Research consultancy services

Tender description

UKRI (BBSRC), on behalf of all other funding partners involved, would like to invite tenders for a coordinator/s who will play a key role in supporting the monitoring of the IB Catalyst Translation awards and the coordination of activities relating to the BBSRC NIBB into wider UK IB activities. The IB Catalyst was established in 2014 to support the development of research outcomes into new industrial biotechnology processes and products. The IB Catalyst and BBSRC NIBB Coordinator will be actively involved in monitoring project progress through attending project meetings and will also be responsible for reporting issues and significant outcomes to BBSRC. As part of the monitoring of the IB Catalyst Translation awards the coordinator(s) will enable better industrial engagement and sustainability beyond the lifetime of the grant towards more robust commercial impact from the research. The second phase of the BBSRC NIBB will be tasked with building on the momentum and achievements so far whilst considering how to move the area of industrial biotechnology and bioenergy (IBBE) towards realisation of biotechnological solutions for UK-based manufacturing, by utilising the excellent UK science base. The majority of research projects funded by the BBSRC NIBB Phase I are situated around Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 1-2. It is anticipated the next phase of the Networks should be looking to move activities more towards TRL 3-4 where possible. The BBSRC NIBB Phase II activities should coordinate with other relevant research programmes such as the Supergen Bioenergy Hub, SPF Greenhouse Gas Demonstrator project, ISCF Decarbonising Industrial Clusters, ISCF Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging and the Future Biomanufacturing Research Hub. The role of the coordinator will be to support the BBSRC NIBB in linking in to these other research programmes to maximise the application of the expertise within the networks to address these common challenges and that other programmes can make best use of the BBSRC NIBB activities and expertise.