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Case Studies

Explore some of the many ways in which we have successfully worked with industry.

Guy Lloyd-Jones

Building Partnerships with Professor Guy Lloyd-Jones

Guerbets Lipids Reaction Scheme

Biocatalyst-driven synthesis of essential industrial chemicals

Sample vials

New method could cut waste from drug production

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Next generation thermal energy storage for low carbon heating and reduced fuel poverty

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Plastics – turning a problem into a force for good

This article was published on 2023-08-25

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