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Before we announce the winners, here’s a digest of the finalists’ entries.
Dr Andrew Almond from the University of Manchester, for C4X Discovery: optimising the design and
development of medicines Professor Tom Brown from the University of
Oxford, for Extending the boundaries of nucleic acid chemistry
Dr Sheena Cruickshank from the University of Manchester, for Increasing awareness and
dialogue around infection in local and global communities
Professor Gary Frost from Imperial College and Dr Douglas Morrison from the University
of Glasgow, for Inulin propionate ester: a novel food ingredient to prevent weight gain
Professor Cait MacPhee from the University of Edinburgh and Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall
from the University of Dundee, for A smart protein for use in multiphase formulations
Professor Graeme Milligan from the University of Glasgow, for Accelerating translation of
G protein-coupled receptors towards new medicines Professor Toby Mottram from Royal Agricultural
University, for The Milkalyser: Biosensing and Internet of Things for field sensing of
dairy cow fertility Dr Martin Pule from University College London,
for Logic Gated CAR [See-AY-ARR} T-cells and spin-out Autolus
And Dr Barrie Roonie from the University of Kent, for a Rapid 'dipstick' test tackles
fatal sleeping sickness Congratulations to all the finalists of the
BBSRC Innovator of the Year award 2016; the competition that recognises and rewards world-leading
UK bioscience.