Carbon is crucial in the manufacture of products - but at what cost to the environment? Take a look at how biomass is essential to de-fossilising the carbon industry in our new report jointly delivered with Supergen Bioenergy Hub:

Read about our latest round of proof of concept funding awarded here and hear how the three awardees are exploring cutting edge science in biomass biorefining:

An excellent opportunity here for postgrad students - just a few days left to apply for a chance to win a £2k prize.

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Looking for funding to develop your innovative ideas, form a consortium or fund an ideation workshop? Those within the BBNet remit should apply now for up to £5k to support collaboration and innovation - see C&I fund page here:

New funding opportunity 🚀 Looking for funding to develop your innovative ideas, form a consortium or fund an ideation workshop? Those within the BBNet remit should apply now for up to £5k to support collaboration and innovation - see C&I fund page here:

Final deadline reminder - we're looking forward to assessing some exciting and innovative applications after the deadline passes at 10am tomorrow morning - more info here::

7 more days to go until the deadline for applications for BBNet's final proof of concept funding call - details here:

A lovely tribute to Stuart West, founder and director of Biocatalysts, and valued member of the BBNet board as a huge advocate for IB. Thank you Andy Ellis for your presentation. #bbnetconference24 @Biocats

Fantastic networking opportunity at the #bbnetconference24 dinner last night. It’s these connections and conversations that make collaboration and innovation happen.

Great to hear from Well’s & Co with some real life #biotech #innovations they’ve taken to reduce their carbon footprint, as part of the first session at #bbnetconference24

3 days of networking, collaboratiog and innovating starts here! Always helps to be fuelled by food! #bbnet #bbnetconference24

How great do the conference brochures look 👀 ?? Not long to go now until #BBNetConference24

That's a wrap on the planning of the 3rd BBNet Conference - "Biorefining - Clean growth - Net Zero"! We can't wait to see network members old and new in Sheffield next week, ready to hear how a shift to biomass can contribute towards a move to net zero #bbnet #BBNetConference24.

🚀 Exciting News - we are pleased to launch the 4th round of BBNet BIV Applications! 🎉 Open until 30/06. Find out more and how to apply #collaboration #Funding.

We're excited to announce the launch of the final BBNet call for proof of concept funding applications! Supporting the exploration of innovative new ideas converting non-food biomass into sustainable fuels, chemicals, or materials, find out more here:

We are pleased to confirm the final BBNet proof of concept call will be launched this Friday 15th March. If you’re interested to find out more ensure you are registered as a BBNet member on the website:

Proof of concept funding provides researchers with the financial support and resources they need to validate their ideas, develop prototypes, and demonstrate the commercial potential of their innovations. 👀 Look out for the final BBNet POC funding call, coming very soon! 👀.

Registration for our 3rd BBNet Conference is now open! This is a 3-day residential event, 10-12 April 2024 in Sheffield, at the Mercure Sheffield St Paul's Hotel & Spa. For more information and to register visit @BBSRC

BBNet Early Stage Career Researchers (ESCR) POC funding call is now open! We welcome proposals from newly established academics for PoC funding (up to £100,000 and up to one year in duration). Deadline: 14 December 2023. To find out more and apply: