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The ELEMENTAL Hub is a BBSRC funded Engineering Biology Mission Hub addressing environmental challenges around metal waste, scarcity, and sustainable recovery.

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

The Elemental Hub is offering multiple routes to support research & innovation in engineering biology for metals:
- Up to £50k Business Interaction Vouchers for industry–academic projects
- Student research funding
https://t.co/V6572PuemW
#ResearchFunding #EngineeringBiology

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Did you know that separating rare earth elements can require hundreds of repetitive chemical steps? We're working towards more selective methods that could dramatically reduce energy use and waste

#ElementalHub #MaterialsScience #RareEarthElements

https://t.co/CDSsKn7Oy0

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Make sure you have our future events in your diary. Coming next on 29 July 12 noon partnering @EBIC_Hub the last of the 'Engineering Biology in Action' series 'Metal & Rare Earth Element (REE) Bioleaching'. Book your free place now. https://t.co/m6e36v9pua

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Check out our Membership Spotlight series bringing the stories of our community into the light featuring management partners, industry collaborators & early career researchers such as Dr Maria Magliulo, a PDRA working at @NHM_Science with Dr Ana Santos
https://t.co/tnuE1Axglh

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Excited to support the BEST (Bioprocessing Entrepreneurship Scale-Up Technologies) Challenge with @BioProNETUK & CADDA.

Designed for ECRs to encourage entrepreneurial thinking & help translate research into commercial outcomes & real-world impact.

https://t.co/tweXAwIkb0

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Our Summer Newsletter is out now. Members receive this regularly, but follow the link below for immediate access.  See highlights of the year so far, funding available, plus events & more. Keep informed of collaborative opportunities & get involved.
https://t.co/wneL16XJCJ

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Thank you to Prof Elizabeth Watkin @EdithCowanUni for a fascinating #ELEMENTALHub lecture on how microbial biotechnology can transform biomining and support more sustainable recovery of critical minerals and rare earth elements at @NHM_London.

https://t.co/0rnueWD9FQ

[EBIC @EBIC_Hub]

For the fourth and final episode in our Engineering Biology in Action webinar series we are partnering with @ElementalEngBio to explore metal and REE bioleaching.

With experts from EBIC, Elemental & Industry, this is not one to be missed.

Register now: https://t.co/kbIwV5cPFl

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Can we engineer biology to recover valuable metals & reduce waste simultaneously? That’s the mission of our Elemental Hub: a collaborative UK network developing bio-based solutions for metal recovery, sensing & remediation.

Interested in getting involved? https://t.co/r5nEwWLAGT

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Delighted to join @EBIC_Hub in a webinar at 12 noon 29 July to explore how engineering biology can help address critical raw material challenges. It will bring together academia & industry to explore more sustainable and resilient metal supply chains. https://t.co/DEbZJ8rrPR

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Geo-Bio Interfaces, official journal of the Mineralogical Society of the UK & Ireland welcomes submissions exploring the interface between geoscience & bioscience.

@MinSoc_UK

More at https://t.co/ybuguH2xYm

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Our new Member Spotlight is now live, featuring LanthaGen Bio, a Manchester startup developing sustainable synthetic biology solutions for the recovery of rare earth & critical metals. Read about their mission, it's technologies & the challenges they face. https://t.co/RyfQSEL9Nz

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Delighted to share a new publication from Danting Chen with Julia Stegemann “SPECIATION AND LEACHABILITY OF ZINC IN ENERGY-FROM-WASTE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL RESIDUES AND EFFECTS OF PARTIAL NEUTRALISATION”. Thanks to all collaborators & co-authors involved. https://t.co/etNdOJwx14

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Delighted to share a new publication from Danting Chen with Julia Stegemann “SPECIATION AND LEACHABILITY OF ZINC IN ENERGY-FROM-WASTE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL RESIDUES AND EFFECTS OF PARTIAL NEUTRALISATION”. Thanks to all collaborators & co-authors involved. https://t.co/etNdOJwx14

[Biology at York @BiologyatYork]

Introducing the UKRI Digital Research Skills Catalyst:

Whether you need training materials or a consultation to solve a specific problem, the Catalyst is here to help you apply digital research skills to your own work.
Explore now https://t.co/E3KpnVCOYT

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Let’s throwback to June 2024 to revisit the publication led by Dan Ting Chen & Julia Stegemann “Speciation of toxic metals in metal finishing filter cake by X-ray absorption spectroscopy”. #ElementalHub #MetalRecovery. Read a short summary and extract at
https://t.co/tGXWGJe3aL

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Congratulations to Julia Stegemann, Prof of Environmental Engineering, Dept of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering @ucl & our Lead on WP6 on her recently awarded appointment - Fellow at @DurhamIAS Jan-Mar 2027. https://t.co/WGpx56q1Kg

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Read the introductory #ElementalHub #MemberSpotlight profile of @PecharSting launched in Autumn 2025. Our features are an invitation to learn, connect & to see the ways we are shaping science & sustainability together.  https://t.co/M9hYNfB0Co

[EBIC @EBIC_Hub]

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming interactive live webinar on Enzyme Engineering for PFAS Remediation.

📅 June 2, 2026
🕛️ 12:00 - 13:00 (GMT)

Don’t miss out - register your FREE place now: https://t.co/mQV3fx0eI8

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Visit our publications web-pages & explore the latest scientific insights, reviews, contributions, & research breakthroughs in microbial biotechnology, metal-ion biology, & the sustainable environmental processing of metals. #ElementalHub https://t.co/CsWD0hwPit

[Elemental @ElementalEngBio]

Great second day at the BBSRC Sparking Innovation Conference in Leicester.

Really valuable conversations, new connections, and plenty of inspiring insights from across the bioscience innovation community.

Looking forward to building on these discussions beyond the conference.