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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: The Great Carbon Challenge: Redefining the Chemical Industry with Sustainable Feedstocks
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for this perspective on Best Available Carbon (BAC) as Feedstock for the Chemical Industry. \nLearn about how\, as part of an Innovate UK-funded project on sustainable carbon for the chemical industry\, FREY and NNFCC The Bioeconomy Consultants have collaborated to produce “A perspective on best available carbon (BAC) as feedstock for the chemical industry”.The petrochemical industry is a significant global consumer of carbon and a notable producer of carbon emissions contributing to climate change. This perspective explores the potential for the industry to make a progressive move towards more sustainable carbon choices through the use of BAC. \nThe full article is now available online\, for free. Download your copy here.
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-sustainable-feedstocks-for-the-chemicals-industry/
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: Next generation sustainable alternative proteins
DESCRIPTION:Join us online\, with our partners\, OGGS\, Cellcraft and Change Bio for this exciting event to hear about the cutting edge science behind the development and commercialisation of alternative proteins. \nAgriculture already uses almost half of the world’s vegetated land. It consumes 90 percent of all the water used by humanity and generates one-quarter of the annual global emissions that are causing global warming. And yet of the seven billion people living today\, 820 million are undernourished because they don’t have access to—or can’t afford—an adequate diet. \nClimate change\, global pandemics\, and animal welfare are three of the most pressing challenges we face today. The intricate links between these issues can be traced to a common source: our global food system. In particular\, the intensive production and consumption of animal-based proteins have exhibited alarming consequences for the environment\, public health\, and the well-being of animals. \nAlternative proteins produced from plants or animal cells\, require fewer inputs\, such as land and water\, generate far fewer negative externalities\, such as greenhouse gas emissions and pollution\, and lowers the risk of disease transmission. If we want to sustain the increasing global population\, then the shift to sustainable\, alternative proteins can make a significant contribution to the transformation of our food system to become more sustainable and resilient. \nAgenda: \n\n12.00pm Welcome \n\n\n12.05pm   Plant based alternative proteins Alexandra Hyde\, OGGs \n\n\n12.15pm State-of-the-art technology inspired by nature to cultivate real meat outside animal bodies Yash Mishra\, Cellcraft \n\n\n12.25pm Upcycling carbon through fermentation Zoe Woods\, Change Bio \n\n\n12.35pm Panel discussion and Q&A: How can we accelerate the commercialisation of next generation alternative proteins \nThe online Teams meeting link will be shared to all delegates prior to the online event. \nPlease RSVP to reserve your free place. \n\n 
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-next-generation-sustainable-alternative-proteins/
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SUMMARY:Pioneer Presents: Securing funding for bio-based product development and commercialisation
DESCRIPTION:Securing funding for bio-based product development and commercialisation \n12.00 pm – 13.30 pm\, Monday 29th April 2024 \nJoin us online\, with our partner PNO Consultants\, to gain a better understanding of how to write a successful funding bid. \nAs a company that submits over 120 Innovate UK applications per year\, in this workshop PNO Consultants will share our approach to grant writing\, providing hints and tips on how to prepare a compelling bid in order to increase your chances of success. \nWhether you are currently considering a grant submission or simply exploring the types of grants that could be right for your business\, by attending this event\, you will gain a better understanding of how to write a successful bid with a unique insight into what the assessors of applications are looking for. \nThis workshop will also provide you with an overview of the most interesting schemes currently available for development of bio-based and biodegradable materials. \nAgenda\n12-12.30pm Introduction and background \n• Welcome and overview of PNO Consultants Ltd \n• Introduction to the UK’s grant funding landscape \n• What can grant funding support be used for? \n12.30-1.30pm What makes a successful application \n• Tips & tricks \n• Q&A \nPost-webinar: One-to-one consultations (optional) \nContact: claire.flanagan@pnoconsultants.com to arrange your individual session \nAbout PNO\nPNO UK has a strong track record in securing some of the most competitive national and European grants on behalf of its clients\, with a full understanding of how a project should be presented to stand the highest chance of success. Each year in the UK alone\, we are responsible for the submission of more than 100 funding applications across all sectors and priority areas. Based on this extensive experience\, through careful project selection and using key insight into how a project should be best positioned\, we consistently achieve success rates that are more than 5 times the typical success rates for UK national schemes and EU programmes. \nDr Claire Flanagan\, Senior Innovation Consultant \nClaire started her