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UK-SINGAPORE ENGINEERING BIOLOGY FOR SPECIALITY CHEMICAL PRODUCTION Apply for funding to create a research consortium focused on engineering biology to develop platform technologies for speciality chemical production with researchers from Singapore. Applications must involve teams from the UK and Singapore, with project co-leads from at least three research organisations in each country. Applicants must be eligible for BBSRC or NRF funding and the Singapore project lead must be based at the National Centre for Engineering Biology (NCEB). You may request up to: £2 million (80% FEC) for the UK component SGD3.45 million (including 30% overhead expenses) for the Singapore component The duration of the award is 18 months. Deadline 12 December 2024; 4pm UK time https://lnkd.in/emMRBWDK #EngineeringBiology #Research #Collaboration #innovation

💥💥The Innovate UK Launchpad: Bio-based Manufacturing opens 4th Nov 2024💥 💥 ⌛ Deadline - 11th December 2024 ⌛ UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5.25 million for projects. 💰Grant funding between £150,000 and £1 million. 💡This competition is to support outstanding innovation projects led by businesses. 📈 Your business must be growing your innovation activities in the #biobased manufacturing innovation cluster in Scotland. Your project must focus on one or more of the following: 🔬 Industrial biotechnology 🌳 Biomass supply chain development ♻️ Sustainable production and manufacturing Interested in applying? Find out more at https://lnkd.in/e8Mcr_yw Speak to IBioIC today for support with your application. Contact us at [email protected] #InnovateLaunchpad #biomanufacturing

🚫🚫Single-use Vapes Ban to be introduced from 1 June 2025🚫🚫   The Government laid legislation before Parliament to restrict the sale and supply of #singleuse #vapes in England from 1 June 2025. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀? 🚫From 1 June 2025, selling and supplying single-use vapes will no longer be allowed across the UK. The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Governments will also be introducing equivalent legislation, with the same implementation date of 1 June 2025.  🚫Single-use vapes are devices that cannot be refilled or recharged and are often thrown away or littered instead of recycled. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱?  🚫Single-use vapes do not last long and are hard to recycle. Industry research estimates that nearly five million single-use vapes are thrown away every week. 🚫This equates to the lithium batteries of 5,000 electric vehicles each year. When not disposed of properly, these vapes can also cause fires at waste handling sites.  𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱?   🚫Trading Standards will enforce the ban within each local area. They will use civil penalties, as set out under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008. 

Huge thank you to the wonderful Embark Chemical Consulting for becoming the latest sponsor of the upcoming BBIA Demeter Awards. Embark is supporting organisations to make sound #chemicals assessment and management decisions in the transition to a #sustainable, #circulareconomy. They provide expert advice and support in environmental hazard assessment, risk assessment and chemical regulations such as EU REACH and CLP. https://lnkd.in/g8ZPuKu7

We welcome the inclusion of soil-biodegradable mulch films, coating agents, and water retention polymers in the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (#FPR) and the key role given to existing standards concerning the biodegradation of mulch films in soil. The newly defined #biodegradability criteria are strict but scientifically sound and will fully demonstrate that certified soil-biodegradable mulch films are environmentally safe while contributing to soil health and soil fertility. “The inclusion paves the way for further investments, innovation, and research in this field which strongly relates to a #circular #bioeconomy” says Hasso von Pogrell, EUBP's Managing Director. Find out more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/detT3Stt

💚💚Huge thanks for our latest BBIA Demeter Awards sponsor Strategic Allies Limited💚💚 The Demeter Awards are the only set of awards designed specifically to celebrate, support and promote excellence in the #biobased sector in the UK https://lnkd.in/eRuTpEc8 Strategic Allies Limited search globally, assess and deliver rigorously filtered potential partners for clients that can help them to solve challenging problems that they face, explore and exploit new markets and/or offer opportunities to differentiate their offerings. https://lnkd.in/dnQZ6rzS Diane Kolonko

🎃🎃👻👻𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀? 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲👻👻🎃🎃 Today the Chancellor announced in the Budget that the rate of Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) will increase in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The new rate of #PPT will be £223.69 per tonne and will apply to plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled plastic that is manufactured and imported into the UK from 1 April 2025. https://lnkd.in/eA2b6xjZ Whilst this is good news in driving down the use of unnecessary plastic packaging, and encouraging recycled content, it is again disappointing that biogenic content is not included as being 'recycled content'. Unless there is a shift in the accepted value position of #biogeniccarbon this is essentially another cost on more sustainable #biobased and #compostables #plastics. We call for the government to reconsider its position: ♻️Bio-based chemicals materials come with an inherent green tax, competing with subsidised fossil-based oil and gas. ♻️To create a level playing field, bio-based content must be considered as ‘recycled content’ in plastics, in relation to the plastics packaging tax and a mass balance approach for biomass in bio-based materials should be agreed and promoted. ♻️Similarly, the plastics packaging tax should consider bio-based content as ‘recycled content’ in compostable plastic packaging and in compostable fibre-based composite packaging when it includes sufficient compostable plastic that it is within scope of this tax. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 £𝟮𝟬𝟰 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗞 𝗽𝗹𝗰 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟱𝟬𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. #autumnbudget #bioplastic #massbalance #recyling #plasticpackagingtax #compostable Keir Starmer Rt Hon Rachel Reeves George Freeman FRSA MP Paul Mines Tony Breton Adrian Higson Peter Clark Mark Corbett Aline Miller Richard L. Biorenewables Development Centre

