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Our Bioeconomy Future

A Biomass Innovation Chain

A GoBio Bioeconomy Opportunity Report

Report Aims:

1. Define biomass and bioprocessing as a bioeconomy sub-sector

2. Outline challenges and trends for this sub-sector

3. Map biomass producers and processing organisations in Norfolk, Suffolk and the wider UK

4. List available sources of funding and other support

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About Innovation New Anglia

Innovation New Anglia is an innovation-led business support programme operating throughout Norfolk & Suffolk.

Through a range of tools such as online support, a collaborative learning platform, innovation grants & emerging

sector networks, the program aims to help entrepreneurs & researchers’ start-up businesses, and for SMEs to

harness their innovation potential.

For more information on the project please visit: www.innovationnewanglia.com

About ERDF

The Innovation New Anglia programme is part financed by the England European Regional Development Fund,

as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The Department for

Communities and Local Government is the Managing Authority for ERDF. Established by the European Union, ERDF

funds help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support innovation,

business, create jobs and local community regeneration.

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About the Authors

Aaron Hunter SECTOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – BIOTECH & THE BIOECONOMY

[email protected]

Since graduating in 2012 with a BSc in Biological Sciences from UEA Aaron has held

communications and research roles at a university, a professional association and a think-tank.

In his position at Innovation New Anglia Aaron works with bioeconomy organisations across

private and public sectors to develop new products and services and otherwise improve their

capacity for innovation.

Melissa Stewart BIOECONOMY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Melissa graduated in 2015 with a BSc in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester.

Since then, she has worked at Carbosynth Ltd, a carbohydrate, nucleoside and fine chemicals

specialist company, and is now taking her PhD in the Department of Chemistry at UEA.

Through her internship position at Hethel innovation, Melissa has worked closely with Aaron to

develop resources that will support the development of our regional bioeconomy.

Contents

About Innovation New Anglia ........................................................................................................ 1

About ERDF ....................................................................................................................................... 1

About the authors ............................................................................................................................ 2

What is biomass innovation? .......................................................................................................... 1

Challenges, opportunities and trends ........................................................................................... 2

Global ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

National ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Sector innovation map ................................................................................................................... 4

Biomass innovation in Norfolk, Suffolk and the rest of the UK..................................................... 5

Research Institutions ................................................................................................................................. 5

Businesses .................................................................................................................................................. 7

Funding landscape .......................................................................................................................... 8

Private investment .................................................................................................................................... 8

Private/Public Funding ............................................................................................................................. 8

Public Funding .......................................................................................................................................... 9

References ...................................................................................................................................... 12

Appendix 1. Biomass researchers in the East of England ......................................................... 13

Appendix 2. Biomass businesses in the East of England ........................................................... 14

Further reading ............................................................................................................................... 17

Sector Intelligence 1

What is biomass innovation?

BIOMASS IS A TERM USED TO REFER TO PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM ORGANIC MATTER WHICH

ARE USED AS A SOURCE OF FUEL OR MATERIALS.

Biomass is a renewable resource and is considered to be a carbon-neutral source of energy, as

the new growth of the organic material absorbs the same amount of CO2 released during later

combustion, which in itself roughly equals the same amount which would be released naturally

through decomposition.

Some of the specific product and technology areas related to biomass innovation include:

Sources of biomass

Sources of biomass include wood and agricultural products, forestry

plantations, and agricultural, animal and industrial wastes. In the UK, the

most common biomass crops include short rotation coppice, willow,

poplar and oilseed rape. Growing these crops is enabling farmers to

reach whole new downstream biofuels and other biomass-using markets.

More recently, new advances in biotechnology are enabling us to

cultivate novel types of biomass such as algae, which is well suited to

biomass production, as well as use genetic engineering techniques to

introduce more productive traits like year-round cultivation and nutrient

acquisition into biomass crops and organisms.

Processing Techniques

There are a range of processing techniques used to extract higher-value

products from biomass: fermentation, where anaerobic micro-organisms

convert the biomass sugars into chemical products such as ethanol used

in alcoholic drinks but more recently as a biofuel; anaerobic digestion,

which again uses micro-organisms to convert mixed source biomass into

biogas; and of course combustion, where the biomass itself is simply

heated in the presence of oxygen to in turn release heat as a fuel.

