InCrops Project

Functional Food for Thought

From the networking event at The Maltings, Ely on 13 July 2010

Dr Mark Coleman, InCrops  'Introduction to InCrops'
David Eagle, On the Wild Side ' Functional food: developing a product from a standing start'
Dr Sally Francis, freelance consultant, writer and journalist ' Alternative Berry Crops'



Business opportunities using East of England Timber

From the stakeholder meeting at Santon Downham Centre, Brandon, Suffolk on 27 May 2010
Please note that all figures are provisional and will be subject to peer review before being published in a final report due in July 2010.

Dr John French and Benedict Binns, InCrops ' Low carbon forest product supply chains'
Steve Scott, Forestry Commission 'Woodland Resource'
Ed Suttie, BRE 'Timber, carbon and construction'
Chris Holland, BRE ' How good is Corsican pine?: Test results'
Barry Haines, Norwich Business School, UEA 'Modelling the supply chain for Thetford Forest - some options'

Presentations on supply chain options - Ed Suttie, BRE:


 





Bio-based materials in Sport

From the Bio-based materials in Sport - green materials in sport? event at the University of Essex, Colchester on 20 April 2010

Dr Liliya Serazetdinova - InCrops 'Introduction to event'
Rachel Hammond, RAW Bamboo Bikes ' Bamboo bikes and sports clothing'
Dr Dominic Micklewright, University of Essex ' Bamboo vs. Cotton t-shirts: a pilot study'
Duncan Howbrook, Ultrapolymers UK 'The use of renewable polymers in sports applications'
Craig Allen, Arkema Group ' Arkema Group:renewable polymers in sports applications'

Natural Fibres in Construction

From the Natural Fibres in Construction - innovative applications and processes seminar at Hughes Hall College, Cambridge on 17 November 2009.

Dr Tim Yates, BRE Why aren't we all building out of natural fibres? - some thoughts on potential technological and social barriers
Dr Mizi Fan, Brunel University Research on strong natural fibre composites for construction
Dr Ed Suttie, BRE Re-engineered timber, wood fibre and bio resins - opportunities and challenges
Barbara Jones, amazonails Strawbale innovation

Algae

From the Algal Products and Processes event (jointly hosted with Biofuels East) on 15 October 2009:

Dr Gill Malin, University of East Anglia Algal processes and products: advantages and challenges
Prof Richard Geider, University of Essex Biological constraints on algal production
Prof Alison Smith, University of Cambridge Vitamins, pigments and energy from algae
Dr Tom Jenkins, Bioscience KTN Current UK funding opportunities
Helen Fairclough, Energie Helpline UK European partnerships in research and development
Prof Graham Hillier, Centre for Process Innovation The role of algae in planning sustainable cities



Fibre Crops

From our Fibre Crop Open Day held on 4 September 2009:

Michael Carus, European Industrial Hemp Association Natural Fibres Reinforced Plastics for bio-based products: Markets and Trends
Dr Mike Lawrence, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials Developing hemp-lime low-carbon construction for mainstream uptake


Bioplastics and Biopolymers

From our Bioplastics event held on 16 July 2009:

Tony Breton, Novamont The role of bioplastics
Eamonn Tighe, NatureWorks Key benefits & challenges associated with bioplastics
Dr Paul Fowler, Bangor University Biobased additives for polymers
Dr Andrew Clark, University of Warwick Polyurethane & polyester bioplastics and biocomposites
Dr Dominique Georget, University of East Anglia Biopolymers from food co-products and their properties