Agricultural waste as laundry detergent to promote a circular economy

How agricultural waste can be used to produce natural laundry detergents

A team of researchers have utilised an enzyme that originates in agricultural waste in order to produce an important additive in laundry detergents. By utilising...
Preventing hip fractures in Hong Kong’s older population

Preventing hip fractures in Hong Kong’s older population

For almost a decade, the MrMs. Os Hong Kong cohort study has been examining the risk factors of fragility fractures in 4,000 men and...

Biofabricating the human circulatory system

Dr Matteo Moretti, Director of the EOC, discusses the current advances in the development of next generation engineered tissues. The regeneration of biological tissues and...
Aquaculture 4.0 with Smalle Technologies

Aquaculture 4.0 with Smalle Technologies

Smalle Technologies plan to contribute to the sustainability effort to ensure the security of food supplies, energy and natural resources, as part of their...
Does bark beetle-caused tree mortality lead to more severe wildfires?

Does bark beetle-caused tree mortality lead to more severe wildfires?

The Innovation Platform (TIP) welcomes Carolyn Hull Sieg, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, to discuss the effects bark beetles have...
The oldest bank in Sweden are testing solutions for the e-krona

The oldest bank in Sweden is testing solutions for the e-krona

The central bank of Sweden, Sveriges Riksbank, is conducting a pilot project with the aim to develop a technical solution for the e-krona. The world’s...
Researchers develop low-cost cell free biotechnology

Researchers develop low-cost cell-free biotechnology

Researchers have developed a low-cost approach to improving cell-free biotechnology’s utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applications. A team of researchers at California Polytechnic...
Organic compound reduces methane emissions of cattle by 25%

Organic compound reduces methane emissions of cattle by 25%

A recent study has shown that by adding an organic compound to the feed of dairy cattle, researchers were about to reduce their methane...
Inhaled chemotherapy changing the face of lung cancer treatment

Inhaled chemotherapy: changing the face of lung cancer treatment

InhaTarget Therapeutics speaks to The Innovation Platform about their promising preclinical efficacy data on CIS-DPI product combined with ICIs. In December 2018, we presented our...
Revolutionising the requirements for food safety certification

Revolutionising the requirements for food safety certification

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) have announced the newest edition of its Benchmarking Requirement for food distributors, manufacturers and safety professionals. At the opening plenary...