NCIMB exhibiting at the BioIndustry Association Annual BioProcess Conference

We are pleased to be exhibiting at the BioIndustry Association (BIA) Annuual BioProcess Conference in Edinburgh this week 1(5th – 17th November). It is the first time that we have exhibited at the event, and NCIMB also became members of BIA in 2022. NCIMB is an innovation-driven biotechnology company that houses the biggest reference collection of industrially and environmentally valuable microorganisms in the UK. We offer a trusted range of microbiological, chemical analysis and biological material storage services from our Aberdeen-based laboratories in the UK. 2022 is the 40th anniversary …

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New edition of Collected Insights out now!

The latest edition of NCIMB’s newsletter “Collected Insights” is out now! Click on the image to download and read, and if you want more information about any of the stories in this edition, you can get in touch using the form below, emailing enquiries@ncimb.com or calling +44 (0) 1224 009333.

ICorr Corrosion Forum

Our consultant microbiologist Dr Carol Devine attended the ICorr Aberdeen Branch corrosion forum at the end of August. The theme of the event was energy transition and corrosion, and material challenges associated with the energy transition. Topics covered included corrosion issues arising during hydrogen transport, and with offshore wind, fusion reactors and solar energy. As we transition our energy supply away from oil and gas it is essential that corrosion challenges – including microbiologically influenced corrosion – are fully considered so that monitoring is effective and preventative action can be taken. We …

EURO-MIC conference

NCIMB’s consultant microbiologist Dr Carol Devine reports on the COST – European Network for MIC Management (EURO-MIC) conference on Microbially Influenced Corrosion Last week I headed to Berlin to attend a COST- European Network for MIC Management (EURO-MIC) conference on microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). MIC describes the negative effects of microorganisms on materials – a phenomenon of increasing concern to the European community. During the conference, held at BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und – prüfung/ the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing), I enjoyed some outstanding presentations from the …

Novel Pseudomonas species added to NCIMB catalogue

A novel species of Pseudomonas has recently been added to the National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria by scientists at Texas A&M AgriLife. The strain, NCIMB 15426 Pseudomonas uvaldensis sp. nov., which is now available to order from NCIMB, was isolated from an onion bulb and is noted to cause onion bulb rot.  For more information see the strain entry in our catalogue and a paper describing the strain which was published earlier this year. Khanal M, Timilsina S, Bhatta BP, Bophela K, Coutinho T, Cochran K, Malla …