Unlocking the power of Engineering Biology
Find out how we're exploring this fast-moving, innovative technology to solve issues faced by people and the planet, now and in the future.
Why Bristol?
- £150m funding raised ...
... by Eng Bio spinout companies
- £300m partnership ...
... to incubate startup businesses
- 17 active spinouts...
... in Eng Bio from the University of Bristol
The evotype: placing evolution at the forefront of engineered biology
Evolution is inevitable. It is the bedrock of being, and of biology. Research teams the world over have been undone by its inclination, but now a framework is emerging to place evolution right at the heart of bioengineering research.
How a Bristol diabetes discovery created a deep tech ecosystem
Thirty years of synthetic chemistry research has culminated in a major breakthrough in our ability to bind glucose. With support from a leading global healthcare company and Bristol's local spinout ecosystem this work is being translated into new treatments and technologies that could revolutionise the way we manage diabetes.
Social research in action
READ: cultured blood - the future of therapeutics
A spinout born out of more than a decade of research, Scarlet Therapeutics has provided a window into the future of transfusions and therapeutics.
Through collaboration and ingenuity the team are increasing yields and testing and manipulating lab-grown red blood cells to deliver real-world impacts.
WATCH: a lifesaving snakebite treatment
Declared one of the most neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organisation, someone dies every four minutes from a snakebite.
Pioneering research that led to the rise to the antivenom treatment, Addovenum, provides a more accessible solution with the potential to save thousands of lives worldwide.
CONNECT: at the annual SynBio Summit
The British-Swiss SynBio Summit is a cross-sector venture bringing together diverse voices across academia, life science and pharmaceutical industries, Government and policy makers.
It aims to transverse geopolitical borders and foster a dialogue on advancing synthetic and engineering biology for health and life sciences.
WORLD FIRST: Bristol Launches AMR Conflict and Security Community
Engineering biology is transforming the fight against antimicrobial resistance, yet war and conflict is threatening progress. In response, the University of Bristol is leading a charge to bring together world leading experts in AMR, engineering biology and security to drive new strategy, research and coordinated global action.
On a mission to cure chronic disease. With AI.
Former Bristol postdoctoral fellow Elisa Pedone is a biomedical scientist with a decade of experience in stem and cancer biology, microfluidics, live-cell imaging and AI-enabled quality control. Her research was central to the establishment of CellVoyant, a University of Bristol AI-first biotechnology spinout. Now, continuing her work alongside CEO and founder, Rafael Carazo Salas, Elisa and the wider Cellvoyant team have launched an innovative AI platform that instantly predicts cell states, transforming how patients will benefit from life-changing cell-based therapies.
Making change possible
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Engineering Biology PhD
Pursue an exciting future in an emerging field and learn how synthetic biology concepts and technologies can be translated into products with real-world impact.
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Keep up to date with latest thinking from the University of Bristol Engineering Biology team as they explore biomolecules to biosystems, from understanding to design.
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