The Bioscience for Renewable Resources and Clean Growth Strategy Advisory Panel has focused on transforming industries through bio-based processes and products in a new low-carbon bioeconomy.
Terms of reference
The panel considers a multidisciplinary area covering the use of biological systems for the manufacture of materials, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and energy vectors or the use of biological systems for the remediation of land, water or air:
- biological systems can include genes, enzymes, bacteria, fungi, algae, animal and plant cells as well as whole (multicellular) organisms
- feedstocks can include wastes and residues in the form of gases, liquids and solids as well as perennial biomass
- technologies cover those in bioscience, chemistry and engineering and particularly those covering genomics, systems and synthetic biology.
Panel membership 2020
- Mr Paul Mines (Chair), Biome Bioplastics
- Dr Alison Mohr, University of Nottingham
- Dr Jhuma Sadhukhan, University of Surrey
- Dr Neil Parry, Unilever
- Dr David Humphreys, UCB pharma
- Dr Amgad Moussa, Syngenta
- Professor Neil Bruce, University of York
- Professor Michele Stanley, Scottish Association for Marine Science
Previous meeting dates
2 October 2020
Meeting (Zoom)
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
2 November 2020
Meeting (Zoom)
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Contact
Joanna Sparks
Email: joanna.sparks@bbsrc.ukri.org
Last updated: 31 March 2022