The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Instrument to assist extra companies make the case for investing in biotechnology services and processes.
The platform is designed to assist companies establish the provision of various feedstocks – from agriculture and forestry waste to foods and drinks co-products, industrial carbon dioxide and seaweed – that might type the premise of a variety of latest, greener, bio-based merchandise and processes. Supplies which are seen as waste or by-products from one business might be remodeled into excessive worth merchandise together with biofuels and bioplastics.
The brand new Scottish Bioresource Mapping Instrument builds on a pilot platform first launched in 2018 on account of a collaboration between Zero Waste Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and IBioIC. For this newest iteration, Zero Waste Scotland funded work to replace knowledge from a variety of sources to assist biotechnology corporations and buyers establish and harness the potential alternatives that Scotland presents.
The database is believed to be one in all solely three bioresource instruments obtainable worldwide, with researchers and improvement companies in Eire and Andalucia having additionally developed comparable platforms to encourage native biotechnology exercise.
Armed with new details about the quantity and places of those essential uncooked supplies, corporations contemplating subsequent steps in Scotland could make knowledgeable selections on components similar to essentially the most promising feedstocks to pick out for scale up or the perfect location for establishing new services. Any corporations which are serious about utilizing the instrument to collect info are invited to talk to IBioIC instantly or may additionally be referred by their native enterprise company.
Kim Cameron, senior enterprise engagement supervisor at IBioIC, mentioned: “It’s usually mentioned that one business’s waste is one other’s gold, and the Scottish Bioresource Mapping Instrument is an effective way to attach the folks and companies producing co-products or extra supplies with potential customers throughout a variety of industries. Previously enquiries have included these from bio-energy corporations, drinks producers and bug farmers, highlighting the big selection of prospects the instrument presents.
“With access to this type of information, we hope to encourage more businesses to invest in Scotland’s bioeconomy, safe in the knowledge that the feedstock they require for products and processes is readily available here. Ultimately, the tool helps ensure the by-products produced by multiple industries find more sustainable and high value uses.”
Amanda Ingram, Bioeconomy Accomplice at Zero Waste Scotland, mentioned: “The Bioresource Mapping Instrument permits enterprises to find potential feedstocks for bio-based processes which have native availability, are economically viable and provide resilience towards future useful resource shocks. We’re delighted to offer up to date knowledge for the instrument that can assist the event of upper worth alternatives for waste and by-products and allow a extra round bioeconomy in Scotland.
“By better utilising food and drink by-products alone, it is estimated that £500-£800million per year could be achieved for Scotland’s economy. The environmental benefits are also evident; better use of existing materials means we can reduce demand for natural resources and use renewable materials to create sustainable opportunities for food, feed, materials and energy, thereby increasing resource resilience, reducing emissions, and helping businesses progress their net zero targets.”
For extra info, go to: www.ibioic.com/scottish-bioresource-mapping-tool
