Posts Tagged ‘Derek O'Brien’
BiOrbic Hosts February Bioeconomy Forum
Today BiOrbic welcomed members of the Bioeconomy Forum to University College Dublin for their February meeting. The day started with tours of our Biomanufacturing Suite, where researchers working on sustainable, bio-based plastic from bacteria discussed their latest innovations and the next steps for scaling up the technology. Back at the forum venue, members were able…
Read MoreBiOrbic welcomes the Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador to the UK to UCD
BiOrbic were delighted to welcome the Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador to the UK Ms Sara Amani and her team to BiOrbic yesterday afternoon, along with the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation. BiOrbic and IBF met with the Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador to the UK and her delegation to discuss what the bieconomy is and discuss how to maximise the role…
Read MoreInternational Webinar: Bio-Encounter Ireland – Costa Rica 2023
The Biomaterials Hub from Costa Rica and BiOrbic from Ireland hosted an International Webinar called Bio-Encounter Ireland – Costa Rica, which took place on February 28, 2023. The purpose of this webinar was to establish powerful research and industry partnerships between two nations by fostering cross-collaboration in the fields of bio and circular economy. With…
Read MoreBiOrbic Annual Research Day 2022
On Thursday 9th of June BiOrbic hosted its annual Research Day. This was the first time in 2 years we could host it in person, and we had the Centre come together in UCD for the day. The Annual BiOrbic Research day is a day for integration and collaboration, as well as a chance for the…
Read MoreBiOrbic Centre Integration Day 2022
Collaboration and interdisciplinarity research is the future aim for BiOrbic. On Friday the 14th of January, the BiOrbic centre had an integration event to encourage coming together as a centre from different institutions and disciplines to collaborate. For this event, BiOrbic Principal Investigators, Funded Investigators, Academic Collaborators and Operational Team members, came together to see…
Read MoreAgricultural Innovations for People, Nature and Climate Discussion – a collaborative event with British Embassy Dublin
On the 26th of October, BiOrbic joined the British Embassy in Dublin in leading the workshop on “Agricultural Innovations for people, nature and climate discussion” for the lead up to #COP26. 40 experts from across the UK and Ireland came together to discuss how agriculture can tackle climate change ahead of COP26. The event was…
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