The hub of industrial biotechnology collaboration

Our Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) brings together research, industry, talent, policy and funding to turn bio-based ideas into real-world solutions for the north-west.

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What industrial biotechnology means for industry

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    £34 billion+

    Industrial biotechnology could disrupt markets worth over £34 billion in the UK alone.

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    60%

    Of all physical inputs to the global economy could be produced biologically.

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    £2.78 trillion

    The global industrial biotechnology market is predicted to reach £2.78 trillion by 2030.

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Funding

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