Science and Technology Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
The inquiry is closed, opened 28 March 2024.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 1st Report - Don’t fail to scale: seizing the opportunity of engineering biology on 14 January 2025.
Published 17 March 2025. The deadline was 14 March 2025.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government notes the Committee's conclusions and recommendations, agrees that engineering biology offers significant potential for economic growth, and sets out existing and planned actions, while recognising "there is more to do".
Published 17 March 2025.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The government welcomes the Lords report, says it agrees that engineering biology offers 'significant economic growth and impact', and accepts or agrees with most recommendations, with some qualifications and one it is 'not currently in a position to accept'.
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 15 Oct 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Alexandra Jones · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology,
Dr Isabel Webb · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology,
Lord Patrick Vallance · DSIT
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| 21 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Charles Hall · Peel Hunt,
Dr Hendrik Waegeman · Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant,
Dr Mary Maxon · BioFutures, Schmidt Sciences,
Dr Peter Williams · INEOS Group Ltd,
Fiona Mischel · SynBioBeta,
Greg Archer · LanzaTech UK
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| 14 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Clive Dix · C4X Discovery,
Dr Sara Holland · Potter Clarkson,
Graeme Cruickshank · Centre for Process Innovation,
Professor Nick Talbot · The Sainsbury Laboratory,
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts · SynBioVen
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| 7 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dan Osgood · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,
Dr Michael Adeogun · National Physical Laboratory,
Justin Tomlinson MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero,
Professor Isabel Oliver · UK Health Security Agency,
Professor Robin May · Food Standards Agency
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| 23 Apr 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Jim Ajioka · Colorifix,
Dr Martin Turner · Bioindustry Association,
Mark Bustard · Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre,
Rosemary Dokos · Oxford Nanopore Technologies,
Will Milligan · Extracellular
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| 16 Apr 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Dr Carolina Grandellis · Earlham Institute,
Dr Lucia Marucci · University of Bristol,
Professor Paul Freemont · Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Synthetic Biology (SynbiCITE),
Professor Susan Rosser · Edinburgh Genome Foundry,
Professor Tom Ellis · Imperial College London
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| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Jones · Director General for Science | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Charles Hall · Head of Research | Peel Hunt | 1 |
| Dan Osgood · Director of Energy Markets and Analysis | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Dr Carolina Grandellis · Earlham Biofoundry Manager | Earlham Institute | 1 |
| Dr Clive Dix · Chief Executive Officer | C4X Discovery | 1 |
| Dr Hendrik Waegeman · Head of Business Operations | Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant | 1 |
| Dr Isabel Webb · Deputy Director for Technology Strategy and Security | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 |
| Dr Jim Ajioka · Chief Scientific Officer | Colorifix | 1 |
| Dr Lucia Marucci · Associate Professor in Systems and Synthetic Biology | University of Bristol | 1 |
| Dr Martin Turner · Director of Policy and External Affairs | Bioindustry Association | 1 |
| Dr Mary Maxon · Executive Director | BioFutures, Schmidt Sciences | 1 |
| Dr Michael Adeogun · Head of Strategy (Life Sciences and Health) | National Physical Laboratory | 1 |
| Dr Peter Williams · Group Technology Director and Head of Investor Relations | INEOS Group Ltd | 1 |
| Dr Sara Holland · Patent Attorney | Potter Clarkson | 1 |
| Fiona Mischel · Director of International Outreach | SynBioBeta | 1 |
| Graeme Cruickshank · Chief Technology & Innovation Officer | Centre for Process Innovation | 1 |
| Greg Archer · Director of European Policy | LanzaTech UK | 1 |
| Justin Tomlinson MP · Minister of State | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 1 |
| Lord Patrick Vallance · Minister for Science, Research and Innovation | DSIT | 1 |
| Mark Bustard · Chief Executive Officer | Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre | 1 |
| Professor Isabel Oliver · Scientific Officer | UK Health Security Agency | 1 |
| Professor Nick Talbot · Executive Director and Group Leader | The Sainsbury Laboratory | 1 |
| Professor Paul Freemont · Co-Director | Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Synthetic Biology (SynbiCITE) | 1 |
| Professor Robin May · Chief Scientific Adviser | Food Standards Agency | 1 |
| Professor Susan Rosser · Co-Director | Edinburgh Genome Foundry | 1 |
| Professor Tom Ellis · Professor of Synthetic Genome Engineering | Imperial College London | 1 |
| Rosemary Dokos · SVP of Product and Programme Management | Oxford Nanopore Technologies | 1 |
| The Rt Hon Lord Willetts · Co-founder | SynBioVen | 1 |
| Will Milligan · Chief Executive Officer | Extracellular | 1 |