ELEMENTAL
Our Collaborators
Our mission focuses on using engineering biology to enhance metal extraction and recovery from mining, urban and nuclear waste through engineered biology processes, including microbes and plants. We work closely with leading academic institutions and research organisations across the UK to develop innovative solutions to address these challenges.
Durham University- Improving biorecovery, metalation, waste reduction and biosensors using bacterial metal sensing transcriptional regulators that detect and discriminate between metals
University of Manchester- Developing innovative metallic biorecovery strategies using the tools of engineering biology, and integrate them into UK industrial sectors to support the circular economy
University of Kent- Improving metalation and waste reduction in industrial biotechnology such as Co from vitamin B12 production
University of East Anglia- Improving biorecovery, and bioremediation by engineering mutants in Shewanella oneidensis
Natural History Museum- Engineering acidophilic bacteria for enhanced leaching capabilities
Quadram Institute Bioscience- Using TraDIS-Xpress to improve metalation and waste reduction in industrial biotechnology
University College London (UCL)- Improving bioleaching, biosensors and practical implementation of metal bioprocessing for a circular economy
University of Surrey- Practical implementation of metal bioprocessing for a circular economy including stages of extraction/recovery, production, use, and end-of-service.
University of York- Improving bioremediation methods to mitigate environmental pollution using microbial and plant systems