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The Wallace Lab
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Combining Biocompatible Chemistry + Synthetic Biology to enhance microbes' abilities to make chemicals sustainably. Vibrant research team at the University of Edinburgh. All views our own.
These roles offer a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with leading UK and international research teams, engage with over 50 industry partners, and help drive the transition to a circular, bio-based chemical future. Check out the adverts below, or get in touch with Stephen directly ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
⚙️ Bioprocess scale-up in waste-to-chemical microbial systems, spanning diverse waste streams, microbial chassis, and bioreactor designs - driving industrial translation within the C-Loop Sustainable Manufacturing Hub [2 positions].
October 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our open positions focus on:

🧬 Biological upcycling of plastic waste into sustainable industrial chemicals for applications in healthcare, nutrition, and materials - as part of the P3EB Mission Hub and CIRCBIONET UK-Singapore consortium [3 positions].
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Links below to the News & Views (thanks Matthew Chang and colleagues!), and The Guardian article. (4/n)
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This represents something powerful: a hybrid metabolic pathway that neither biology nor chemistry could achieve alone.

Beyond advancing circular and sustainable chemical manufacturing, we hope this sparks new directions at the interface of chemical and biological synthesis. (3/n)
September 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We discovered that phosphate inside living cells catalyses a biocompatible Lossen rearrangement - a classic chemical reaction never before seen in nature. Add a few enzymes using engineering biology, and the result: paracetamol 💊 from plastic waste🗑️ (2/n).
September 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM