Animal Health

Research exploring the use of genetic selection and genome editing tools to develop healthier and more productive farmed animals has received a major funding boost.

Pig fat cell production could transform lab-grown meat development, with rare combination of reliable and stable cell growth.

Pigs produced to be resistant to one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases, using technology developed by the Roslin Institute, have been approved for sale to US consumers.

Edinburgh-based food technology company Roslin Technologies has announced further investment following on from its Series A round of £11m in November.

University of Edinburgh spinout Carbogenics has announced it has raised more than £1m in investment to build its first green energy production and R&D facility.

Edinburgh food and agri-tech company Roslin Technologies has announced it has raised £11m in Series A investment.

The University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute and animal genetics company Genus PLC have signed an agreement to produce pigs that are resistant to a respiratory disease affecting livestock worldwide.

Edinburgh Innovations clients have taken the two biggest prizes in the Scottish EDGE awards, with Dyneval winning the top biotech award, sponsored by iBioIC, and Waterwhelm receiving the Higgs EDGE award for science, tech and engineering businesses. Both awards are worth £100,000.