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    07 2025

    Researchers Develop New Platform to Slash Bloodstream Infection Diagnosis Time to 12 Hours

    Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Qingdao Single-Cell Biotech Co., Ltd. and the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, have developed a faster way to detect bacterial infections in the bloodstream and determine which antibiotics can treat them, cutting diagnosis time from days to just 12 hours. Chinese researchers have developed a new platform that cuts the time to diagnose bloodstream bacterial infections and identify effective antibiotics from days to just 12 hours, according to a recent study published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chem...

  • 03

    07 2025

    Researchers Develop New Strategy to Identify and Utilize Phosphorus-Removing Microbes in Wastewater Treatment

    In a major advance for wastewater treatment, scientists at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Qingdao University of Science and Technology and Zhangcun River Purification Plant, have unveiled a high-resolution strategy for identifying and utilizing naturally active phosphorus-removing microbes. The findings were published on June 14 in Water Research. Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Qingdao University of Science and Technology and Zhangcun River Purification Plant, have developed a h...

  • 12

    06 2025

    Researchers Develop Novel Method to Evaluate Probiotic Products Using Raman Flow Cytometry

    Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Yili Group, COFCO Corporation, and the University of Hong Kong, have developed an innovative method for comprehensive probiotic product evaluation based on a Raman Flow Cytometry (RFC) platform. Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with their partners, have developed a novel method for the comprehensive evaluation of probiotic products u...

  • 12

    06 2025

    Researchers Uncover Antibacterial Mechanisms of Cationic and Anionic Surfactants against Staphylococcus Aureus

    Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with P&G Singapore Innovation Centre, have revealed the antibacterial mechanism of cationic and anionic surfactants against S. aureus using single-cell Raman spectroscopy (SCRS) in a multi-dimensional manner. A collaborative research team led by the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the antibacterial mechanisms of cationic and anionic surfactants against Staphylococcus aur...

  • 26

    05 2025

    New Cell-Sorting Platform Accelerates Discovery of High-Value Microbes

    Chinese researchers have developed an advanced, high-throughput single-cell sorting platform that enables direct isolation of living cells with targeted metabolic profiles from large mutant libraries.The technology—now commercialized as FlowRACS ...

  • 25

    04 2025

    Biomimetic COF Membrane Enables Precise Lithium Ion Separation for Sustainable Extraction

    A research team led by Prof. GAO Jun from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Profs. SUI Kunyan and LIU Xueli from Qingdao University, has developed a novel membrane that mimics biological ion channels to achieve highly selective lithium ion separation from complex brines. A research team led by Prof. GAO Jun from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from Qingdao University, has developed an innovative membrane tha...