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.