End products

The use of biomass to make useful products of course has roots far back

in human history, with the use of bio-based materials such as timber, straw

and wool as well as biopolymers such as rubber and cellulose. Today,

biomass can be used to make a huge range of products comparable to

products from fossil fuel sources, including solvents, fuels, paints,

lubricants, bioplastics, biocomposites and construction materials.

As well as often being bio-degrable, the emissions related to production

of bio-based materials are lower than conventional sources. Companies

taking the bio-based option are also often seeing a boost to demand

related to overall consumer interest in environmentally friendly products.

Sector Intelligence 2

Challenges, opportunities and trends

Increasing adoption of biomass growth, processing and products is being driven by a number of

global and national trends:

Global

Climate change

At the time of writing, 188 countries have committed

to limiting the effects of global warming to less than

2oC by 2100 (UNCCC 2016), through international

summits like the United Nations Conference on

Climate Change. Polymers currently have a massive

carbon footprint, with four-fifths made from non-

renewable (i.e. fossil fuel based) sources; it follows

that global agreements limiting the use of those non-

renewable sources will drive the adoption of other,

bio-based alternatives.

Fluctuating oil prices

Although the recent substantial drop in oil prices cooled investment in renewable technologies and

products such as biofuels, this volatility has been cited by former head of the UN Climate Change

Secretariat Christiana Figueres as “exactly one of the main reasons why we must move to renewable

energy, which has a completely predictable cost of zero for fuel”1. For large markets for oil-based

products such as polymers, renewable feedstocks are looking increasingly secure in the longer term.

Environmental consciousness

A rapidly developing world also presents challenges for environmental

management beyond the effects of greenhouse gases. The variety and

overall amount of chemicals produced worldwide is going to continue

growing rapidly (Figure 1; CIEL 2013), and sales to emerging economies

raise the risk of spillages and other incidents. Pressure is continually growing

to find ways of preventing and mitigating the fallout from the global

appetite for chemicals, including the use of more environmentally friendly

feedstocks and processes.

Industrial efficiency

Environmental pressures have led to growing calls for ‘green growth’; that

is, economic growth which is decoupled from greenhouse gas emissions

and an additional demand for resources. For businesses, this means an

increasing premium placed on efficiency; happily, investment in

sustainable technologies also in general reduces business operating costs

(UNIDO 2011).

1 Reuters (2014) LINK accessed 19 March 2017

© REUTERS/Mike Segar

FIGURE 1. WORLD

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION,

2010-2050. SOURCE:

OECD 2012

Sector Intelligence 3

National

UK renewables milestones

Since the introduction of the 2009 EU

Renewable Energy Directive, the UK has

made progress in terms of renewable

energy sources: in 2005, just 1% of the UK’s

energy came from renewable sources, but

this had increased to 15% by 2013 of which

biofuels supplied around a third2.

The majority of this improvement came from

biomass electricity from wood pellet

incineration as it was cheap to convert

conventional coal burning refineries to burn

biomass; significant amounts were also

attributed to landfill gas and waste

incineration.

On 07 June 2017, National Grid announced

that renewable energy set a record high for

energy generation as wind, hydro, solar and

biomass combined to produce just over

50% of the UK’s energy demands3.

2 Department of Energy & Climate Change (2013) 3 Bioenergy News (2017)

FIGURE 2. RENEWABLE ENERGY SHARE BY SOURCE.

SOURCE: DECC (2013)

Sector Intelligence 4

Sector innovation map

Based on the challenges, opportunities and trends outlined above, we have created a sector

innovation map (Figure 2). Going outwards from the centre of the map are the trends that are

driving the sector; the areas of research that align with these trends; the potential products

which can result from these areas of research; the businesses who could put these technologies

into the world; and finally the markets and end users who would make use of the technologies.

FIGURE 3. BIOMASS INNOVATION SECTOR INNOVATION MAP, INCLUDING (OUTWARDS FROM CENTRE) KEY TRENDS,

AREAS OF RESEARCH, PRODUCT AREAS, PRODUCING AND END-USER BUSINESSES.

