Biotech Biome signs knowledge transfer agreement with Warwick.
Industrial biotech research firm Biome Bioplastics has secured a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with the University of Warwick.
The two will be exploring bio-based alternatives in the manufacture of bioplastics, as opposed to oil-derived organic chemicals currently used. Warwick will be transferring research into deriving the bio-based chemicals from paper industry waste product lignin.
The project will have a budget of £244k ($394k), backed in part by £164k from government agency the Technology Strategy Board, which will fund a postdoctoral associate to come on board and ensure knowledge is adequately transferred to Biome.
Paul Mines, chief executive at Biome Bioplastics, said: “The KTP project is an important part of extending our competence in the biosciences field and will help to ensure the effective exploitation of the technology we are developing. The Associate’s work will complement our research projects, allowing us to apply the technology to a broader range of lignin-degrading bacteria and help drive the results through to commercialisation.”