💚💚Massive thank you to Sinclair International for sponsoring the BBIA Demeter Awards💚💚 Sinclair International have been manufacturing high-quality, food-safe fruit labels for automated, high-speed applications since 1982. Our first compostable label was launched in 2014, and in 2019, we launched our first OK compost-certified label. Today, we have a range of industrial and home compostable fruit label solutions that meet global legislative and packaging standard requirements. John Ryan

💚💚Huge thanks for our latest BBIA Demeter Awards sponsor Sphere Consumer Products Ltd💚💚 The Demeter Awards are the only set of awards designed specifically to celebrate, support and promote excellence in the #biobased sector in the UK https://lnkd.in/eRuTpEc8 When SPHERE was founded in 1976, it pioneered private label in the household packaging segment and developed a long-standing partnership with major retailers and developed a long-term partnership with mass retailers. Backed by its expertise and in-depth knowledge of technical, regulatory and health constraints, SPHERE’s aims to support local authorities, retailers and the public sector in their efforts to reduce #packaging waste. Sphere Consumer Products Ltd main priorities are: 💚Drastically reducing the volume of #virgin #fossil #plastics used in its products by replacing them with recycled materials from the #circulareconomy; 💚Developing new bio-compostable #materials. 💚Using bio-sourced, recyclable raw materials. 💚The design, manufacture and distribution of product ranges for transporting, protecting, cooking and sorting : Bags: bin bags, carrier bags, freezer bags, fruit and vegetable bags, etc. Food packaging: aluminium foils, cling films, baking papers, bread bags, trays, paper bags for the retail sector, etc. Products for take-away food service made from bio-sourced and compostable materials. Kieran MacSweeney Louise Lamb

🏆🏆£𝟱𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗕𝗕-𝗥𝗘𝗚-𝗡𝗘𝗧)🏆🏆 💚💚𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗕𝗜𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀💚💚 I am delighted to let you know that the BBIA, in partnership with The University of Sheffield, NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants, Perspective Economics, Higginson Strategy and Resource Media, have been awarded £500,000 funding from Innovate UK, for the implementation of the Bio-based and biodegradable materials regulatory science and innovation network (BB-REG-NET). 👏👏A huge thank you to those of you who kindly provided a letter of support for our application👏👏 🌳🌳𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀🌳🌳 World-leading #sustainable #biobased #chemicals and #materials (BB-Materials) developed, designed and manufactured in the UK, offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transition away from oil-and-gas, creating a resilient-engine for #netzero, and securing and growing hundreds-of-thousands of highly-skilled and productive jobs. Through accelerating the commercialisation of BB-Materials, if 30% of chemicals could be bio-based by 2050, this has potential for £204 billion annual income for UK plc. 🧪🧪𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 (𝗕𝗕-𝗥𝗘𝗚-𝗡𝗘𝗧)🧪🧪 BB-REG-NET implementation will establish a network of BB-Material stakeholders, with the aim of developing new tools, standards and approaches to evaluate the quality, performance and environmental and economic impact of BB-Materials, to assess benefit-risk and facilitate sound and transparent #policy and #regulatory decision-making. Some of the key areas that BB-REG-NET will cover to aim to improve policy, regulations and standards are:  🌳Feedstock availability and sustainability 🌳Infrastructure and end-of-life of BB-Materials 🌳Environmental impact and product safety, including #LCA, #biodegradability standards, #microplastics, development of #labelling systems 🌳Economic impact, including how changes to #regulations can stimulate economic growth 🌳Market acceptance and #consumer awareness, including #communication, #certification standards and #labelling Jonathan Hobson Adrian Higson Charles Newman Alex Davies Rachael Rothman Joanna Gavins Stuart Walker Paul Mines Mark Corbett Linda Bedenik CPI Biorenewables Development Centre Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst Aline Miller Richard L. Holiferm Jack Weaver Mark Renshaw Antonia Shann George Freeman FRSA MP BSI Tony Breton Afsaneh Nabifar Andy Sweetman Lucy Cowton Sara Holland Alice Mortiboy Vincent Gillingham John Williams