BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 16.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011028T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:-0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010325T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Stage 5 CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20250512T101908Z DESCRIPTION:MINI CONFERENCE\nAston Greentech ecosystem from concept to end- user: lessons learned from academia/industry collaborations.\nHosted by: A ston University\n \nWednesday 10.00 to 11.30\, Stage 5\n \nFocus on projec ts involving: Institute for Membrane Excellence\; Energy and Bioproducts R esearch Institute\, Advanced Materials Research Centre\, Aston School of B iosciences.\n \nFeatured project presentations include:\n* MEMetic – Exq uisitely selective bioinspired membranes\n* Bioremediation of Elastane Wit hin Textiles – Gymshark collaboration\n* Greener HPLC: Sustainable Solve nt Innovation Through Aston University – AstraZeneca Collaboration\n* HA ROW and REvAR Projects – Fuel Gases from Organics in Contaminated Water\ n* Industrial Decarbonisation with Biochar and Bio-products\n \nSpeakers:\ n* Dr Matt Derry - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry\, Aston University \, founding member - Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME)\, and co-founder /CTO -MEMetic\n* Prof. Tom Stephenson - Visiting Profes sor at Aston University and presumptive CEO – MEMetic\n* Lewis Y andle - PhD researcher at the Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBR I) - Aston University\n* Dr Vesna Najdanovic - Head of the Chemic al Engineering and Biotechnologies Dept. and member of the Energy and Biop roducts Research Institute (EBRI) - Aston University\n* Dr Malcolm Glendenning – Director - ICMEA-UK Limited\n* Dr Jude Onwudili - Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute\, College of Engineering and Ph ysical Sciences - Aston University\n* Tim Miller - Energy and Biop roducts Research Institute\, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Aston University\n* Steve Harrison - Business Development Direct or - FuturEnergy Ltd\n \nProgramme overview\nAston University will deliver a dynamic program showcasing its role as a leader in driving sustainable innovation from lab research to real-world industry applications. Through strategic collaborations with industry partners — including Innovate UK\ , Ofwat\, and AstraZeneca — and leveraging public funds at regional and national levels\, we will highlight the transformative impact of academia- industry collaborations in areas like waste-to-energy technologies\, susta inable materials\, and eco-friendly solvents. Aston staff will illustrate how the University created an ecosystem of players working in the sustaina bility sector through a series of case studies. Rooted in Aston’s sustai nability strategy\, the case studies will present the industry-relevant br oad range of capabilities and technologies and how these are relevant to t he solution of real-world challenges.\n \nThe delegates will be taken on a journey exploring practical solutions for challenges in waste-to-energy\, sustainable materials\, and alternative solvents\, gaining a deeper under standing of how academic[1]industrial partnerships drive impactful\, scala ble change. They will have the opportunity to engage with experts from bot h academia and industry\, learning about successful collaboration models a nd key advancements that can be implemented within their own organizations to improve environmental outcomes and support global sustainability goals \n \nAston University - Chemical UK Expo \n \n DTEND;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20250521T113000 DTSTAMP:20250512T101908Z DTSTART;TZID="GMT Standard Time":20250521T100000 LAST-MODIFIED:20250512T101908Z LOCATION:Stage 5 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-gb:MINI CONFERENCE: Aston Greentech ecosystem from conc ept to end-user: lessons learned from academia/industry collaborations. TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F03F1C60FBC0DB01000000000000000 01000000023B686734D5C8344BBBDCDD31AC2FE38 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

MINI CONFERENCE

Aston Greentech ecosystem from concept to end-user: lessons learned from academia/industry collaborations.

Hosted by: Aston University

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Wednesday 10.00 to 11.30\, Stage 5

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Focus on projects involving: \; Institute for Membrane Excellence\; Energy and Bioproducts Research Instit ute\, Advanced Materials Research Centre\, Aston School of Biosciences.

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Featured project presentations include:

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  • MEMetic –\; Exquisitely selectiv e bioinspired membranes
  • Bioremediation of Elastane Within Text iles &# 8211\; Gymshark collaboration< /li>
  • Greener HP LC: Sustainable Solvent Innovation Through Aston University –\; AstraZeneca Collaboration
  • HAROW and REvAR Projects R 11\; Fuel Gases from Organics in Contaminated Water
  • Industr ial Decarbonisation with Biochar and Bio-products

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    Speakers:

    ·\;  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; < ![endif]>Dr Matt Derry - Se nior Lecturer in Chemistry\, Aston University\, founding member - Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME)\, and co-founder /CTO -MEMetic

    ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Prof. Tom Stephenson - Visiting Professor at Aston University a nd presumptive CEO –\; MEMetic< /o:p>

    &m iddot\; \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \; \; \; Lewis Yandle - PhD researcher at the Energy &\; Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) - \; Aston University

    ·\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Dr Vesna Najdanovic - Head of the Chemical E ngineering and Biotechnologies Dept. and member of the Energy and Biopr oducts Research Institute (EBRI) - Aston University< /p>

    ·\; \; \; \; \; \;&n bsp\; \; \; Dr Malcolm Glendenning –\; Director - ICME A-UK Limited

    ·\;&n bsp\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Dr Jude Onwudili - Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute \, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Aston University

    ·\; \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; \; \; \; Tim Miller - Energy and Bioprodu cts Research Institute\, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Aston University

    ·\;  \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; Steve Harriso n - Business Development Director - FuturEnergy< /span> Ltd

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    Programme overview

    Aston University will deliver a dynamic program showcasing its r ole as a leader in driving sustainable innovation from lab research to rea l-world industry applications. Through strategic collaborations with indus try partners —\; including Innovate UK\, Ofwat\, and AstraZeneca R 12\; and leveraging public funds at regional and national levels\, we will highlight the transformative impact of academia-industry collaborations i n areas like waste-to-energy technologies\, sustainable materials\, and ec o-friendly solvents. Aston staff will illustrate how the University create d an ecosystem of players working in the sustainability sector through a s eries of case studies. Rooted in Aston’\;s sustainability strategy\, the case studies will present the industry-relevant broad range of capabil ities and technologies and how these are relevant to the solution of real- world challenges.

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    < p class=MsoNormal>The delegates will be taken on a journey exploring pract ical solutions for challenges in waste-to-energy\, sustainable materials\, and alternative solvents\, gaining a deeper understanding of how academic [1]industrial partnerships drive impactful\, scalable change. They will ha ve the opportunity to engage with experts from both academia and industry\ , learning about successful collaboration models and key advancements that can be implemented within their own organizations to improve environmenta l outcomes and support global sustainability goals

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    Aston University - Chemical U K Expo

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