career as a synthetic chemist for a CRO carrying out custom synthesis projects on behalf of pharma clients. She then returned to academia to complete a PhD in directed evolution of biocatalysts before working initially as a researcher then as a project manager. This included managing the IBCarb network – a Phase 1 BBSRC Network in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy (NIBB) and winning funding for and managing CarboMet\, a Horizon 2020 Coordination & Support Action. \nClaire joined PNO in 2019 and works closely with clients to develop innovative R&D project proposals for submission to various UK national (Innovate UK\, DSIT\, DESNZ\, DASA\, NIHR) and European funding (Eurostars\, Horizon Europe) competitions. She has a demonstrable track record of successfully securing grant funding on behalf of clients across the biotech\, chemical\, pharma\, agritech and bio-energy sectors and is particularly interested in technologies and innovations that are aimed at improving sustainability and will contribute to the growing circular and biobased economies to achieve the UK’s Net Zero ambitions. \nContact details: \nDr Claire Flanagan\, Senior Innovation Consultant \nClaire.Flanagan@pnoconsultants.com \nwww.linkedin.com/in/dr-claire-doherty-flanagan
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/pioneer-presents-securing-funding-for-bio-based-product-development-and-commercialisation/
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop: People and Recruitment
DESCRIPTION:Recruiting and retaining the best people you can \nREGISTER HERE \nThis free-to-attend online workshop is designed to delve into the innovative solutions you need to know in order to fund your business growth. It will discuss problems\, challenges and highlight opportunities to reduce the effects of funding barriers – supporting you on your journey to commercialisation and being a disrupter in the marketplace. \nThis workshop\, will be run as part of The Innovation Challenge\, powered by TBAT Innovation\, in partnership with Headline Sponsor Shakespeare Martineau. The Challenge has designed by a group of well established experts\, to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs by leveraging the expertise of the TBAT unique partner network. \nThis event is one of four interactive workshops\, designed to support growing SMEs through the highs and lows of how to successfully innovate\, grow and succeed.  All of the workshops are open to the public and free-to-attend\, with no requirement to apply to The Innovation Challenge. If you would like to find out more about the application process\, please click here. \nThis informative and interactive People and Recruitment workshop will consist of short presentations\, Q&A’s\, comfort breaks throughout and a panel discussion towards the end. Take a look below at our workshop speakers and the topics they will be covering. \n\nTalent and Recruitment Fitness – Simon Bucknell\, EMBS Talent\nThe role of a non-executive director – Ali Buck\, The CFO Centre\nGrow yourself\, grow your business – Matt Bull\, ActionCOACH Loughborough\nInvestment and share incentives – Chris Hill\, Vestd\nPracticalities of employment contracts & key employment obligations – Rhys Wyborn\, Shakespeare Martineau\nPanel Discussion
URL:https://thepioneergroup.com/event/online-workshop-people-recruitmnet-recruiting/
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop: Finance
DESCRIPTION:All you need to know to fund your business growth \nREGISTER HERE \nThis free-to-attend online workshop is designed to delve into the innovative solutions you need to know in order to fund your business growth. It will discuss problems\, challenges and highlight opportunities to reduce the effects of funding barriers – supporting you on your journey to commercialisation and being a disrupter in the marketplace. \nThis workshop\, will be run as part of The Innovation Challenge\, powered by TBAT Innovation\, in partnership with Headline Sponsor Shakespeare Martineau. The Challenge has designed by a group of well established experts\, to stimulate and support innovation in SMEs by leveraging the expertise of the TBAT unique partner network. \nThis event is one of four interactive workshops\, designed to support growing SMEs through the highs and lows of how to successfully innovate\, grow and succeed.  All of the workshops are open to the public and free-to-attend\, with no requirement to apply to The Innovation Challenge. If you would like to find out more about the application process\, please click here. \nThis informative and interactive Finance workshop sponsored by Modus Accountants will consist of short presentations\, Q&A’s\, comfort breaks throughout and a panel discussion towards the end. Take a look below at our workshop speakers and the topics they will be covering. \n\nIntroduction to Grant Funding – Esther Lawrence\, TBAT Innovation\nIntroduction to R&D Tax Credits Yasmin Dalton\, TBAT Innovation\nInvestment journey and crowdfunding – Stephanie Monty\, Ostique\nIntroduction to SEIS/EIS and Advanced Assurance – Sam Stephens\, TBAT Innovation\nLegal considerations when growing a business & Finance and funding options from a legal perspective – Roger Harcourt\, Shakespeare Martineau\nAccountancy\, Business Plan and Cash Flow – Jenna Lloyd\, Director – Modus Accountants\nFunding the finance gap for R&D Tax Credits and Grant Funding – James Davis and Rob Fabbro\, Rocking Horse Group\nDebt and equity finance – Lewis Stringer\, British Business Bank\nPanel Discussion
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