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 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