Remit

This network will consolidate the activities of communities working on Metals in Biology to accelerate the exploitation of research relevant to industrial biotechnology and bioenergy. Almost a half of the reactions of life are catalysed by metals. This means that a large proportion of bio-industries depend directly, or indirectly, on the catalytic activities of metals in proteins. Network members from academia will work with members from the biomanufacturing and bioenergy sectors to enhance the activities of such metalloenzymes in order to generate new products and to increase the profitability and sustainability of existing products. About a half of wastes are contaminated with metals. Network members from multiple companies will work with others in academia to valorise metal contaminated wastes, not only bio-remediating but also bio-recovering metals in valuable forms.

	Bioremediation
	Biomanufacturing
	Bioenergy