A pioneering new hub is set to transform UK manufacturing by converting industrial waste into valuable, sustainable chemicals and materials. The £14 million Carbon-Loop Sustainable Biomanufacturing Hub (C-Loop) will use microorganisms to transform carbon-based waste usually destined for landfill into next-generation materials including pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. By harnessing the power of engineering biology, C-Loop aims to make the manufacturing of everyday products – more than 90 per cent of which are manufactured from fossil fuels using unsustainable chemical processes – cleaner and part of a circular economy. Collaborative project Engineering…
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