Making proteins for research use in plants
When thinking of “protein”, you may think “steak and eggs”, or “falafel and humus”, or of a sports supplement, perhaps?…
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Developing preparedness imagination
I have recently finished reading the book “Disease X” by Kate Kelland, the chief scientific writer for the Coalition for…
Phytofactories = Plant Factories
Phytofactories 2023, organized by the Luxembourg Institute for Science and Technology (LIST) took place in Luxembourg on 7-9th of June.…
Innovating in Bioprocessing at BPI Europe
Chart Biotechnology attended the BPI conference in Amsterdam 9-12/May. The program for these conferences is so comprehensive and there are…
Plant-based is so much more than proteins for food!
Plants can be used to make many products that we use, but it is not sustainable to continue to expand…
International Women’s Day: gender equality in medical care
This blog marks this year’s International Women’s Day. Nature’s Daily Briefs recently pointed to this brilliantly inspiring article by Barbara…
How is Pharmaceutical manufacturing dealing with its environmental footprint?
Beyond its impact on human health through its role researching, developing and making medicines, how is thus the Pharmaceutical industry…
To tackle climate challenges, a biology mindset is needed.
Since July, we have been reaching out to various relevant industry stakeholders specifically to talk about using plants to produce…
Have you heard about Plant Molecular Farming?
Since July, we have been reaching out to various relevant industry stakeholders specifically to talk about using plants to produce…
“ Plants are nature’s alchemists (….)”
The above quote from Michael Pollan reflects the complex chemistry that exists in the plant world. Plants have to live…
Embracing Innovation in Biomanufacturing
Innovations in bioproduction of therapeutics over the past 20 years have led to impressive improvements in product yield, process controls,…
Bioprocessing Engineers and Plant-based Biotherapeutics – more, please!
Excellent Bioprocessing engineers are an essential piece of the change, therefore Engineering Universities have an important role to play here.
Nordic Life Science Days event, 28-29 September 2022
Nordic Life Science Days is the largest Nordic partnering conference dedicated to the life science industry.
DASCS – Danish Stem Cell Society Event, 19-20 September
Danish Stem Cell Society provides a broad and interdisciplinary focal point for researchers and professionals within the stem cell and…
Blog – Why are we talking about plants to make medicines?
Global inequity in access to medicines and vaccines has been even more exposed by the COVID pandemic.
Blog – Fascination of Plants Day
Eighteenth of May is “Fascination of Plants” day, which, as I have learned, is an initiative of the European Plant…
Events – Fascination of Plants Day May 18th Lund, Sweden
How can plants help us to mitigate climate change while maintaining a sustainable and healthy environment?
A review of recombinant spider silk and collagen bioproduction
Our review article about the current status of microbial industrial production of recombinant spider silk has been published in this…
Notes about bio-production innovators
From my experience working within bio-production, I observed some challenges faced by innovators in bioproduction.
As featured in: Bio Market Insights Standardisation And Certification Developments In The Bioeconomy
Biology and the use of biotechnology is embedded in the (bio) pharmaceutical industry and many of the most recent and…