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Moredun Research Institute awarded grant to tackle resistance to sheep scab treatments
The Moredun Research Institute, in collaboration with leading partners, has been awarded a £1.2M grant to explore the mechanism of resistance to the macrocyclic lactone (ML) injectables in the sheep scab mite, Psoroptes ovis.
Midlothian biotech receives £650,000 follow-on investment
OGI Bio’s advanced bioreactors and automated systems streamline microbial growth, optimising product development in diverse sectors. The funding will accelerate expansion in the UK, EU, and US biotechnology sectors.
Vault City relocates to prepare for global growth and a new product range
Vault City has relocated to BioCampus, Scotland’s first dedicated national bio-manufacturing campus, located within the Midlothian Science Zone, providing the brewing company with extensive expansion of the company’s current site.
Student trio shares business contest prize pot
Three Easter Bush Campus-based students have been recognised for their innovative business ideas in a contest run by Edinburgh Innovations that aims to support student entrepreneurship by recognising and rewarding submissions with commercial potential.
Driving progress for healthy people and a healthy planet
Midlothian Science Zone Business Forum gathered to learn more about the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems; developing new science, curating evidence and learning for the health and wellbeing of people and our planet.
Partnering across continents to improve livelihoods
The work of scientists and farmers in Scotland to breed more productive dairy cows has paid off both at home and on the African continent – thanks to support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Researchers launch seaweed alternative to plastic
Two scientists who discovered they could use seaweed waste to produce a bio-degradable alternative to chemical plastics are taking their technology to the next level – after spinning out from Edinburgh Napier University. Mark Dorris and Dominic O'Rourke founded Mercel after realising they could make a nanomaterial from brown seaweed extract, with zero waste.
Source: Business Insider
Dick Vet Equine Hospital first in Scotland to offer standing CT and MRI to patients
The University of Edinburgh’s Dick Vet Equine Hospital in Midlothian Science Zone, has taken delivery of a new standing CT scanner to complement its existing standing MRI scanner for scanning the distal limbs of horses.
Research highlights importance of cooling hot dogs
In a bid to prevent the suffering that commonly results from this potentially fatal disorder, researchers at SRUC and the Royal Veterinary College investigated the effectiveness of different cooling methods for dogs after exercise.
SRUC researchers win £300k to help farmers achieve net zero
Researchers at SRUC have been awarded nearly £300,000 to support the UK Government’s goals in meeting net zero targets for land use and farming.