Holding a green world

Our Vision

The NPB-Centre will utilise research capabilities and innovative business models to advance biopesticides, biofertilisers, waste capture technologies, and high-value compounds for economic growth and sustainable development in natural products.

Our overarching vision is to:

  • Accelerate green biotechnology: new products, new businesses and new investment
  • Inspire an optimistic future where industries improve well-being & the environment
  • Create an international translational R&D centre of excellence for fungi and algae

NP BioHUB Activity

Since the BioHUB's inception we have:

  • Engaged with 144 companies
  • Initiated 14 projects, worth £805k
  • Submitted 14 grants, totaling £13M
  • Organised 9 stakeholder events - 550+ delegates from industry, academia, community

Market Demand

UK Centre need: Biotech solutions from Eukaryotic microbes:

  • Higher efficiency in biomass production
  • More sustainable
  • Underexploited biodiversity & tractable
  • Application across multiple sectors

The Centre is driven by