Technology for production of novel molecule could bring important societal benefits NCIMB news, September 2025 NCIMB principal scientist Dr Brandon Childers was awarded the CarboHyde poster prize for most industrially relevant work at the 8th European Cyclodextrin Conference last week. CarboHyde is a private preclinical company focussed on redefining industries through the potential of cyclodextrins, and Brandon’s poster described the work he has carried out at NCIMB on a novel enzyme technology for the production of a cyclodextrin molecule that is smaller than those currently available. The availability of a …
NCIMB secures £1.7 million investment from IFS Maven Equity Finance and the Scottish National Investment Bank bank to drive growth
NCIMB has secured a £1.7m investment from the Investment Fund for Scotland, managed by Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”) and the Scottish National Investment Bank. The Maven team were first introduced to NCIMB at an IFS Roadshow in Aberdeen, hosted by the British Business Bank. NCIMB provides microbial identification, testing and safe storage services and supplies bacterial stains from its globally recognised collection for commercial and academic use. The business services customers operating in a number of industries, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food & drink, energy, and environmental sectors, from its state-of-the-art …
Report recommends “highly ambitious enterprise” to create world-leading UK Microbiome Biobank
NCIMB news, October 2024 NCIMB’s culture collection curator Dr Samantha Law was one of the contributors to a new report that calls for a “highly ambitious enterprise” to create a microbiome biobank that will contribute significantly to the advancement of science and its application to human health. The report highlights the importance of microbes in health, agriculture and the environment, and the need to conserve microbial resources and innovation. Key recommendations include establishing the UK microbiome biobank (UKMB) as a hub-and-spoke-model with thematic areas, incorporating existing UK biobanking and culture …
Mangroves and their microbiomes – marking the UNESCO International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
by Samantha Law, Curator, NCIMB 25 June is the UNESCO International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. So why do mangrove ecosystems merit a special day? Mangroves are intertidal forests that exist along tropical and subtropical coasts. UNESCO state that they support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans. They act as a form of natural coastal defence against storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion, and their soils are highly effective carbon sinks, sequestering vast amounts of carbon. In other …
Christmas and new year opening hours
As the year draws to a close, we are looking forward to a winter break! It has been a busy 12 months for everyone at NCIMB, and its hard to believe it is already a year since we moved in to our new purpose-built facility. We would like to thank all our customers for working with us in 2023 and wish you a happy and healthy year ahead. We will close for the festive season on Friday 22 December 2023 and re-open on 3 January 2024. If you have any …
NCIMB attending Vitafoods Europe Conference online
Let’s meet online at Vitafoods Europe! Our business development manager Dr Jude Huggan is attending the event online and looking forward to chatting with other delegates to discuss how NCIMB can support companies in the nutraceuticals sector. Get in touch at enquiries@ncimb.com if you would like to arrange an online meeting to discuss: We can also undertake projects to develop customised assays for organisms or functional genes of interest.