Rhiannon Rees

Want to Market Biocidal Products in the UK? 🚢 If you're looking to market biocidal products 🧴 in the UK, you need to consider not only the existing Control of Pesticides Regulations #COPR but also the new Great Britain Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR-GB). This new regulation is similar to the EU BPR but includes some specific requirements✔ Depending on the evaluation status of the active substance, you'll need to determine whether to apply for authorization under the existing national #COPR 📝 or, if your active substance 🧪 is already approved, ensure your application complies with the BPR-GB requirements. ☎ Contact us if you need assistance navigating COPR and ensuring your product’s compliance in the UK. ⬇⬇⬇ https://lnkd.in/dkvvrfyQ

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IBioIC has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes in Scotland. The platform can help businesses identify the availability and location of different #feedstocks, from #agriculture and #forestry #waste to #food and #drink #co-products, industrial #carbondioxide and #seaweed, potentially helping to determine the viability of a process, or where to locate a new facility. For this latest iteration, Zero Waste Scotland funded work to update data from a wide range of sources to help biotechnology companies and investors identify and harness the potential opportunities that Scotland presents. https://lnkd.in/egzRDZFb Find out more about the Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool here: https://lnkd.in/eJfNPrZk #bioresource #biotechnology #bioeconomy #feedstocks #biomanufacturing #bioprocess #greeneconomy #circulareconomy #sustainable #sustainability #zerowaste

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Departing HTA President talks of the challenges ahead - Retiring HTA President Alan Down gives a frank assessment of the achievements and challenges facing environmental horticulture and the Association. https://lnkd.in/erBW9G3u #gardencentres #horticulturenews #gardenforumheadlines #sustainability

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The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (#IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish #Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes. The platform is designed to help businesses identify the availability of different feedstocks – from agriculture and forestry waste to food and drink co-products, industrial carbon dioxide and seaweed – that could form the basis of a range of new, greener, bio-based products and processes. Materials that are seen as waste or by-products from one industry could be transformed into high value products including biofuels and bioplastics. The new Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool builds on a pilot platform first launched in 2018 as a result of a collaboration between Zero Waste Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and IBioIC. For this latest iteration, Zero Waste Scotland funded work to update data from a wide range of sources to help biotechnology companies and investors identify and harness the potential opportunities that Scotland presents. Find out more via Envirotec Magazine https://lnkd.in/eBkawJ5v Kim Cameron #IBioIC #ZeroWaste

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♻️Biotech specialist CARBIOS and #recycling and waste management firm FCC Environment UK are to conduct a feasibility study for a UK-based plant for Carbios’ PET #biorecycling technology♻️ Under the terms of the ‘letter of intent’, the two firms will explore the options for the introduction of Carbios’s disruptive enzymatic depolymerisation technology, which enables the efficient and solvent-free recycling of PET plastic and #textile waste into virgin-like products, in the UK market. https://lnkd.in/eX9zGnue

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IBioIC invites applications for industry-led collaborative research projects from businesses with a foothold in Scotland or those who could deliver inward investment to help stimulate Scotland’s economy. Successful projects will demonstrate a proof of concept for a product, process or service with the potential to deliver jobs and/or economic growth to Scotland. Projects must demonstrate a route to follow on funding or commercial application and must evidence collaborative knowledge exchange and research between Industrial Partners and at least one of Scotland’s talented Higher Education Institutes’ (HEI) research teams. Up to £30,000 is available per project at 80% fEC. This must be matched by in kind or cash contributions from the industry partner. IBioIC welcomes projects in all areas of IB, including, but not limited to the use of biology in: Biorefining Food and drink Biotech in textiles, materials, and construction Bio-manufacturing Waste management Enzymes and catalysts Downstream processing Agritech Biopharmaceuticals Applications are welcomed until 5pm on Monday 3 June 2024. https://lnkd.in/dRQtCum Bioeconomy Cluster Builder UKRI - Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) UKRI Circular Economy Hub (CE-HUB) UKRI Interdisciplinary Textiles Circularity Centre BBIA Dana Heldt BBNet Phase II NIBB The Carbon Recycling Network Algae-UK BBSRC UKRI BBSRC NetZeroPlus Demonstrator #funding #feasibility #proofofconcept #collaborative #projects #biorefining #foodanddrink #biotech #textiles #materials #construction #biomanufacturing #waste #wastemanagement #coproducts #enzymes #catalysts #downstreamprocesing #agritech #biopharmaceuticals

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✍ As part of an Innovate UK-funded project on sustainable carbon for the chemical industry, FREY and NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants have collaborated to produce a "A perspective on best available carbon (BAC) as feedstock for the chemical industry" 👩‍🔬 👨‍🔬 The petrochemical industry is a significant global consumer of carbon and a notable producer of carbon emissions contributing to climate change. This perspective explores the potential for the industry to make a progressive move towards more sustainable carbon choices through the use of BAC. The full article is now available online, for free 👇 https://lnkd.in/g2BwZQZi

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New report reveals that UK Government must significantly increase nature-friendly farming budget to meet climate and nature targets. RSPB, National Trust and The Wildlife Trusts call for long-term investment to future proof British farming and support nature recovery. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e8mCFCag #EatingBetter #Climate #Nature #NatureFriendlyFarming #GovernmentPolicy #GovernmentBudgets #WildlifeTrusts National Trust RSPB

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The #UKbiotech industry thrives on innovation and R&D tax relief plays a critical role in fueling that growth 💹 The BioIndustry Association (BIA) successfully secured a commitment from The Labour Party to maintain R&D tax relief before the #GeneralElection This vital support for the sector ensures that #Biotech companies continue to have the critical resources they need to drive cutting-edge research and development 🚀 ➡️ https://ow.ly/nB4q50TGUgH

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Really interesting piece of work on fugitive methane emissions from livestock slurries: a policy focus which supports the mitigation of these would help reduce the climate impact of agriculture.

