Shortlisted finalists for the 2018 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition announced

Shortlisted finalists for the 2018 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition announced

The shortlisted finalists for the 2018 BBSRC Innovator of the Year competition have been announced (see box below for full list).

LONDON, 18-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Twelve finalists will compete to be named Innovator of the Year 2018 at The Mermaid in London on 16 May 2018.

Now celebrating its tenth year, the Innovator of the Year competition recognises the important impact bioscience research and innovation has on lives, society and the economy. It celebrates the individuals and small teams who have harnessed the potential of their excellent research to significantly address real world challenges across the commercial, early career, social and international impact categories.

Learn more about Innovator of the Year and see previous awards.

Innovator of the Year 2018 finalists

Principal investigatorResearch organisationTitle of innovationAward category
Professor Tony MooreUniversity of SussexGlobal food security: the development of novel AOX fungicides to combat increasing fungal resistance.Commercial
Dr Neil GibbsCurapel/The University of ManchesterCurapel – taking safe and natural technologies to the skin healthcare market.Commercial
Professor Trevor Dale/Dr Marianne EllisCardiff UniversityOrganoids Expanded.Commercial
Dr Marko HyvonenUniversity of CambridgeProduction of optimised growth factors to facilitate stem cell research and regenerative medicine.Commercial
Dr Philippa BorrillJohn Innes CentreAccelerating impact of genomic resources in wheat breeding.Early Career
Siobhan GardinerCranfield UniversityBuilding resilience in the vanilla supply chain: protecting smallholder livelihoods and the world’s favourite flavour.Early Career
Mr Ben Dolman & Dr James WinterburnThe University of ManchesterDramatic improvement in fermentation economics using integrated gravity separation technique.Early Career
Professor Joanne WebsterRoyal Veterinary CollegeZoonotic disease research to improve human and animal health in West Africa.International
Professor Venugopal NairThe Pirbright InstituteInternational impact on improved control of poultry diseases for poverty alleviation and global food security.International
Professor Martin Broadley & Dr E.Louise AnderThe University of NottinghamGeoNutrition: spatial aspects of hidden hunger.International
Professor Dave GoulsonUniversity of SussexReducing threats to wild bumblebees via public and policy engagement.Social
Professor Rob Honey & Dr Sabrina Cohen-HattonCardiff UniversityBehavioural neuroscience underpins new guidance for firefighters and the emergency services.Social

ENDS

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