Sector Intelligence 5

Biomass innovation in Norfolk, Suffolk and the rest

of the UK

Research Institutions

In Norfolk, Suffolk and the wider East of England there are a number of research groups and

institutions that are leading the way in identifying novel applications for biomass.

A selection of these research-focused organisations is shown geographically in Figure 3, and

listed in more detail in Table 1. A more detailed list of some of the key researchers can be found

in Appendix 1.

FIGURE 4. BIOMASS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND.

Sector Intelligence 6

TABLE 1. BIOMASS INNOVATION RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND

The Biorefinery Centre, based at Norwich Research Park, uses its

on-site steam explosion and yeast screening and propagation

facilities for research and development into production of biofuels

and other fibrous materials from woody biomass.

https://www.biorefinerycentre.org/

The Earlham Institute (formerly known as The Genome Analysis

Centre) applies computational science and biotechnology to

understand living systems, including the genomic analysis of

plants.

http://earlham.ac.uk/

The John Innes Centre is the world leader in plant sciences, with

several groups and researchers investigating and developing

solutions around the development of novel biofuel grasses and

other crops.

https://www.jic.ac.uk/

The Quadram Institute is a new facility for food, gut and health

research, formed as a partnership venture between the University

of East Anglia, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospitals and Institute

of Food Research. A number of experts at the QI focus on the

conversion of waste into usable biomass products, and has links to

a national yeast genome databank.

http://quadram.ac.uk/

The Sainsbury Laboratory specialises in plant-microbe interactions

and has been involved in the development of crops with disease-

resistance – crucial for both food and non-food arable agriculture.

http://www.tsl.ac.uk/

Researchers investigating biomass innovation and related areas at

University of Cambridge look at biomass from both multicellular

plant and algal sources, as well as the bio-organic chemical

processes involved in processing of the biomass raw materials.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/

The University of East Anglia is a world leader in environmental

science and has led a number of innovative projects looking at

the uses of biomass for energy, materials and other applications,

as well as their environmental impact.

https://www.uea.ac.uk/health-sciences

Sector Intelligence 7

Businesses

The businesses and other organisations working in biomass in Norfolk, Suffolk and the wider East of

England include representatives of all stages of the biomass supply chain, as well as

underpinning research and development.

A list of the companies associated with biomass in the East of England can be found in Appendix

2, and Figure 4 shows those companies on a map of the region.

FIGURE 5. BIOMASS COMPANIES IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND.

Sector Intelligence 8

Funding landscape

For new and established businesses working in med tech and med biotech, there are a range of

regional, national and international funding schemes.

Private investment

Anglia Capital Group

http://www.angliacapitalgroup.co.uk/home.php

Formed in the Spring of 2014, Anglia Capital Group is a sister company to Cambridge Capital

Group.

Anglia Capital Group is a leading group of business angel investors in Norfolk and Suffolk

established to support spinouts, new ventures and growth businesses across engineering, energy

and life sciences.

Cambridge Capital Group

http://www.angliacapitalgroup.co.uk/pages/about.php

Cambridge Capital Group is a leading business angel group of over 70 investors and private

venture funds who have been investing in hi-tech businesses and backing technology start-ups in

the region since 2001. Members have invested several million pounds in more than 40 live portfolio

companies in the Cambridge technology cluster.

Foundation East

http://www.foundationeast.org/

Foundation East is a membership organisation that lends money to business owners across the

counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and neighbouring

areas, offering loans up to £100,000 to both start up and growing enterprises.

Private/Public Funding

British Business Bank

http://british-business-bank.co.uk/

The British Business Bank is a government-owned business development bank dedicated to

making finance markets work better for smaller businesses. Through more than 80 partners the

Bank offers a large range of loan and equity finance options for SMEs to grow and scale their

businesses.

Sector Intelligence 9

The FSE Group

http://www.thefsegroup.com/finance-east

Finance East is The FSE Group’s regional funding organisation for the six counties of the East of

England. Since establishment in 2009, it has supported over 100 companies through the Regional

Growth Loan Scheme, agreeing more than £13m of loans and leveraging a further £27m of other

finance into growth orientated SMEs. Companies supported have created nearly 450 new jobs in

the region.

