The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council says it will invest £35 million in industrial biotechnology and bioenergy research.
The announcement was made by science minister David Willetts on 23 January at an industrial biotechnology event in London.
The funding will go towards setting up networks and collaborative research between academia and industry “offering a channel for sustainable economic growth for the UK and new ‘green collar’ jobs”, said a BBSRC statement.
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