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***NEWS*** The UK government has announced new legislation to support precision breeding technology, aimed at enhancing food security and boosting investment in the sector. In the harnessing of gene editing, crops that are more nutritious, resistant to pests, and resilient to climate change can be developed. This innovative approach will not only increase food production and reduce costs for farmers but also promote environmental recovery by reducing pesticide use. Minister for Food Security, Daniel Zeichner, highlighted the importance of food security as a national priority and the need for a simpler regulatory process, making it easier for SMEs to bring new products to market. With ongoing research into crops like vitamin D-rich tomatoes and pesticide-resistant sugar beet, the UK is set to become a leader in agri-food innovation. This legislation is a crucial step toward strengthening our agricultural sector while supporting farmers and protecting our environment. ☘️ 🌲 Link to article: https://lnkd.in/dhaPWXV8 #Sustainability #Innovation #GeneEditing #Crops #UK #Legislation #FoodSecurity #Environment

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Ensure optimal application of your biochar with these practical tips.   Take a look at our biochar product range here: https://lnkd.in/evG9PCGs   #rawbiochar #biochar #biocharapplication #pyrolisis #carbon #carbonsequestration #landscaping #turf #horticulture

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Sustainability isn’t a destination, it’s a journey. 🚴‍♂️ For the chemical industry the journey starts with the use of fossil resources 🛢 to feed the production of the 1000's of chemicals ⚗ we use everyday. However alternative sources of carbon are available 🌲 ♻ ⛅ The chemical industry has a duty to demonstrate its commitment to the journey, justify its choice of carbon feedstock and ensure the best available carbon is used. 'Best available carbon' means the available carbon that could be used in manufacturing, which minimises GHG emissions and any other negative impacts on the environment, whilst also importantly maintaining the economic and technical viability of specific manufacturing processes.

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Summary of the Centre 📒 A Gateway for Green Biotech Economies in South Wales & the UK: 🤝 Promoting collaboration among stakeholders 📈 Facilitating faster access to markets ✍️ Addressing and overcoming challenges 💷 Stimulating economic growth across sectors 💚 Committing to long-term sustainability initiatives #GreenEconomy #GECSwansea #GreenBiotech #Swansea #SouthWales #GrantFunding #NaturalProducts #Innovation #Collaboration #MarketAccess #Sustainability

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EXCITING NEW PROJECTS ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 We are delighted to announce the latest research projects to join our portfolio. These include a team led by Alistair McCormick The University of Edinburgh who are engineering cyanobacteria to help clean up flue gases and a team led by David J Beerling from Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation The University of Sheffield who are investigating ways to supercharge #enhancedrockweathering. Read more in our news item and follow the 🔗 to the projects 👇 We received more than 80 applications this year and have selected research which promises cost effective and #scalable solutions. More investment is still urgently needed, however, to support fundamental #research or brilliant ideas to address the problem of #greenhousegases in our atmosphere will be missed. The scale of the challenge cannot be underestimated. By 2050, an estimated 10Gt of CO2 per annum needs to be removed from the atmosphere to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement which aims to keep temperature rise below 1.5 degrees. David Lea-Smith University of East Anglia Stellenbosch University CyanoCapture Dimitar Epitropov Jonathan Leake Stig Arff Dave Hillyard Luke Williams Catherine Corlett Chantelle A. Surabi Menon https://lnkd.in/enuaR8rn

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🚜 Great to see this new UK approach to chemical free cleaning for dairy farms. 🌏 Like New Zealand, dairy farmers in the UK are facing rising input costs, smaller margins, and a changing social environment. This makes #agritech innovation in either country likely to succeed in the other.   🐄 Though chemical treatments exist, they are expensive for dairy farmers and not a sustainable solution. Oxi-Tech Solutions Limited has developed a system that eliminates the use of chemicals to clean milking robots’ network of pipes and tubes. 🥛 To do this without the need for chemicals is a game changer for robotic milking, with the added bonus of less energy usage. 💲 Funding from Innovate UK helped with this innovation, being tested at UK Agri-Tech Centre's South West Dairy Development Centre. https://lnkd.in/geGBKtgr

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💡 According to Supercritical the #biochar market is set to expand to over 11 million tonnes of production by 2028... however 88% of the expected future supply would not pass their vetting protocol for high quality removals ❌ We at Biocare are proud to share that the biochar CDR project that we are developing for Re-Vi Group's Kangaroo Island Project has been successfully listed on the Supercritical marketplace ✅ Biochar is the most accessible and #scalable #permanent #CDR pathway available and it's ready to be scaled today. However, as with #carbon #removal generally, two major hurdles are holding buyers back: 1. Lack of clarity around availability and pricing 🤷‍♂️ 2. Concerns about credit quality 🤷‍♀️ Supercritical's marketplace will transform how buyers purchase carbon removal, offering a single place where buyers can: 1. Navigate the CDR market with ease 👍 2. Access live data to make informed decisions 📈 3. Purchase high-quality credits, including from Biocare's biochar CDR projects, which will have real climate impact 🥇 We're honoured to be at the forefront of this industry's transformation, playing our part in accelerating effective climate action. Learn more about the marketplace here: https://lnkd.in/gMBybsaP Abraham Robertson Philip Link Nick Guzowski Jack Bennetto Luis Sebastián Ramírez Amelia Frances Furlong Christopher Chatto José Carlos G. Ruy Korscha Anaya de la Rosa Hardik Panchal Anna Supierz Hardik Panchal

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