Key Features:

• Loan Amount: £50,000 – £200,000

• Business Location: East of England – Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire,

Hertfordshire

• Loan Term: Min 2 yrs; Max 5 yrs

• Turnover: Typically, minimum £100,000 per annum

Growing Business Fund

http://www.newanglia.co.uk/growing-business-fund/

The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership is calling for local businesses wanting to grow and

create new jobs to apply for grants through the Growing Business Fund.

The Fund is made up of two programmes: a Small Grant Scheme, for grants between £5,000 and

£25,000, and a larger scheme for grants between £25,000 and £500,000.

Public Funding

Feed-in Tariffs

Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) are a scheme backed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial

Strategy to boost renewable energy. Those who access FITs earn a fixed income for every kWh

they generate, on top of what they sell back to the grid. The scheme is intended to operate as

an incentive for those considering the installation of renewable energy equipment.

http://www.fitariffs.co.uk/

Renewable Heat Incentive

A sister programme to FITs, the Renewable Heat Incentive is a government financial incentive to

promote the use of renewable heating systems, such as ground and air source heat pumps, solar

thermal and biomass. RHIs can be accessed by both domestic and non-domestic consumers

and provide quarterly payments to participants for seven years, proportionate to the amount of

renewable heat they produce.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/domestic-rhi/

Sector Intelligence 10

BBSRC Funding

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/filter/

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council regularly issues calls for funding for

basic, translational and applied research in biosciences, including agri-bio. The Agri-Tech and

Industrial Biotechnology Catalysts offer funding from £150,000 to £3m for the commercialisation of

research in these industries – both are postponed but similar schemes may be developed in the

near future.

European Investment Bank (EIB)

http://www.eib.org/about/index.htm

The EIB provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects which

contribute to furthering EU policy objectives. The EIB finances projects in most sectors. Eligible

projects contribute to EU economic policy objectives:

• Development of a competitive, innovative and knowledge-based European economy

• Natural and urban environment schemes (water, waste, cleaner air, urban transport etc.)

• Development of small and medium sized enterprises

Horizon 2020

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/horizons-2020-sme-instrument

The European Commission is looking for small/medium businesses with global ambitions, actively

investing in innovation and eager to grow.

The H2020 SME Instrument is designed to support those SMEs with an innovative technology or

product who are seeking proof of marketability.

Innovate UK

https://interact.innovateuk.org/

Innovate UK provides funding for projects which are led by business. The principal objective of

the support is to stimulate R&D and innovation activity, encouraging businesses to develop

innovative products, processes and services with future commercial potential.

Nesta

http://www.nesta.org.uk/

Nesta is an innovation foundation, operating globally using their knowledge, networks, funding

and skills to back new ideas and tackle challenges across various sectors, including education,

healthcare, the arts, technology, and economic policies. They offer support through grant

funding, direct investments, or challenge prizes, which includes the Longitude Prize; a £1m prize

fund with a theme to solve antimicrobial resistance.

Sector Intelligence 11

Rural Development Programme for England: LEADER funding

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rural-development-programme-for-england-leader-funding

LEADER funding is available to fund projects that create jobs, help businesses to grow, and

benefit the rural economy under the LEADER scheme.

The funding is managed by Local Action Groups, or LAGs, which in the East of England include:

• Brecks

• Broads

• Cambridgeshire Fens

• Essex Rivers

• Heritage Coast

• Wash Fens

• Waveney Valley

• Wensum & Coast

• Wool Towns

Technology-inspired innovation (Innovate UK)

https://interact.innovateuk.org/competition-display-page/-

/asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/content/technology-inspired-innovati-1

Investment of up to £2 million in technical feasibility studies to stimulate innovation across four

enabling technology areas:

• Advanced materials

• Biosciences

• Electronics, sensors and photonics (ESP)

• Information and communication technologies (ICT)

Projects must be led by a small or micro company, working either alone or in collaboration with

one other small or micro company. Companies could receive up to 70% of their eligible project

costs. Applications will open on 31 Dec 2016 and close on 16 Mar 2017.

