A recent history of industrial biotechnology, bioenergy and bioeconomy in the uk

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A Recent History of Industrial
Biotechnology, Bioenergy and
Bioeconomy in the UK
CBMNet Workshop
15th November 2016
Dr Adrian Higson
NNFCC

A specialist business consultancy with over 13
years of bioeconomy experience
We view bio-based technologies as key components of the low carbon
economy delivering economic, social and environmental benefits.

Raw material
EcologyTechnology
A lens on the Bioeconomy

Renewable Energy Strategy (RES) (Jul 2009)
UK Renewable Energy Directive (EU)
delivery plan
15% renewable energy by 2020
10% transport fuels
14% heat
32% electricity
UK Bioenergy
Renewable Energy Directive
EU to fulfil at least 20% of its total energy
needs with renewables by 2020

Progress against the RES

AD Strategy & Action Plan (2011)
Potential to:
Divert 5Mt of ~7Mt food waste landfilled
Utilise 20-60Mt of the 90Mt slurries produced
Generate 3-5TWh by 2020
Power almost 1 million homes
“…to deliver a huge increase in
energy from waste through AD”

AD
Deployment in
the UK
316 operational plants (290 MWe)
208 farm-fed
108 waste-fed
454 plants under development (425 MWe)
327 farm-fed
127 waste-fed
52 biomethane-to-grid (BtG) projects
+ 48 plants under development
Source: NNFCC

Business to Business
Business to Consumer
Beyond energy
Drivers for bio-based products
Economics
BrandPerformance

The Industrial Biotechnology
Innovation & Growth Team (IB-IGT)

Innovation
system
Entrepreneurial
activity
Guide of search
Resource
mobilisation
Knowledge
development
Knowledge
diffusion
Legitimation
Market
formation
Turning science and invention into
innovation

IB Leadership Forum
Demonstrator Facilities
Demonstrator Funds
Building on UK expertise
Interdisciplinary Talent
21
recommendations
to
Government
The Government welcomes the robust economic evidence
gathered by the IB-IGT in support of its recommendations.

2010
BBSRC stipulates ‘Industrial Biotechnology
& Bioenergy’ as one of three new strategic
science priorities enshrined within its
Strategic Plan 2010-2015
2009
BIS invest £12m for demonstration scale
National IB Facility (NIBF) at CPI
2009
IBLF established with Ian Shott as
Chairman
2009
1st annual £2.5m Innovation competition
for High Value Chemicals through
Industrial Biotechnology (HVC-IB) funded
by BIS and Innovate UK

May 2011
CPI launches demonstration
scale National IB Facility (NIBF)
following £12m BIS investment
Oct 2011
Biorefinery Centre opens at
Institute of Food Research
(Norwich)
Jul 2012
Biorenewables Development
Centre opens in York following
£2.5m investment from BIS
Oct 2012
BEACON Programme launched
by Abersytwyth University
following £10m ERDF
investment through Welsh
Government
Jan 2014
IBioIC launched with £10m
investment
Building UK
Demonstrator
Infrastructure

Access to
scale up
infrastructure
and expertise

Vision
The UK as a global leader in biorefining
technology development and bio-based
product manufacture within a sustainable high-
value bioeconomy.
Mission
Provide a stable, integrated, cost-effective pilot
and process development service linked to the
higher education (HE) sector for the benefit of
UK bio-based industries and the bioeconomy.
Work collectively and internationally to increase
UK knowledge and capabilities in biorefining
and industrial biotechnology (IB).
Nurture the development of SMEs and larger
companies to support the growth of UK bio-
based value chains.

Promote Doctoral Training Centres
Stimulate uptake of Professional Doctorates to
recognise and accredit Industrial Biotechnology
expertise
Promote Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Entrepreneurship mentoring scheme
Bioinformatics specialists
Modular and short course training directory
Promotion of Industrial Biotechnology and
biomanufacturing
Promote industrial placements within degree
programmes

IBBE Strategy 2013

Cross Cutting
Bioprocessing
Biocatalysis
Novel Chassis HVC/Natural Products
Biorefining
Creating community
www.bbsrc.ac.uk/bbsrcnibb

“In the financial year 2013/14,
we estimate that British
industrial biotechnology and
bioenergy activities involved
around 225 companies and
generated £2.9 billion of sales
revenue annually.”

Bio-based UK: A review of barriers and interventions needed to stimulate growth of the bio-based economy
and improve UK competitiveness; NNFCC, Aberystwyth University; 2016
UK Industrial Biotechnology
sector

Mechanisms to support the industry in managing the complex legislative
framework governing this area, together with support for moving emerging
technologies up the resource (waste) hierarchy when appropriate;
A strong incentives system that we keep under review to avoid distortions;
Maintaining a world-renowned research base and taking steps to ensure the
skills supporting the sector evolve at the same pace as the sector;
Providing funding, finance and infrastructure support where the need for
specific support has been identified;
Creating a strong innovation ecosystem whereby ideas flow smoothly from
research through to commercialisation;
Publishing data on the UK feedstock supply chain, key for investment security,
where available.
Building a high value bioeconomy

Direct impacts
£56bn value
added
1M jobs
Downstream
£108bn value
added
3.2M jobs
Induced
£20bn value
added
0.5M jobs
Upstream
£36bn value
added
0.5M jobs

Percentage share of regional
employment supported by
transformative activities of the
bioeconomy in the United
Kingdom, 2014

SUpport and PartnERship
for the development of
multiple sustainable and
market ready value chains
in the BIO-based
economy
SuperBIO is funded by the research and innovation programme
‘Horizon 2020’ of the European Union under the Grant Agreement
no. 691555 for the period from 01.06.2016 to 31.11.2018

Scale up and proof-of-concept
Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
Innovation capture and
patent filing
Gill Jennings & Every
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
nova Institute
Market research
nova , NNFCC, BCNP
Techno-economic evaluation
nova Institute, NNFCC
Business Planning
BCNP, NNFCC
Access to investors
BCNP
Subsidy and grant strategy
Biotech Subsidy
Feedstock analysis
nova Institute
Sustainability and regulatory
appraisal
NNFCC
10 different innovation services
75% funded by the project
An SME can select multiple services with a maximal total value of €60 000

• AC3A (France)
• Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant (Belgium)
• CLIB2021 (Germany)
• Ghent Bio-Economy Valley (Belgium)
• Materia Nova (Belgium)
• NNFCC (UK)
• REWIN (NL)
• TCBB Resource (Ireland)
Training,
mentoring and
innovation support
for start-ups and
SMEs

Summary
Stakeholder views on the bioeconomy determine how
policy and strategies are focussed.
The UK has made significant investments into networks,
open access pilot plants and technical development
programmes.
To date the UK focus has been on bioenergy support
through mandates and subsidies and biotechnology
through research and development related investment.

Dr Adrian Higson
a.higson@nnfcc.co.uk
Tel: +44 1904 562656
@biobasedchem
Thank you
Please keep in touch

13 years of Bioeconomy development
NNFCC is an international bioeconomy
consultancy, based in the UK.
We provide strategic, biobased business
consultancy; analysing, explaining and de-
risking the bioeconomy for our clients.
We help industry solve complex business
challenges and provide vital evidence for
policy makers.
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