Best Opportunities / Applied Plant Biology
Applied Plant Biology
If plants or plant material are key parts of your supply chain you will be interested in the exciting work that is being carried out in York and North Yorkshire - whether you are in Bio-Energy, Pharma, Food, or Nutraceuticals, or if you are involved in plant research. Many of the county’s leading scientists work and interact together, keeping them at the leading edge of knowledge. Interaction with this group will enable you to find solutions to your immediate plant related problems, and will also devise solutions and opportunities you could only dream of.
The Power of Science
There are many world famous research facilities based at the University of York and close to the City:
- CNAP – The Centre for Novel Agricultural Products – lead by Professor Diana Bowles OBE
- The Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence – working on renewable resources, synthesis, catalysis, and alternative solvents
- NNFCC – The National Non Foods Crop Centre
- Bioscience for Business – Knowledge Transfer Network
- FERA – The Food and Environment Research Agency – with over 600 scientists working on Government projects
- IENICA – the Interactive European Network for Industrial Crops and their Applications – hosted at CSL
Focused Business Support
Everything is designed to help and support businesses that want to get involved in plant research, development and exploitation:
- The University of York, Enterprise and Innovation Office will link you into key research capability.
- Bioscience York helps and supports start-up bio businesses, and develops the cluster of bioscience businesses in the area.
- The White Rose Technology seed-corn fund provides venture capital early stage funding for exciting new bio companies.
Great Skills and Specialist Property
A reservoir of talent that is continually replenished by the University adds to the attraction. And with its pre-built laboratory space York is focused on helping organisations who want to move fast into the locality:
- 411 companies are already in the bioscience cluster in the area and between them they employ in excess of 9,600 people.
- 900 people are involved in bioscience at the university with 225 graduates in bioscience and related subjects qualifying every year.
- York Science Park – the Biocentre – provides purpose built lab-space for start-ups.
Find Out More
There are many good reasons for choosing to locate your business in York or North Yorkshire, but none is more important than the excellence of the research being undertaken into plant biology at the University of York. If you want to find out more about what is happening in the region, then contact us at york-england.com for a fuller picture.
