The project partners wanted to find out if proven bioresin from agrifood waste processing could be used to build vertical farm towers, potentially reducing the carbon footprint of the towers and enabling innovative design concepts.

Sustainable Extricko is developing a closed loop recycling process for petrochemical derived materials like sails, with the goal of integrating end-of-life (EoL) sails into the circular economy.

In this project, they wanted to characterise microbial growth and tolerance to sail recyclates and optimise fermentation conditions to progress this technology towards scale-up and industrial application.

There’s limited knowledge about the potential value of marine growth on decommissioned offshore assets. CessCon Decom wanted to characterise the nutritional composition of the marine growth and assess the feasibility of extracting valuable components.

This project investigated the feasibility of miniaturising and optimising the biological treatment of the wastewater effluents from SEM biofertilizer process.

High-performance steels and alloys necessary for modern applications comprise of a plethora of valuable and critical metal resources such as nickel, cobalt, tantalum, niobium, and rhenium, which are currently poorly recycled. SEM wanted to look at potential routes to the recovery of metals which can then be re-used.

Lignin is a material obtained from woody biomass, such as forestry waste suitable for a range of applications. Sonichem wanted to investigate the feasibility of using their natural lignin in the production of advanced, bio-based and sustainable films and resins in packaging and composite manufacturing.

Successful project to assess the feasibility of extracting platform chemicals from spent lees delivers a valuable new feedstock, a bespoke analytical tool, additional product streams and evidence to substantiate the company’s green credentials.

Funding from IBioIC enabled CuanTec to work with Abertay University to determine the antimicrobial efficacy of the company’s proprietary chitosan based prototype formulations

This Feasibility funded project developed two antibodies using biopanning of University of Edinburgh’s phage display library, allowing TAC to successfully apply for further funding to advance the project and bringing potentially significant benefits for the Scottish economy.

In this successful Feasibility Project, the project partners identified antiviral therapeutics that can be extracted from cyanobacteria, and gained leverage for additional funding, training opportunities, and developed new methods for fractionating and purifying polysaccharides.

Proof of concept was achieved in this Feasibility project to improve the strength and water repellent properties of Cellucomp’s paper-based packaging materials.

IBiolC Feasibility funding enabled CuanTec to access the analytical capabilities of the University of the Highlands and Islands to accurately determine the presence of allergens in CuanTec’s purified chitosan.

In this Feasibility project, CuanTec Limited and James Hutton Institute teamed up to analyse the value of side streams from crustacea shells.

With funding from IBioIC, researchers from St Andrews and Xanthella Ltd have undertaken a feasibility project to improve the production of industrial feedstocks by microalgae under solar illumination.

IBioIC funded a joint project between Victrex and Joanna Sadler and Stephen Wallace from the University of Edinburgh to explore alternative, more sustainable routes for the production of Hydroquinine, ideally from renewable or waste feedstocks, to contribute to their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

ŌGI Bio Ltd wanted to explore the feasibility of utilising the University of Edinburgh’s state of the art in-line dilution technology to extend the valid range of OD measurements for their microbioreactors.

This Feasibility project sought to obtain data on whether and how the CellMaker aids the growth of mammalian cells for use in the production of medicines, therapeutics and research reagents.

This project investigated the feasibility of using oils extracted from fish industry waste to produce ingredients such as detergents and foaming agents for use in industrial products.

Improving the process for making sustainable meat alternatives at scale.

Trialling techniques to assess the chemical properties of chitosan extracted through a novel process.