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Sculpting DNA to Build the Future of Synthetic Cells

Researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) have made a significant advancement in the area of synthetic biology, unveiling a novel method to design synthetic cells using DNA building blocks. This pioneering work promises to reshape our understanding and capabilities within the field.

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Blood Biomarker Breakthrough Offers New Hope in Diagnosing Mood Disorders

New research from the Bahn Laboratory at CEB has unveiled that a simple blood test, combined with patient-reported symptoms, could significantly improve the accuracy of differentiating between Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder.

Alumnus named in Middle East Policy Council ‘40 under 40’ Awards

Dr Abhishek Deshpande , a CEB Chemical Engineering alumnus, has received a Middle East Policy Council’s ’40 under 40’ award for facilitating relationships between the United States and countries of the Middle East.

Clemens Kaminski Receives 2023 IoP Rosalind Franklin Medal

CEB’s Head of Department, Professor Clemens Kaminski, has today been awarded the 2023 Institute of Physics Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize for his ground-breaking work in optical methods applied to biological systems.

CEB Laser Analytics Group participates in Physics at Work

Our Laser lab has contributed with an educational outreach activity at the annual ‘Physics at Work’ exhibition at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge on 21 September 2023.

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Sutton Trust Summer School 2023

From 15-18 August 2023, CEB opened its doors for the Sutton Trust 2023 Summer School, drawing together insights from the food industry through Nestlé representatives and CEB expertise. The Sutton Trust champions social mobility and partners with universities to offer programmes designed to support high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

FABnoids win Davidson Inventors Challenge 2023

A team of year 11 students from Benenden School in Cranbrook, UK, were crowned winners of our second Davidson Inventors Challenge 2023, an innovation competition for UK schools focused on sustainability.

Imitating immune cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge aim to build devices that imitate the structure and functions of biological cells in order to fight bacterial infections and potentially other diseases.

Lynn Gladden Joins Faraday Institution Board

Today, it has been announced that Lynn Gladden has been appointed to the Faraday Institution's Board of Trustees.

The mathematical joy of watching paint dry: Clare Rees-Zimmerman awarded Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for paper modelling stratification in drying films

17 April 2023

Former CEB PhD student was awarded the biennial prize by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications for work published during her PhD with our Colloidal Dispersions group.

Sculpting DNA to Build the Future of Synthetic Cells

Blood Biomarker Breakthrough Offers New Hope in Diagnosing Mood Disorders

Alumnus named in Middle East Policy Council ‘40 under 40’ Awards

Clemens Kaminski Receives 2023 IoP Rosalind Franklin Medal

CEB Laser Analytics Group participates in Physics at Work

Sutton Trust Summer School 2023

FABnoids win Davidson Inventors Challenge 2023

Imitating immune cells

Lynn Gladden Joins Faraday Institution Board

The mathematical joy of watching paint dry: Clare Rees-Zimmerman awarded Lighthill-Thwaites Prize for paper modelling stratification in drying films

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