Sector Intelligence 12

References

Bioenergy News (2017) Biomass helps UK break renewables record. Accessed 11 August 2017.

OECD / IEA (2013) Renewable Energy Medium-Term Market Report.

Department of Energy & Climate Change (2013) UK renewable energy roadmap. Accessed 11

August 2017.

United Nations Conference on Climate Change (2016) 188 counties have committed to reducing

their greenhouse gas emissions. Accessed 21 April 2016.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (2011) UNIDO Green Industry Initiative for

Sustainable Industrial Development.

Sector Intelligence 13

Appendix 1. Biomass researchers in the East of

England

Institution Name Relevant area

Earlham Institute Jose de Vega Plant genomics

Dr Nicola Patron Crop genetics

John Innes Centre Dr Simon Griffiths Crop genetics

Prof Mike Bevan Crop genetics

Prof John Snape Crop genetics

Professor Wendy Harwood Crop genetics

Quadram Institute Prof. Keith Waldron Biofuels development

Dr Ian Roberts Yeast phylogenetics

Dr. Adam Elliston Waste biomass

Dr Peter Ryden Fermentation

Dr Jo Dicks Yeast Genomes

Graham Moates Waste biomass

The Sainsbury Laboratory Professor Jonathan Jones Plant resistance

Professor Sophien Kamoun Plant resistance

Dr Matthew Moscou Plant resistance

UEA Dr Trudie Dockerty Environmental science

Dr Mark Coleman Biological sciences

Professor Corinne Le Quere Climate change

Dr Grant Forster Biomass

Professor Antony Davy Environmental science

Dr Sonia Melendi-Espina Engineering

Professor Andrew Lovatt Rural land use

Sector Intelligence 14

Dr Amit Sachdeva Bio-organic chemistry

University of Cambridge Dr Erwin Reisner (And lab) Plant renewable fuels

Paul Dupree Plant biomass

Chris Howe Algae biomass

Appendix 2. Biomass businesses in the East of

England

Name Type of business Postcode Website

Abel Energy Bioenergy + CHP IP25 6JB https://www.abelenergy.co.uk

ADAS Consulting Environmental Consultancy PE34 4HZ http://www.adas.uk/

Adnams Brewery IP18 6JW http://adnams.co.uk

Airproducts

Biomaterials/biogas/

equipment manufacturer NR18 9JD http://www.airproducts.co.uk/

Alan cooper

packaging Packaging (eco friendly) SG19 2NU http://www.alancooperpackaging.co.uk/

anglia easy energy Biomass Boiler & Supplier NR5 8BF http://www.angliaeasyenergy.co.uk/

Anglia farmers Agricultural Organisation NR9 5BZ http://www.angliafarmers.co.uk/

anglian heating

solutions Renewables NR18 9QY http://www.angliaheatingsolutions.co.uk

Aran services Equipment Installation IP28 6NE https://www.aranservices.co.uk

Aylsham growers

renewables Biomass Producer NR11 6LP http://www.aylshamgrowers.co.uk/

BBRO Biomass R&D NR4 7GJ

Berry Oils Ltd Fuel Supplier NR34 7TD http://www.berry-oils.co.uk/

Biocow Ltd Anaerobic Digester PE13 4HN http://www.biocow.co.uk/

Black cat fuels Fuel Supplier NR28 9JH http://blackcatfuels.co.uk/

British sugar Bioalcohol Production PE2 9AY https://www.britishsugar.co.uk/

Broads Reed and

Sedge Cutters

Association Reed Cutting (biomaterials) NR29 4EA http://www.norfolkreed.co.uk

Sector Intelligence 15

Cambridge

Biopolymers Biopolymers CB22 4FB http://www.cambridge-biopolymers.com

CJ Eco Biomass Boilers IP3 9GU http://cjeco.co.uk/

Coda Plastics Plastics Manufacturing NR28 0AJ https://www.coda-plastics.co.uk/

Cofco Grains, Seeds and Fertiliser IP3 9SJ http://www.uk.cofcointernational.com/

Cornerstone

Renewables Biomass Boilers IP20 9EA http://www.cornerstonerenewables.co.uk/

CPS Fuels Fuel Supplier NR18 9QY https://www.cpsfuels.co.uk

East of England

Agricultural Society Agricultural Organisation PE2 6XE http://www.eastofengland.org.uk

