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BEACON's Jessica Adams, along with Chris Letchford-Jones and Laura, had a great time giving an apple-pressing demo to some of the children at Gogerddan Childcare.  The children thoroughly enjoyed observing the whole process and the best bit was tasting the apple juice at the end of the...

A group from the Cynnal y Cardi project visited IBERS Gogerddan today and had a very enjoyable and informative tour of the BEACON facilities.  The Cynnal y Cardi project aims to stimulate innovations that increase the value and variety of sustainalbe economic opportunity for the people...

The moving of BEACON kit to new location in AberInnovation is almost complete.  Just a few minor adjustments and moving around to be done but looking good so far!

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The Screw Press on the move and in its new location! (click Read More for photos)

The equipment move to the new AberInnovation Biorefining Centre has begun and looking good in new location!  (Click Read More below for photos)

Exciting times ahead for BEACON.  Rhian Hayward MBE, CEO AberInnovation, received the keys for the new Biorefining Centre from the contractors, Willmott Dixon.  Equipment move will begin soon!

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Analytical Biochemist and BEACON scientist, Dr Gordon Allison, discusses his work on profiling energy crops using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and vibrational spectroscopy, including infrared and Raman techniques, in an editorial article published in the May edition...

Professor Peter Halligan, Welsh Government Chief Science Adviser, visited the BEACON facility today as part of a visit to the opening of the brand new Seed BioBank facility at AberInnovation. Professor Iain Donnison, Director of BEACON, and Dr Judith Thornton, Low Carbon Manager...

The BioComposites Centre, Bangor University, and BEACON have been highlighted in a new technical report from the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, published this month. The publication forms part of the Stairway to Excellence...