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Projects supported by BBNet

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Proof of Concept funds

Business Interaction Vouchers

Collaborate and Innovate Grant Fund

Proof of Concept funds

Seaweed in he sea

Enzymatic production of brown algae derived polyol diacids

Institute: University of York

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Developing novel high-performance textile composites

Project lead: Simon McQueen-Mason
Institute: University of York

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Improving the economics of poly-B-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production based on polymerisation of secreted monomers

Institute: University of Bath

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WasteWood2Paper: paper packaging from waste wood derived cellulose

Institute: Imperial College London

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Seafibres side by side

Seafibres: Production of sustainable fibres from UK sourced seaweed

Institute: University of York

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Sounding out ultrasonic effects for lignin valorisation from organosolv and enzymatic processes (SULVOE)

Institute: University of Surrey

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A chemo-enzymatic approach to the bio-production of a nylon precursor from lignin in engineered bacteria

Institute: University of Edinburgh

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SAFFS: Sustainable acrylic fabrics from seaweed

Institute: University of East Anglia

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Development of enzyme-based coloration and coating for sustainable machine washable wool to support the wool industry transition to a circular system

Institute: De Montfort University

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Pawn shells

CruSHH – Crustacean Shell Protein-derived Peptides for Heart Health

Institute: University of Leeds

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Dark fermentation and homoacetogenesis to convert wheat straw into volatile fatty acids

Institute: University of York

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Bio-based catalyst for bioproduct oxidation

Institute: Loughborough University

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Carpet beetle enzymes for sustainable valorisation of keratin

Institute: University of York

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Mining natural and synthetic diversity towards sustainable methacrylate production

Institute: University of Nottingham

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MSAD: Methanosarcina detection and addition for optimised anaerobic digestion

Institute: Teesside University

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Novel valorisation routes of red seaweeds for oligosaccharide and protein extraction

Institute: University of York

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De-centralised flower waste biorefinery: towards continuous supply of feedstock for the fine chemical industry

Institute: University of Nottingham

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From lignocellulosic biomass to chemical wealth

Institute: University of Hull

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Biofilm-based immobilisation of strains for the production of succinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass sugars

Institute: University of Southampton

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Enabling the paper sector’s decarbonisation via anaerobic digestion and industrial symbiosis. (PAPERdecarb)

Project lead: Silvia Tedesco
Institute: Salford University

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Depiction or monomer assimillation

Bio-based solvent production from lignocellulose derived sugars and aromatics

Institute: University of Manchester

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Business Interaction Vouchers

Transplanting biomass utilisation machinery into an industrial yeast for an affordable bioproduction

Institute: Imperial College London

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Bio-loading impact study on downstream hydrolysis and fermentation of autoclaved fibre from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (OFMSW)

Institute: Aberystwyth University

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Can green seaweed provide a new bio-based route for the production of acrylic acid in the context of biorefineries?

Institute: University of York

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Integrating digital modelling techniques to develop a sugarcane biowaste valorisation process

Institute: The University of Manchester

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Catalytic conversion of bio-derived feedstocks to bio-LPG component gases

Institute: Aston University

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Exploring a novel circular economy concept for the valorisation of crude glycerol from biodiesel production

Institute: Aston University

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Assessing varied food manufacturer’s waste for further valorisation as industrial biotechnology feedstock

Institute: The University of Manchester

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Preteatment of cellulosic textiles by reaxtive species produced by gas plasma

Institute: Loughborough University

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Enabling unspecific peroxygenases for the valorisation of renewable compounds

Institute: University of York

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Recycling of paper waste from plasterboard

Institute: Imperial College London

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Production of the first garment using textile waste derived microbial cellulose.

Institute: University of York

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ENhancing Bio-nutrient Recovery of Organic Waste (ENBioROW)

Institute: Loughborough University

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Bioprocessing agricultural waste to recover natures most abundant protein

Institute: Lancaster University

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Next generation glycosaminoglycans: Towards sustainably sourced, non-mammalian aquatic alternatives.

Project lead: Mark Skidmore
Institute: Keele University

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Industrial chemicals from waste biogenic CO2 derived from UK Anaerobic Digestion plants

Institute: Aston University

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Increasing the efficiency of dry anaerobic digestion via anaerobic gut fungi bioaugmentation: an exploratory study

Institute: SRUC

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Optimisation of substrate characterisation for improving monitoring and facilitating the modelling application in the anaerobic digestion of food waste

Institute: University of Huddersfield

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Seaweed in he sea

BlueYarn: bringing UK based seaweed fibres to the market

Institute: University of York

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CLEAR: Circular Liquid Effluent for Advanced Recycling

Institute: Cranfield University

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Non-aseptic growth of anaerobic fungi in vitro for organic acid production

Institute: University of York

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Scale-up Funds

Process and Parameter Intensification for Pilot Scale Demonstration of 2,3-Butanediol (BDO) Biosynthesis (PILOT-DIOL)

Institute: Cranfield University

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Scaling-up biobased textile recycling for sustainable fashion

Institute: University of York

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Collaborate and Innovate Grant Fund

The Continuous BioFlow Network Launch Meeting

Project lead: Sebastian Corgrove
Institute: Keele University

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BioVerse – A place-based approach to biomass valorisation

Institute: University of Nottingham

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Reinforcing International Collaboration: The UK’s Return to Horizon Europe and the LignoBTX Project

Institute: University of Nottingham

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A Colloquium: Harnessing Microbial Biotechnology to drive the transition to a bio-based economy and a sustainable society

Institute: University of Edinburgh

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Published on 10/11/25

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