Companies and People News for February 2016

Companies and People News Archive

UK Strategic Plan for Synthetic Biology 2016 released UK Strategic Plan for Synthetic Biology 2016 released

Minister for Life Sciences George Freeman MP has today visited SynbiCITE at Imperial College London, the UK innovation and knowledge centre for synthetic biology, to announce the release of the UK Synthetic Biology Strategic Plan 2016 — Biodesign for the Bioeconomy.

Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy, Jose Mourinho and Dozens More Doodle for Epilepsy Charity Olivia Colman, Bill Nighy, Jose Mourinho and Dozens More Doodle for Epilepsy Charity

Stars including Olivia Colman, Miriam Margolyes, Jose Mourinho, Caroline Quentin, Caspar Lee, Jerome Flynn, Frank Skinner, Raymond Briggs, Alison Steadman, Bertie Carvel, Joanna Lumley, Ben De Lisi, Sir Peter Blake, Lorraine Kelly, Bill Nighy and Toby Jones have put pen to paper for Epilepsy Action's National Doodle Day.

SynBioBeta is Connecting the Global Synthetic Biology Industry at their 4th Annual London Conference SynBioBeta is Connecting the Global Synthetic Biology Industry at their 4th Annual London Conference

On April 6th - 8th, SynBioBeta with support of event host SynbiCITE, will once again bring together the synthetic biology community for the fourth annual SynBioBeta London 2016 Conference at Imperial College London, UK.

Intense work helped Michelangelo maintain use of hands despite osteoarthritis Intense work helped Michelangelo maintain use of hands despite osteoarthritis

Prolonged hammering and chiselling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter and one of the greatest artists of all time. But the intense work probably helped him keep the use of his hands right up until he died.