Naturbeads

United Kingdom - Bath, Somerset

• 15/11/2024
• Series A
• $9,890,632

Naturbeads Ltd is a startup commercializing sustainable and biodegradable cellulose ingredients. Our cellulose microbeads are being tested in cosmetic and personal care products, paints and coating, adhesive, packaging and many other industrial and consumers applications to replace polluting plastic microbeads. Naturbeads cellulose beads are 100% biodegradable and show the same performance of plastic microbeads.

Our achievements:
3 Innovate UK grants for a total value of ~£1.4 million to build two pilot plants and expand our range of applications from personal care and cosmetics to paints and coatings and consumers applications.
2 contracts (£200K) with the UK government for fully funded research to test our cellulose beads in biocatalysis and a follow-up Eureka Project (£250K) to bring the technology to TRL 6, due to start October 2022.
£4200 Royal Society of Chemistry internship grant (cultured meat applications)
Finalist IchemE Awards Innovation and Sustainability Categories
Winner Manufacturing and Engineering Startup of the Year 2022
Hard Tech Finalist UKBAA 2022
UK Finalist KPMG Tech Innovator 2022
Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers 2021
Winner Blue Tulip Award Climate and Energy 2021
Finalist Emerging Technology competition, Royal Society of Chemistry 2021
Selected for Plug and Play Japan 2021
Finalist Plug and Play Europe Program in partnership with the Alliance to end plastic waste 2021
Platinum Award MassChallenge Switzerland 2020
Selected for the Investment Catalyst event of the UKBAA
2*3-month Internship grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry £4000
Finalist SouthSummit 2020
2020 Nominee PostCode Lotteries Green Challenge
2nd place Virtual SouthSummit in Sustainability 2020
Finalist in Pitch@Palace 12.0 2019
Finalist in the Launch Great West Award 2019 - One to watch category
UK 2018 Finalist of the Climate Launchpad competition
Finalist in the 2018 Emerging Technologies Competition of the Royal Society of Chemistry

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Giovanna LaudisioFounder

United Kingdom - Bath, England

Entrepreneur and Innovator with several years of experience in Research and Development R&D, technology commercialization and venture building. Passionate about the role of technology in society and driven by an unwavering belief that all societies and nations should harness its potential, using sustainable materials, technologies and processes. Successfully led teams to design new products for different market segments - from photovoltaics to clean technologies and biodegradable ingredients for consumers and industrial applications. Proven track record in building partnerships, managing technical accounts and leading multidisciplinary international projects from concept through development and commercialisation

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