Edinburgh Innovations, the commercialisation service of the University of Edinburgh, is delighted to invite you to Explore: Science for Sustainability webinar series and learn how new technology and research at the University of Edinburgh can help your business move into a circular business model.
In the next few months, the experts from the University of Edinburgh will host a series of talks that will explore potential applications of biotechnology, bioinformatics, waste management, metal recovery, plastics and sustainable chemistry across multiple sectors.
The webinars will focus on a wide range of topics from metal recycling and sustainable plastics to using biology for industrial processes in Space.
Online: January-May
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
All webinars are free to attend. You can see the full programme and register on the Edinburgh Innovations website.
· Webinar 2: 27 January, 11:00-12:00
Title: Sustainable Metal Recycling
Speakers: Prof Louise Horsfall and Prof Jason B. Love
· Webinar 3: 18 February, 11:00-12:00
Title: Low-cost Open-source Automation Tools Applied to Diagnostics and the Design of Microbial Cell Factories
Speaker: Dr Leonardo Rios
· Webinar 4: 24 February, 11:00-12:00
Title: Formulating Physics: Clarifying Complexity
Speakers: Prof Wilson Poon and Dr Daniel Hodgson
· Webinar 5: 11 March, 11:00-12:00
Title: Waste to Wealth: Opportunities for Sustainability across the Lifecycle of Plastics
Speakers: Dr Jenni Garden and Dr Joanna Sadler
· Webinar 6: 24 March, 11:00-12:00
Title: Exploring Biomaterials
Speakers: Biomaterials Group at The University of Edinburgh
· Webinar 7: 22 April, 11:00-12:00
Title: High Throughput Approaches to Engineering Biology
Speaker: Prof Susan Rosser
· Webinar 8: 6 May, 11:00-12:00
Title: Using Biology for Industrial Processes in Space
Speaker: Prof Charles Cockell
· Webinar 9: 13 May, 11:00-12:00
Title: Role of Infrastructure Circular Economy towards Net Zero Sustainability
Speaker: Prof Sean Smith