News from IBioIC’s network

Leaders from across industry, academia, investment, and government came together recently to celebrate the achievements of the Scottish BioBased Manufacturing Launchpad, one of the UKRI Launchpad programmes funded by Innovate UK at a showcase event in Glasgow delivered by IBioIC in partnership with Innovate UK.

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.