Human waste is a fact of life - and more efficient, less carbon-heavy solutions for its safe, effective treatment become more pressing as populations grow.

Hemp is an incredibly versatile crop with a variety of applications in many industries.

By inoculating plants with this beneficial bacterium, the plant receives nitrogen and in return supplies the bacterium with sugars and amino acids.

In less than three decades an additional two billion people will require sources of high-quality food, presenting a global food security challenge.

Discover how BioYorkshire is working with Anglo American to support new and emerging businesses in the Scarborough District

In manufacturing processes up and down the UK, feedstock can often be put to a single use, and the by-products thrown out. From potato peels to scrap metal, the waste that comes from these industrial processes can find a second life as the feedstock to another manufacturing process. By utilising what we used to see as waste, and finding innovative processes that turn it into something new, we can reduce waste, cut carbon emissions and build entire new industries.

The key challenge for the majority of STRI clients is the efficient management of a large volume of grass clippings generated at thousands of tonnes per year.

Marine Biopolymers Ltd—a leading innovator in sustainable seaweed processing—have received funding from Innovate UK for the Alginic-acid to Safety (A2S) project. This £335,000 grant is supporting the development of alginic acid—a byproduct created from seaweed processing—into natural adsorbents for the filtration of toxic gases.

Lincoln-based agritech R&D company B-hive Innovations Ltd works alongside Branston to provide novel process for extracting nutritional ingredients for the vegetarian and vegan market.

As part of celebrations to mark National Plant Health Week in 2024, Askham Bryan College and the Tree Health Centre at the Yorkshire Arboretum launched a new virtual reality experience for tree health training.