G-BIB is an international competition to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation among university students. Teams of 2-6 are asked to develop a bio-based chemical, material or fuel and pitch it to the judges. The winners get financial support to further develop their business idea. Undergraduate and postgraduate students can register for free until 31st October 2021. […]
Online training followed by one-to-one mentoring with experts in aspects of making your bioeconomy business a reality. Training for bio-based entrepreneurs to give them the confidence skills and tools to easily manage their finances. Let’s Talk About Money is a 12 hour programme which leads business owners though all aspects of their finances, from how […]
Research led by Dr Xuebin He at the University of Hull in collaboration with Dr Mark Gronnow at the BDC was published in the Journal of Membrane Science. This work was partly funded by the THYME project and showed that pervaporation (PV) has a great potential in the separation of butanol aqueous solutions. This emerging […]
As part of its follow-on funding THYME has recently awarded the three universities a further £1M to develop twenty projects (proof-of-concept and follow-on funding) with industry to drive growth in the region’s bioeconomy and help tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges. Each project features partners from two of the three THYME universities (Hull, York […]
A Teesside University academic has provided an online lecture as part of a science festival organised by one of the world’s most prestigious science academies. Dr Caroline Orr, a researcher at the University’s National Horizons Centre, delivered a ‘lightning lecture’ as part of the Royal Society’s Summer Science 2021 digital showcase. Together with Professor James […]
Expertise in bioprocess engineering, data and process visualisation, artificial intelligence and machine learning combines within our National Horizons Centre, a £22m facility to grow research, knowledge exchange and skills in the bioeconomy.
Expertise in economic, political and legal aspects of the bioeconomy with a focus on social science themes including policy and engaging with industry on waste management.
Expertise in green chemistry; plant sciences and scale up, which their subsidiary, the Biorenewables Development Centre, combines in a business-facing open-access centre.
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