIC) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow from 14th to 15th October 2026.
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Presence & Recognition
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre is hosting the 13th Annual Conference, Resilience in Challenging Times, at the Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow on 3 and 4 March 2027.
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