The robot (Hamilton Robotics) installed on TWB’s high-throughput microbial strain engineering platform enables the automated preparation of nucleic acids.  The robotic liquid handling platform performs, in a 96-well microplate format, extractions and purifications of nucleic acids from different types of micro-organisms : plasmid DNA, genomic DNA, DNA fragment purification…

http://www.lisbp.fr/en/research/metabolism-of-prokaryotes–ead4.html Its mission Understanding the metabolic regulations involved in the adaptation of bacteria in industrial environments to improve their performances. Optimizing the expression of metabolic pathways. (Read more) Key words Bacterial adaptation – Systems and synthetic biology – Biodiversity Person in charge Muriel Cocaign-Bousquet – Director…

TWB was present on INRA’s stand at the Salon de l’Agriculture from 27 February to 4 March 2016. In the context of the «  Bioeconomy  » theme, two examples of partnership R&D projects were presented: plastics degradation by enzymatic means with the Carbios company (intermediate project Thanaplast) and…

The Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, Mr. Thierry Mandon, visited TWB’s premises with his delegation on Monday 22 February 2016 for a presentation of the demonstrator’s activities and a visit of the infrastructures. Many personalities were present, including Mr. Bertrand Raquet, Director of INSA Toulouse, and…

TWB’s activities are ISO 9001 (version 2008) certified since 16 December 2015 . This recognition guarantees that TWB’s expectations will be fully taken into account and ensures the traceability of results. Moreover, with this quality management system, TWB resolutely works toward the continuous improvement of its procedures, attentive to…

A new European project, led by Ghent Bio-Economy Valley (GBEV), involving TWB, has just been accepted within the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme. The aim of SUPERBIO is to create a support facility for the development and implementation of projects from start-ups and SMEs suitable for EEC financing.

Eleven new « pre-competitive » research projects were presented by the leading researchers on the subjects at TWB’s Strategic Steering Committee meeting on 4 February 2016. The four projects retained for the 2016 round are: XANTHALG – Understanding xanthophyll biosynthesis in Phaeodactylum tricornutum for the creation of innovative therapeutic molecules (LISBP) –…

TWB’s summary activity report, highlights and key figures, has been edited. You can download it on TWB’s website: http://www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com/wordpress/en/the-2015-activity-report-is-published/ Contact: Véronique Paquet (paquet@insa-toulouse.fr)…

The extension of a research and development contract , initiated ten months before, was signed with a company with a view to produce batches of a product for validation at the industrial level. TWB offers the possibility to host R&D teams within its premises to…