November 2017 – Our Latest News

Funding available for SME’s: SuperBIO and BioBase4SME

SME? You still have a year to access the services of SuperBIO (H2020 funded) and BioBase4SME (Interreg funded). Services offered include market research, techno-economic assessment, feedstock analysis, business plan development, LCA, regulatory appraisal and process scale-up testing (both on chemical processes and IB processes, including high throughput strain engineering and process optimisation).

Through those two programs, SMEs in Europe can access services up to a value of:

€ 100,000 (with a SME cofunding share in cash of max. 50% from the SME) via BioBase4SME
€ 60,000 (with a SME cofunding share in cash of max. 25% from the SME) via SuperBIO

See: http://www.h2020-superbio.eu and http://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/bio-innovation-support-for-entrepreneurs-throughout-nwe-regions/ .

AD Network’s December 2017 Event and training roundup

There are a vast number of great events on offer over the next few months. The AD Network has our “Valorisation of Animal By-Products” event for both researchers and industry who are interested in ways of creating value from such products. The event is at Longleat Forest, Warminster, Wiltshire on 7 Mar 18 and will be followed by an optional visit to Malaby Biogas where they put animal by-products through anaerobic digestion. Register here.

ALGAEUROPE 2017, Berlin. 5-7^th December 2017. This will be a unique opportunity for all stakeholders to be up-dated on the recent industrial developments in the field with an overview of European initiatives. Keynote presentations and panel discussion will provide a high quality forum for discussion and information exchange. See: http://algaeurope.org/conference-program-2017/ .
The European Mineral Fertilizer Summit, Amsterdam. 6-7^th December 2017. See: www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/european-mineral-fertilizer-summit/ .
BioBase4SME Workshop: LCA – wanted, needed, but truly understood? Düsseldorf, 7^th December 2017. See: http://www.nweurope.eu/projects/project-search/bio-innovation-support-for-entrepreneurs-throughout-nwe-regions/events/biobase4sme-workshop-lca-wanted-needed-but-truly-understood/ .
HVCfP: Introduction to Drug Discovery, University of York. 11^th December 2017. See: https://hvcfp.net/events/introduction-to-drug-discovery/ .
Biochemical Society training day: Shaping your career in molecular biosciences: taking a wider view, Queen Mary University of London. 15th January 2018. See: www.biochemistry.org/Events .
Phyconet: UK Microalgal Biotechnology: Creating A Unified Vision, Cambridge. 1^st February 2018. See: http://www.phyconet.org.uk/event/uk-microalgal-biotechnology-creating-unified-vision .
Biogaz Europe 2018, Nantes, France.7/8^th February 2018. See: https://biogaz-europe-2018.b2match.io/ .
HVCfP: “Plant cell cultures: production of high value chemicals”, Edinburgh. 28th February 2018. See: https://hvcfp.net/events/plant-cell-cultures/ .
2nd International Conference on Marine Biomass as Renewable Energy, Glasgow. 5-6^th March 2018. See: www.asranet.co.uk/Conferences/MBRE .
Crossing Biological Membranes – Introduction to Industrial Biotechnology – Short Course, CPI. 6-8^th March 2018. Registration Closes 15th December 2017. See: http://cbmnetnibb.group.shef.ac.uk/events/crossing-biological-membranes-introduction-to-industrial-biotechnology-short-course-2/ .
The Industrial Biotechnology Forum 2018, TUM, Garching, Germany. 13-14^th March 2018. See: http://ibf-conference.org/ .
ChemEng Day UK 2018: Molecules to Manufacturing, University of Leeds. 27/28^th March 2018. See: http://www.chemengdayuk.co.uk/ .
HVCfP: “Application of industrial biotechnology to the identification and recovery of high value products from plant waste material”, Colworth Park, Bedfordshire. 10th April 2018. See: https://hvcfp.net/events/application-of-ib-to-high-value-products-from-plant-waste/ .
The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2018, ICC Birmingham. 10-13^th April 2018. See: www.microbiologysociety.org/event/annual-conference/annual-conference-2018.html .
IBIC 2018, Venice. 15-18th April 2018. See: http://www.aidic.it/ibic2018/venue.php .
The Astbury Conversation, Leeds. 16-17^th April 2018. The second biennial Astbury Conversation aims to bring together leading researchers from across the globe to discuss the most recent progress in the field of structural molecular biology in its broadest sense. See: www.astburyconversation.leeds.ac.uk .
The 11th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, Atlanta, GA. 16/18^th April 2018. See: http://www.biomassconference.com/ema/DisplayPage.aspx?pageId=The_Conference .
The EFB Microbial Physiology Section 4^th Microbial Stress meeting, Kinsale, Ireland. 23-25^th April 2018. See: http://www.efb-central.org/index.php/microbial_stress/ .
The 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy Gas Technology, REGATEC 2018, Toulouse, France – 3/4^th May 2018. See: http://regatec.org/ .
EUBCE – 26^th World Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark. 14-18^th May 2018. See: http://www.eubce.com
14th International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, Ghent, Belgium. 30^th May – 1^st June 2018. See: http://www.rrbconference.com/welcome .
18th European Congress on Biotechnology, Geneva, Switzerland. 1-4^th July 2018 See: http://www.ecb2018.com/abstracts/submission-guidelines .
7th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress – Molecular frontiers & global challenges, Liverpool. 26–30^th August 2018. The deadline for submission of oral abstracts will be 29 January 2018 and for posters will be 16 April 2018. See: www.euchems2018.org .
GlycoBioTechnology 2018, Manchester. 3-4^th September 2018.See: http://ibcarb.com/events/#upcomingevents .
BioProNET’s 5^th Annual Science Meeting, London. 10-11^th October 2018. BioProNET’s flagship Annual Science Meeting will be held on October 10-11th 2018 at British Medical Association House, Central London. See: http://biopronetuk.org/category/events/ .

