Renaissance BioScience agrees two-year collaboration with Biome Bioplastics

In the UK, Renaissance BioScience Corp. has entered into a collaboration with UK-based Biome Bioplastics Limited on a two-year, initiative valued at up to C$1.5 million (£814,000) to innovate sustainable, renewable bioplastic building block production using advanced fermentation processes. The project will target applications in packaging, personal care, health, and consumer goods, offering sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional oil-based plastics. 

The partnership is supported by advisory services and funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) and UK Research and Innovation’s Innovate UK. This bilateral support will provide resources to advance the project and deliver meaningful environmental benefits for both countries.

Over the course of the project, the partners will develop a sustainable system to produce a bio-based, renewable building block for bioplastics replacing the need for petroleum-derived materials. The work will include strain engineering and fermentation trials in Canada and in the UK, resulting in process optimizations, and production of test samples for in packaging and personal care applications by global partners. The goal is to establish a reliable, scalable, and cost-effective pathway for producing renewable plastics that reduces fossil fuel dependence, minimizes waste, and meets performance expectations for everyday products.