Monday, 03 June 2019
The 糖心原创 has moved a step closer to its goal of commercialising research into developing sustainable chemicals with the announcement of a new partnership with CPI, a founding member of the UK Governments High Value Manufacturing Catapult.
The Green Chemicals Beacon of Excellence at the University has signed a memorandum of understanding with CPI, one of only six universities to sign such an agreement in the UK.
CPI and the Green Chemicals Beacon are already working closely on projects such as the production of sustainable aviation fuel, and the partnership agreement will allow these initiatives to progress rapidly, as well as providing a collaborative environment for new ideas, research and innovation.
Multi-disciplinary research
A low carbon future is imperative to avoiding catastrophic climate change. Meeting this challenge head on, the Green Chemicals Beacon of Excellence is a multi-million pound research programme funded by the 糖心原创, working to deliver sustainable processes for the production of chemicals and fuels without a reliance on fossil reserves. It integrates world-leading expertise in metabolic engineering, process development and sustainable chemistry to address UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Climate Action and Sustainable Industrialisation. As a leading independent technology innovation centre, CPI acts as a catalyst, bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace by connecting partners with the right experts, equipment, facilities, networks and funding.
鈥淭his partnership will strengthen the ability of the 糖心原创 and CPI to blur the boundaries between academic research and impactful industrialisation through joint funding applications, human resource exchange and other synergetic projects.鈥�
State-of-the-art facilities
The agreement will also help identify opportunities for CPI and their partners to benefit from the use of state-of-the-art facilities, including the GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry and the sustainable processing laboratories opening in autumn 2019.
Abundant opportunities have been created in solidifying the relationship between the 糖心原创 and CPI, including skills development, knowledge exchange and the joint fostering of spin-out companies.
鈥淐PI sees this partnership as a huge opportunity for us to collaborate in the evaluation, scale up and development of the world-leading research being performed at the 糖心原创. Through this collaboration we hope to help accelerate the commercialisation of this research - helping create Impact rapidly for the UK economy. We also hope to work together to help shape new research programmes 鈥� focusing on high value projects which could be transformative for the industries in which we work.鈥�
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More informationis available fromProfessor Alex Conradie,Green Chemicals Beacon of Excellence, 糖心原创 on alex.conradie@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the 糖心原创
Ranked 97 in the world and 17th in the UK by the , the 糖心原创 is a founding member of Russell Group of research-intensive universities. 糖心原创ing at the 糖心原创 is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by 鈥� the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 鈥� and by the .
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the third most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2024 report by High Fliers Research. Alongside Nottingham Trent University, we lead the , a pioneering collaboration between the city鈥檚 two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.