Courses

EMBL COURSE: Microbial Communities: Modelling Meets Experiment, Heidelberg, Germany 3 – 7^th December 2018. See: www.embl.de/training/events/ .

Free on-line courses are gaining in popularity and a great way to get a taster of a related field. Why not check out Futurelearn? Courses include Biochemistry: the Molecules of Life; Energy, the Environment and Our Future; Elements of Renewable Energy; Climate Change: The Science…See: www.futurelearn.com

Funding Roundup – December 2017

APEX Awards

The APEX award scheme offers established independent researchers, with a strong track record in their respective area, an exciting opportunity to pursue genuine interdisciplinary and curiosity-driven research to benefit wider society. See: www.royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/apex-awards/ .

Deadline: 14^th December 2017.

Royal Society Research Grants

This scheme provides seed-corn funding for early-career scientists for research within the Society’s remit in the life and physical sciences. Grants are worth up to £20,000 each over one year. Closing Date: 19^th December 2017. See: https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/research-grants/ .

ERC Consolidator Grant

Worth a look whilst they are still available. See: https://erc.europa.eu/funding/consolidator-grants . Deadline: 15th February 2018.

David Clarke Fellowship

The David Clarke Fellowship is co-funded by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). At least one fellowship will

be awarded per year. The research focus of the fellowships must be interdisciplinary across the Energy theme See: www.epsrc.ac.uk/files/skills/david-clarke-fellowship/ .

Don’t forget about the AD Network’s Business Interaction Vouchers (closes: 31 Dec 17) and our final Proof of Concept (closes: 15 Jan 18). More information on our website.

The Rank Prize

Are you working in crop science? The Rank Prize offers opportunities for support like their Travel awards £7,500 (Deadline: 29^th January 2018) and Vacation Scholarships £2,500 (Deadline: 14^th February 2018). See: http://www.rankprize.org/ .

ADBA Best Practice Scheme

ADBA have open access to their Best Practice Scheme (BPS). These checklists on Risk Management, Procurement and Operational Performance encourage operators to ask the right questions as part of their procurement processes. See: http://adbioresources.org/our-work/best-practice-scheme/best-practice-checklists/. For more information on this, as well as a great line-up of industry speakers, register to attend the ADBA National Conference.