High Value Biorenewables (HVB) Network

高价值生物可再生能源网络将重点关注生物基化学品、工具和平台技术的发现、开发和应用。虽然高价值生物可再生能源网络建立在其前身植物高价值化学品网络的成功基础上，但它提供了一个令人兴奋的机会，将范围扩大到植物以外。这一广泛的范围将使更多的生物可再生选择得到考虑，因此，实现工业生物技术解决方案的可能性更大。该网络既满足了现有跨学科研究人员的需要，也满足了工业界和社会对更多生物可再生产品和工艺的渴望。该网络的成员将向所有人开放，其好处将包括参加一系列会议、讲习班和培训活动。学术成员将有资格申请创新研究的资金(特别是在他们正在解决工业问题的领域)，并将能够为他们的企业想法获得支持。最初，会员将是免费的，但我们将努力为会员福利付费，以便我们最终实现可持续的筹资模式。该网络拥有一支强大的领导团队，拥有来自学术界和工业界的生物可再生能源专业知识。我们将与更广泛的网络专业知识一起，应对生物可再生能源开发中常见的挑战，如发现研究、生产系统和扩大规模。如果我们要实现拥有更多生物可再生产品和工艺的目标，这是必不可少的。虽然高价值生物可再生能源网络将以英国为重点支持生物经济和政府的产业战略，但它也将具有国际层面，促进使用英国的研究能力来解决发展中国家的问题，并与国际科学家合作。

The High Value Biorenewables Network will focus on the discovery, development and application of bio-based chemicals, tools and platform technologies. Whilst the High Value Biorenewables Network builds on the successes of its predecessor network, the High Value Chemicals from Plants Network, it offers an exciting opportunity to widen the scope beyond plants. This broad scope will enable more biorenewable options to be considered, and consequently, greater likelihood of achieving an industrial biotechnology solution. The Network responds to both the needs of the existing cross-disciplinary community of researchers as well as the desire of industry and society for more biorenewable products and processes. The Network's membership will be open to all, and the benefits will include access to a range of meetings, workshops and training activities. Academic members will be eligible to apply for funding for innovative research (particularly in areas where they are addressing an industrial problem) and will be able to gain support for their enterprise ideas. Initially membership will be free of charge, but we will work towards payment for membership benefits so that we eventually achieve a sustainable funding model. The Network has a strong leadership team, with expertise in biorenewables from across academia and industry. Together with wider network expertise, we will address challenges that are common to the exploitation of biorenewables, such as discovery research, production systems and scale-up. This is essential if we are to achieve our objective of having more biorenewable products and processes. Whilst the High Value Biorenewables Network will have a UK focus to support the bioeconomy and the Government's industrial strategy, it will also have an international aspect promoting the use of UK research capability to address developing world problems and working in collaboration with scientists internationally.