In the United Kingdom, the University of Manchester has been given £10 million from the government to establish a biomanufacturing research center.
The Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub will be led by Professor Niguel Scrutton and focus on biotechnologies for pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and engineering materials.
“With the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), the University already has one of Europe’s leading industry-interfaced institutes, with world-leading capabilities in bio-based chemicals synthesis and manufacture. Now, with the addition of the Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub, it will take it to an even higher level,” says Scrutton.
FBRH also plans on bringing together 67 partners from industry, public sector, and universities to “revolutionize industrial biotechnology.”