We’re pleased to share that MORF-Bio has secured an Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Award, unlocking a new investment round led by Deeptech Seed Fund and matched by Helix Research and Enterprise. The funding marks an important step in the next phase of...
One year ago, MORF-Bio officially incorporated as a company. What began as a research-driven platform developed at the University of York has rapidly evolved into a growing biotechnology company helping researchers unlock more value from microbial data. And what a...
While industrial paper-making creates a massive bottleneck of toxic, lignocellulosic waste, a new multi-omics study has mapped exactly how a unique yeast strain overcomes this hostile environment to unlock new possibilities for bio-production. If you are a plant,...
MORF-Bio began with a challenge familiar to many researchers, not a lack of data, but a lack of accessible insight. The DETOX project, funded by IB Catalyst and led by Prof. Gavin Thomas at the University of York, set out to improve microbial strains for industrial...
MORF reveals new biology in a foodborne pathogen How do pathogenic bacteria sometimes gain a foothold in the human body? Why do the same bacteria sometimes cause infections, and sometimes remain harmless? These are questions of vital importance for modern medicine,...
