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Call for TWB precompetitive projects
TWB launches its 13th call for precompetitive projects! Precompetitive projects are projects whose primary goal is to initiate and mature risky multidisciplinary research projects in order to develop disruptive technological building blocks with strong application potential. This annual call for projects is open to all national academic research teams from INRAE, CNRS or INSA Toulouse… Read more »
TWB Annual report 2022
TWB celebrated its 10th anniversary and recorded its best results ever: revenue of €12 million (compared to €9 million in 2021), a 40% increase in the number of industrial contracts signed, and 40 new industrial projects launched. The TWB consortium has welcomed two new members: the Lyon-based start-up Bon Vivant and the Canadian industrial group… Read more »
TWB involved in a bioeconomy master degree
In September 2021, the international BioTechEco Master’s degree, integrated into the BioEco Graduate School, welcomed its first class on the INSA Toulouse campus. This 2-year master’s degree trains students with a multidisciplinary education in English combining life sciences, bioprocesses, sustainable development, economics and ethics. In particular, during the second year, students follow the “Entrepreneurial skills… Read more »
Premier Tech Life sciences will move to TWB’s premises
By the end of 2023, a dozen team members from the Life Sciences business group from the Canadian company with an international dimension Premier Tech will move to TWB’s premises. This strategic partnership aims to accelerate the development of new natural ingredients and formulas with unique biological activity, capable of being positioned as natural alternatives… Read more »
NutrEvent October 17th & 18th 2023
TWB reiterats its support to NutrEvent! The 9th edition will take place on October 17th and 18th, 2023 in Rennes. This event is organised by Eurasanté, Clubster NSL, Valorial, Biotech & Santé Bretagne, Atlanpole, Atlanpole Biotherapies. INNOVATIONS | FOOD, FEED, NUTRITION & HEALTH | ACADEMIA-INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS | INVESTMENT NutrEvent is the first European partnering event… Read more »
+ 2 new consortium members
TWB welcomed 2 new members during the meeting of its consortium on 22 November, 2022: Bon Vivant and Premier Tech which joined TWB on July 2022. Bon Vivant is a start-up created in 2021 in Lyon, which uses precision fermentation in order to manufacture milk proteins. This alternative method of production will enable Bon Vivant… Read more »
Review of 10 years of activity
TWB celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. Since its creation in 2012, TWB has conducted 285 R&D projects, brought together 51 key biotech players around a consortium supporting innovation and invested €8.1m in 41 pre-competitive projects led by external laboratories to promote breakthrough innovation. With an estimated increase in turnover of 10% (compared to 2021),… Read more »
iGEM 2022 : TWB supports Toulouse team
TWB supports the DAISY project, driven by a team of students from INSA Toulouse and the University Paul Sabatier, which will be presented at iGem 2022 – Grand Jamboree : an international contest of synthetic biology, which will take place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. The students will present a new method of allergies… Read more »
Engineering yeast for mRNA production: TWB is partner of the european project Yscript
Launched in April 2022, the Yscript project aims to develop a tailor-made yeast-based messenger RNA (mRNA) factory platform for large-scale and cost-effective manufacturing of mRNA therapeutics. Selected by the European Union as part of Horizon Europe, the Yscript consortium brings together eight partners from 5 countries: CNRS, TWB INRAE (France); UAVR, UBI (Portugal); TRON gGmbH,… Read more »
New integrated offers with processium and syngulon
TWB expands its range of services by joining forces with Processium and Syngulon. With these two new integrated offers, TWB optimizes the support of projects led by hosted startups and those led in partnership with actors of the industry. The technical and economic studies carried out by Processium allow to validate the viability of a… Read more »
