University Of Edinburgh Gets Government Funding For Bioscience Research

The government has awarded researchers at the University of Edinburgh almost half a million pounds in funding to support their research into cutting-edge biotechnology.

In total, the university will receive £477,015 that will be poured into a project using biotechnology to produce high-value chemicals. These chemicals are suitable for use in a range of industries.

The reason the government is so keen to support this research is because it is expected to lead to sustainable manufacturing processes for many of the chemicals, which will decarbonise the sector and help to meet consumer demand for more sustainable products.

Iain Stewart, UK government minister for Scotland, commented: “This research is vital, reflecting the government’s UK-wide commitment to tackling climate change. We must keep striving to save our environment and I urge others to join us in this year of climate action.”

Professor Louise Horsfall, who is leading the projects at the university, explained that bio-based processes will be key to the development of new and sustainable chemical products.

Professor Horsfall also revealed that the university is working closely with several multinational companies, including Unilever, Ingenza and Diageo, to help develop products to go to the consumer market.

The funding has been awarded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), which last month allocated a total of £14 million in funding across four research programmes with “the ambitious goal of discovering new rules of life”.

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