The University of Glasgow has formed a strategic partnership with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.

These type of arrangements are rare as only 11 other universities have entered into the same agreement with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

The university currently receives more than £30m of BBSRC funding for research in fundamental biosciences. This helps researchers discover more about both human and animal disease as well as food security – the supply of food and individuals’ access to it. The University will work closely with the BBSRC on the government’s Industrial Strategy on ideas surrounding transforming researching into commercial entities.

This new partnership will see more dialogue between the bioscience funding agency and senior management of the 12 universities. The increased dialogue is aiming to create a more efficient and joined up approach to investment.