Eastern Waste Disposal Waste Management CO7 0SD http://www.easternwastedisposal.co.uk

Eco-lectrical

Electrical & Renewable

Energy IP1 4JG www.eco-lectrical.com/

Ecoliving (North and

south east anglia) Agricultural Organisation IP30 0SJ

http://www.ecolivinguk.com/local-

offices/east-anglia-north-south/

FCC Environment Waste Management NR5 0TL www.fccenvironment.co.uk/

Goff Petroleum Oil and Petroleum NR18 9QY https://www.goffpetroleum.co.uk

Green Home Energy

Solutions Equipment Installation NR13 6BA http://www.greenhomeenergysolutions.co.uk

Green Team Shop Biodiesels NR25 6PL N/A

Greene King Brewery IP33 1QT https://www.greeneking.co.uk/

Jordan's cereals Food and drink SG18 8QB https://www.jordanscereals.co.uk/

Lintott Control Systems Energy from Waste NR5 9JD http://www.lintottcs.co.uk

MH Scargill & Son Biomass Boilers NR25 7PW http://scargillplumbing.co.uk/

M&H Plastics Plastics Manufacturing NR34 8TS http://www.mhplastics.com

Network Waste Waste Management PE30 2DE http://www.networkwaste.co.uk/

Nexus energy Biomass Boilers IP22 1NF http://nexusenergyuk.com/

Norfolk FWAG Agricultural Organisation NR9 5BZ http://www.norfolkfwag.co.uk/

Norfolk reed cutter's

association Reed cutting (biomaterials) NR25 7TX http://www.norfolkreed.co.uk

Oak grove renewables Anaerobic Digesters NR10 5BU

http://www.biogas.org.uk/plants/oak-grove-

renewables

Olleco Energy from Waste NN7 3DR

Palm Paper Limited Paper Manufacturers PE34 3AL http://www.palm.info

Perkins Engine Manufacturers PE1 5FQ https://www.perkins.com/en_GB

Sector Intelligence 16

Plant Bioscience

Limited (PBL) IP & Licensing NR4 7UH http://www.pbltechnology.com

Rix Petroleum East

Anglia Oil and Petroleum NR17 1AA

Sita Energy from Waste

Slec UK Biomaterials IP25 6DR http://www.slecuk.com

Snetterton Renewable

Energy Plant Biorefinery NR16 2JZ https://www.snettertonbiomass.com/

Suffolk Energy-from-

Waste Facility Energy from Waste IP6 0JE http://www.suffolkefw.co.uk/

Suffolk FWAG Agricultural Organisation IP13 0AA http://www.suffolkfwag.co.uk/

Suffolk Hut Makers Biomaterials IP13 8BT http://www.suffolkhutmakers.co.uk/

Sweepersuton

Equipment Manufacturer

(Agricultural) NR18 9SR http://www.sweepersuton.co.uk

The Biorefinery Centre Biorefinery NR4 7UA https://www.biorefinerycentre.org/

The Cooking Oil Guys bio-diesel CO6 4EF

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jason-cattrell-

42b6b3b

U Plastics Plastics Suppliers CB8 7AU http://www.uplastics.co.uk/

Viridor Energy from Waste ME2 4FN https://www.viridor.co.uk/contact-us/

Woodfruits Mushroom growers NR11 6XA http://www.woodfruits.co.uk/

Zembra Biorefinery NR29 3BP http://zembragroup.com

Sector Intelligence 17

Further reading

This report on Biomass Innovation forms part of GoBio’s 10-report series of reports on Our

Bioeconomy Future. Covering the full extent of the biomass value chain, we’re also looking to

define the possible roles enabling disciplines such as engineering, biology and tech can play in

realising the potential of our bioeconomy assets.

Other reports in the series include:

Biomanufacturing Microbiome: Agriculture Biodesign + Biohacking

Biomedical Diagnostics Digitised Health + care High value chemicals from plants

Microbiome: Foods + HEalth

Defeating Antimicrobial Resistance

Advanced Biomaterials