News from October 2014

Business Secretary Vince Cable opens the Plowright building Business Secretary Vince Cable officially opened the BBSRC National Virology Centre at Pirbright today heralding the start of a new era in protecting the UK from viral diseases The pioneering new £135M laboratories will greatly enhance UK…

The Pirbright Institute's Biodiversity Group The Pirbright Institute has been recognised for its outstanding commitment to biodiversity by being announced the overall winners at the 2014 CIRIA BIG Challenge Awards which took place at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew on Tuesday 14 October. As well as…

The BBSRC National Virology Centre: The Plowright Building, constructed and engineered by leading built environment specialist Shepherd, has won the Judges’ Special Award at the prestigious British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards. Given to the building or civil engineering project of any size…

Pirbright partners with leading research organisations to train bioscientists of the future. £18.5m will be invested in training the next generation of bioscience leaders to tackle global challenges such as food security and animal health. The funding forms part of £125M worth of investment…