September 26, 2024

In June 2023, iCAST organised a workshop at Workshed, Swindon, aimed at fostering discussions on the current status and future prospects of recycling medical plastic waste. The workshop, addressed by

Kelpi, a firm that uses seaweed to create sustainable packaging, has taken a step closer to market after securing major new funding. Co-founded by Professor Chris Chuck from the University of Bath’s D

The research collaboration behind ‘A greener route to nylon production’ wins the Horizon accolade, which celebrates discoveries and innovations pushing the boundaries of science. Dr Simon Freakley is

May 13, 2024
May 14, 2024

The University of Oxford is leading a major UK Government investment in research to improve the sustainability of chemical and polymer production. The Sustainable Chemicals and Materials Manufacturing

The Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) Creative Hub was officially launched at its new base at the historic Carriage Works in Swindon yesterday. At the core of iCAST, the C

Research to evaluate the policy interventions which will help provide renewable carbon for formulations used in everyday household products has been carried out by researchers at the University of Oxf

The new equipment has expanded the capabilities of the labs in Bath and Oxford and led to 37 projects with industry. Since its launch in 2021, the iCAST labs at the Universities of Bath and Oxfo

Scott Bader and the University of Bath’s Institute for Sustainability, which hosts iCAST, started working together in 2017. So far, this partnership has led to a funded PhD and two joint industry pr

Tensei and iCAST worked together on two different projects that looked into finding new value in waste coming from the paper and fruit industries. Can we move away from fossil fuels to produce s

FlexSea and iCAST worked together over six months to understand FlexSea’s seaweed-based film formulations and how to control the material’s mechanical and barrier properties. The need to move aw