Our VALUED project has attracted a diverse range of commercial partners with vested interests in our proposed activities and their potential applications. These partners include leaders in various sectors:
- Biomass Conversion: Companies such as Free Land Horticulture, Fiberight, Futamura, Bio-bean, Consciously Aware, Harrison Farms, RISE, and LIXEA are collaborating with us to explore innovative approaches to biomass conversion.
- Energy Storage and Conversion: Industry giants like Johnson Matthey, Deregallera, Faradion, Shell, Toyota Motors, BP, and PV3 Technologies are joining forces with us to develop cutting-edge solutions for energy storage and conversion.
- Structural Composites Manufacturing: ESG Natural Capital is partnering with us to advance the manufacturing of high-performance structural composites.
- Biomass Photonics: Companies like Sparxell, Seprify, L’Oreal and Domino are involved in the exploration of biomass photonics.
- Machine Learning for Optimized Manufacturing: BASF is working with us to leverage machine learning for optimizing manufacturing processes.
Furthermore, our consortium is supported by six esteemed research institutes, hubs, and UKRI centers, including:
- Supergen Bioenergy Hub
- National Composite Centre
- Circular Economy Centre
- Biomimicry Institute
- Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering
- Faraday Institution.