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The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, formerly the Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre (MIB) is a
research institute
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of the
University of Manchester
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
, England.
Role
The centre has been designed to enable academic communities to explore specific areas of interdisciplinary quantitative
bioscience
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, largely through the efforts of multidisciplinary research teams. Research at MIB follows three broadly defined, interdisciplinary and complementary themes: Biological Mechanism and Catalysis, Molecular Bioengineering, and
Systems biology
Systems biology is the computational modeling, computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological syst ...
.
History
Planning for the institute began late in 1998 and culminated with the official opening on 25 October 2006 of the
John Garside
Professor John Garside is a British chemical engineer who was the last Vice-Chancellor of UMIST.
Life
Garside was born 9 October 1941, Building. The building won "Building of the Year" from Manchester Chamber's Building and Development Committee in 2006 along with
Beetham Tower, Manchester
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.
The building has featured in several television commercials, notably Injury Lawyers 4u.
The institute was renamed the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology on 1 June 2012, retaining the acronym MIB.
In November 2019 the MIB was awarded the
Queen’s Anniversary Prize
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for Higher and Further Education. The award is a recognition of the MIB as a 'beacon of excellence' for work in Industrial Biotechnolog
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References
External links
Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB)– official website
MIB description pageat
OpenWetWare
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Biological research institutes in the United Kingdom
Biotechnology in the United Kingdom
Buildings and structures in Manchester
Departments of the University of Manchester
Research institutes established in 2006
Research institutes in Manchester
2006 establishments in England
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