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Tomorrow morning, at 10.15am, we hear from industry witnesses in engineering biology.

Panel 1:
Will Milligan, CEO, Extracellular
Jim Ajioka, CSO, Colorifix
Rosemary Dokos, SVP, Oxford Nanopore

2:
Mark Bustard, CEO, IBioIC
Martin Turner, BioIndustry Association (BIA)

Watch:
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‘I realise that humans are not perfect and we sometimes let each other down. This is all the more reason to try to be trustworthy. I believe that, in political life, this is of fundamental importance.’

Baroness Doreen Massey, 1938-2024

Countries where cheek kissing is a common way to greet people

Eva Pacheo, a local crochet teacher and her students in Alhaurín de la Torre, in Malaga, Spain, collaboratively created a massive canopy of patchwork crochet to create shade for their community #WomensArt

At this stage, it’s looking like the EU cares more about British youth opportunities than does Keir Starmer.

New #vacancy ! Scottish Association for Marine Science is hiring a Graduate CCAP Support Scientist with
👉relevant degree/proven experience in a similar role
👉excellent communication skills
👉microbiology skills and experience working with algae/ protozoa.

⏰Apply by 30 April:
ibioic.com/jobs-database/…

Meet the team! IBioIC's Business Engagement Managers Lynsey Dunbar and Kim Cameron will be attending the Materials Research Exchange next week with @Innovateuk.

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Great interview with Andrew Copson from Humanists UK on the need to balance inclusivity with freedom of religion/belief in schools - and the massively outdated current requirement for all schools to have daily (Christian) worship.
It’s not right for any child to be bullied - by

the changing nature of what excellence in science looks like and building a science system inclusive of all. Graeme Reid now setting out the (extensive) landscape and the Government’s stated ambition to cement the UK’s place as a Science and Technology Superpower.

Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote. Don’t forget - and tell your friends and family! gov.uk/register-to-vo…

Twitter is what we make it. When I posted a link to a fundraiser for parents with children in hospital in Glasgow, Simon Griffiths responded out of the blue with an incredibly kind offer to make beautiful keyrings for the first 100 donors. Tansy’s friends and family (including

I’m more confident there would be less chest beating just from my experience of balanced decision making groups. It couldn’t be any worse.

I think you could be underestimating the value of diversity and the danger of group think. Maybe that’s what you are saying?

No women on Israel’s War Cabinet, no women amongst Iran’s decision makers, not aware of any women on Hamas leadership, Russia? Ukraine? - #justsaying maybe 50/50 would lead to better decisions. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Who else remembers when James Acaster made the greatest ever Brexit analogy?

Anne Glover True of most outsourcing. If you don't know how to do it yourself how will you manage another organisation to do it via an arms length contract... Post Office... Benefits... Come to mind... Dogma again dominating.

This sounds so much more reasonable that what Streeting is proposing - a clear strategy is needed as a hybrid model would introduce unworkable tension.

I am struggling to understand how outsourcing to a profit making enterprise is a better solution than delivering by a properly invested NHS - Wes Streeting defends Labour plan to use private sector to cut NHS backlog theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

'The situation of #climatechange has impacted the yield of farmers with low production of farmer output being a common occurrence. The need for #GMOs cannot be over-emphasized'- DRC Representative for the #AfricaBiosafetyRetreat
#AATFAfrica
#ProsperitythroughTechnology