News from IBioIC’s network

Sustainable Extricko, originally founded by brothers Joe and Sam Penhaul Smith to tackle waste from the sailing industry, has created a process that uses steam and pressure to separate composites into their component parts, allowing useful compounds to be recovered rather than sent for disposal.

The Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund (IICF) has launched a round for 2026 to support companies out with Scotland who are exploring investing or basing a presence here.  They can apply for up to £10k to fund collaborations with Scotland’s universities, colleges and research institutes, focussed on priority opportunity areas including health tech, energy transition, space and food & drink innovation.

Holiferm and Organica UK have announced a strategic combination, strengthened by a continued partnership with Sadorp. The transaction brings together Holiferm’s biosurfactant innovation and manufacturing with Organica’s formulation and finished-product capability, creating a combined business spanning ingredient development, advanced applications, product manufacturing, and commercialisation.

Scottish researchers have developed a promising new approach to protecting seed potato crops from one of the sector's most damaging diseases by harnessing bacteria's own natural defence systems. The technology, supported in its early stages by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), is now heading towards commercialisation through a prospective new spin-out company, Casdu Crop Solutions.