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Learn about what we have been up to: on this page you’ll find all the latest news and musings from the Biorenewables Development Centre.

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Scientists team up with industry partners to turn potato starch into batteries for electric vehicles

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Collaboration with 8 EU partners to convert biomass into chemical building block

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120 pre-funded projects set to help Yorkshire businesses

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BDC is now able to offer a further 120 pre-funded innovation projects for eligible Yorkshire businesses

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Landmark alliance launched to support the growth of the UK bioeconomy

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BDC and partners launch BioPilotsUK: an alliance to position UK as leader in biorefining technology development & bio-based product manufacture.

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Government advisers look to York experts for insight into bio-waste

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Delegation of government officials visits to investigate how waste can be converted into valuable products to benefit UK economy

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New pilot-scale facility opens to create high-value products from municipal waste

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Wilson Bio-Chemical opened their Micro Autoclave Fibre Production Plant at the BDC’s Dunnington facilities.

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