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Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

Building the industrial biotechnology ecosystem

The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) works across disciplinary and sector boundaries to foster a holistic ecosystem of biotechnological innovation.

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IBIC accelerates and brings greater focus to sustainable biomanufacturing in the north-west. By bringing together key players within the foods, fuels, chemicals, materials and pharmaceutical sectors, we are building a co-location of organisations, knowledge skills and facilities to deliver a transformative bioeconomy for our region and beyond.

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We encourage you to become part of the IBIC community and help us to support:

  • Achieving net zero
  • Creating a circular bioeconomy
  • Partnerships
  • Skills sharing
  • Innovation
  • Societal change