Welcome to the website of the newly formed Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network (Biosciences KTN). This new KTN was established on 1st September 2009 following the merger of Bioscience for Business KTN, Genesis Faraday Partnership and The Food Processing KTN.

Our Vision of the Biosciences KTN is to make the UK a global leader in converting bioscience knowledge into innovative agricultural, food and industrial bioscience products and processes for the benefit of businesses, the economy, the environment and society.

Our Mission is to Connect and Catalyse by:

• Driving knowledge transfer between the science base and industry
  
• Promoting networking and stimulating innovation key to our industry sectors
  
• Providing a coherent voice for industry to inform government policy.
      

Food for Health

• Diet and health interactions
  
• Healthier foods (lower fat, salt; higher N-3 fatty acids etc)
  
• Functional foods and nutraceuticals (personalised health
  planning)
  
• Process and formulation technologies
  

Renewable & Sustainable Bioproducts

• Biofuels
• High-value biochemicals and biomaterials
• Biocatalysis
• Biorefining

Innovation in Animal & Plant Production and Performance

• Animal (livestock, aquaculture and companion) genetics and genomics
  
• Plant (food and non-food crops including horticulture) genetics and genomics
  
• Genomic selection and predictive biology approaches
  
• Trait measurement tools

Sustainable Food Supply & Security

• Food security (feeding more people from fewer resources)
• Coping with and mitigating the effects of climate change
• Animal health and welfare (diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics)
• Food safety, traceability and authenticity

The Biosciences KTN is outward-facing and international and will be at the forefront in creating a step-change in innovation to achieve a sustainable bio-economy for the future.

We will be updating our website over the next few weeks, so please check back for further news and information.