News and events

On the 28 February 2019 Innogen is hosting an event to celebrate the Institute's achievements to date and discuss the implementation challenges of the UK’s industrial strategy post-Brexit.

On the 28th January, Innogen member and senior lecturer on innovation in sustainable food systems at the University of Edinburgh, Ann Bruce, was part of a panel of agricultural experts that gave oral evidence to the Scottish Affairs Committee on how Scotland’s agricultural sector should be supported post-Brexit.

Dr Niki Vermeulen, Senior Lecturer in the History and Sociology of Science at the School of Social and Political Science, has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Mentor Award by The University of Edinburgh Graduate School. This award recognises the quality of the support and guidance she has provided to her research students.

Innogen researcher Vera Mugittu contributed to the Antimicrobial Resistance panel discussion at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during World Antibiotic Awareness Week.

The contribution of Joyce Tait to healthcare innovation has been recognised in this year’s BioBeat report.

As a member of the UK's Council for Science and Technology, Innogen Institute co-director Joyce Tait was a key contributor to its recent initiative to promote a regulatory landscape that is more proportionate and adaptive to the needs of emerging technologies.

Professor Theo Papaioannou is the new Director of the Innogen Institute, The Open University - University of Edinburgh centre for research on the social, political and economic implications of emerging technologies.

Innogen members compile Evidence Brief for Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Innogen member Geoff Banda has been invited to attend the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Expert Group Meeting.

Innogen’s research on on the Scottish referendum debates on science and innovation is published.