For all its faults, plastic is cheap, easy to produce and versatile. Grain 4 Lab’s research shows that a compostable bioplastic, made from a more sustainable source, could be an answer to laboratories’ reliance on single-use plastic. Read more here: dcu.ie/blog/2056/alte…

What a match !!! Up the dubs 😊

Well done Helena on a great piece of work!

Delighted to announce Helena Mylise Sørensen new paper on Digital-Twin development for functional-food production in a bioprocess! This work has been the result of the groups fantastic collaboration with Dairygold Co-Op, I-Form, Christine Loscher, Dermot Brabazon,sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great piece by Grain 4 Lab team member Dr. Jennie O’Loughlin featured on RTÉ Brainstorm recently examining the role plastics play in today’s world and the importance of developing alternatives in the long run Dublin City University DCU Science and Health

In collaboration with RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, the Grain 4 Lab team and I are inviting applications for a PhD scholarship exploring sustainable solutions to hospital plastic waste. More information on this project and others can be found below. 🗓️Closing date for applications is May 31st

So delighted for Dr. Helena Mylise Sørensen, successfully defending her PhD thesis today. Amazing work, fantastic working with you over the last 3.5 years, we are very proud supervisors! Christine Loscher Dermot Brabazon I-Form DCU School of Biotechnology

A redesigned, refurbished room DCU School of Biotechnology has been opened in memory of the late Dr Greg Foley. Dr Foley - an immensely popular figure for decades with students and staff alike - passed away in January 2023. dcu.ie/science-and-he…

We are hiring! Interested working as a #postdoc #researcher on innovative #sustainable projects here in DCU School of Biotechnology ? If you’re a #bioprocess #engineer, #chemical engineer or #microbiologist, check out the #job. linkedin.com/jobs/view/4023…, DCU Science & Health Comm

Tonight on #Heated- turning brewery grains into a plastic with #DCU and @waterforddistillery. We go to Malahide to meet a couple donating their kitchen to @habitatforhumanityireland and the search for Seagrass, will we be lucky? @rteone ⁦Hannah Quinn-Mulligan⁩ ⁦Rónán Ó Dálaigh

The BP4 class starting their first day of the DCUFUTURES #fermentation festival, a range of innovative beers will be produced including non-alcoholic, colour changing ale and tropical ales! Including technical development and business pitches. DCU School of Biotechnology, DCU Science and Health, Dr Susan Hegarty

Day 2 starts for the DCU FUTURES #fermentationfestival here in biotech, DCU Science and Health. The mash process begins with adding the grain. Dr Susan Hegarty

The final week of the DCU School of Biotechnology #DCUfutures fermentation festival draws to a close. The primary fermentation is complete with the kegging process finished. We look forward to the Business pitches next week. DCU Science and Health

Check out the innovative Bioprocess developments by our fourth year BSc in Bioprocessing class. DCU Science and Health, DCU School of Biotechnology. linkedin.com/pulse/dcus-fer…

Good to be at Euromedlab 2025, Brussels, talking about sustainability in laboratories on Tuesday.

#dcu stand at @higheroptions very busy! Dr Jenny Lawler chatting with students about our school of biotechnology degrees