Does bark beetle-caused tree mortality lead to more severe wildfires?

Does bark beetle-caused tree mortality lead to more severe wildfires?

The Innovation Platform (TIP) welcomes Carolyn Hull Sieg, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, to discuss the effects bark beetles have...
The oldest bank in Sweden are testing solutions for the e-krona

The oldest bank in Sweden is testing solutions for the e-krona

The central bank of Sweden, Sveriges Riksbank, is conducting a pilot project with the aim to develop a technical solution for the e-krona. The world’s...
Researchers develop low-cost cell free biotechnology

Researchers develop low-cost cell-free biotechnology

Researchers have developed a low-cost approach to improving cell-free biotechnology’s utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applications. A team of researchers at California Polytechnic...
Organic compound reduces methane emissions of cattle by 25%

Organic compound reduces methane emissions of cattle by 25%

A recent study has shown that by adding an organic compound to the feed of dairy cattle, researchers were about to reduce their methane...
Inhaled chemotherapy changing the face of lung cancer treatment

Inhaled chemotherapy: changing the face of lung cancer treatment

InhaTarget Therapeutics speaks to The Innovation Platform about their promising preclinical efficacy data on CIS-DPI product combined with ICIs. In December 2018, we presented our...
Revolutionising the requirements for food safety certification

Revolutionising the requirements for food safety certification

Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) have announced the newest edition of its Benchmarking Requirement for food distributors, manufacturers and safety professionals. At the opening plenary...
Field testing the rate of degradation in compostable packaging

Field testing the rate of degradation in compostable packaging

A recent study by Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands, analysed the degradation of compostable packaging at an industrial composting plant. A study by Wageningen University...
New Horizon 2020 training programme for nanoelectrochemistry students

New Horizon 2020 training programme for nanoelectrochemistry students

In a bid to influence further research into nanoelectrochemistry, Horizon 2020 have funded project SENTINEL which offers a four year Innovative Training Network for...
Nano-tweezers can extract single molecules from cells

Nano-tweezers for the extraction of a single molecule of a cell

Researchers at University of Leeds have developed ‘nano-tweezers’ which can extract single molecules from living cells without destroying them. Dr Paolo Actis, from the School...
Agriculture IoT market expected to almost double by 2024

Agriculture IoT market expected to almost double by 2024

Reports suggest that the agriculture Internet of Things (IoT) market is expected to soar from $12.7bn in 2019 to $20.9bn by 2024. According to a...