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EPSRC In-Person Visit

On 25 June 2024, in collaboration with Research Business Development (RBD), Engineering at St Andrews held an in person visit by the Engineering and Physical Research Science Council (EPSRC).  Marija Zacharova, EPSRC’s Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Synthetic Biology portfolio manager, and Karen Davies, EPSRC’s Complex Fluids and Rheology, Particle Technology, Process Systems and Integration portfolio manager, gave a presentation on the topics of Engineering Biology and current EPSRC strategic priorities.  This was followed by a networking session with the funder. 

Dr Nigel Mouncey Visit

On 7th December 2023, we welcomed Dr Nigel Mouncey, Director US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, (Berkeley Lab). Nigel delivered a seminar on “Leveraging Scale to Advance Natural Product Discovery”, highlighting the free resources available at JGI and their willingness to collaborate. He then met with various academics discussing Engineering Biology. 

CEFIC Green and Sustainable Chemistry Workshop

On 16th and 17th October 2023, St Andrews were delighted to host the CEFIC, Green and Sustainable Chemistry Bootcamp. This was facilitated by Marco Mensink, General Director of CEFIC, and led by John Warner (one of the two fathers of the 12 principles of green chemistry). There were some fantastic discussions, with participation from both academics and industry.