Eleanor Maciver - May 2, 2025 Ask a VC: how do we build a UK greentech sector fit for the future? Pippa Gawley is the founder of Zero Carbon Capital, a deep tech climate investment fund. She ...
Matthew Smith - April 24, 2025 The Element of Surprise – you can run but you can’t hyd(Rogen) In the quest for clean and renewable energy sources, hydrogen has emerged as one of the most ...
Simon Kremer - March 25, 2025 HutanBio: algae is the fuel of the future Algae converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into flammable hydrocarbons, offering a like-for-like ...
Eleanor Maciver - March 7, 2025 Ask a VC: how can UK greentech startups scale and compete globally? Elbow Beach Capital is an early-stage climate tech investor in the UK. It takes equity stakes from ...
Maria Hall - March 5, 2025 Mewburn Ellis achieves significant carbon footprint milestone Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a ‘B’ score for climate management by SMEs ...
Matthew Barton - February 26, 2025 Battery Report 2024: Reap what you Sodium The Volta Foundation have recently released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...
Alex Savin - February 20, 2025 Communication & policy: the next arena for fusion’s future? Much of the discussion around the commercial future for nuclear fusion has revolved around sharing ...
James Leach - February 17, 2025 Software IP – A Lunch and Learn Seminar for Startups and SMEs, Wednesday 19 March 2025 Join us for an insightful seminar at the Greater Manchester Digital Security Hub (DiSH), where ...
Niles Beadman - February 11, 2025 Battery Report 2024: What’s the Solid-State of Affairs? The Volta Foundation have recently released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...
Rachel Pindar - February 4, 2025 Battery Report 2024: BESS surging in the “Decade of Energy Storage” The Volta Foundation have just released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...
David Brooks - January 28, 2025 Battery Report 2024: At sea and in space – EVs beyond cars The Volta Foundation have just released the 2024 edition of their annual Battery Report. These ...
Anja Koller - January 16, 2025 The power of Bioprocess Engineering Microorganisms wield the power to revolutionise industries and address global challenges. These ...
Alex Savin - December 18, 2024 Tokamak Energy: ‘We’ll have fusion energy by 2034’ A fusion energy pilot plant will be up and running in ten years, says Tokamak Energy chairman Chris ...
Maria Hall - December 2, 2024 Eleanor Maciver: The First IP Attorney Named as a Green Ambassador We are thrilled to share that Eleanor Maciver has been recognised as a Green Ambassador in The ...
Joanna Smith - November 26, 2024 Mewburn Ellis recognised in The Legal 500 UK Green Guide 2025 We are delighted to announce that we have once again been recognised in The Legal 500 UK Green ...
Darena Slavova - November 15, 2024 Commercialising IP to fuel the fusion revolution The race for fusion energy is on, but it’s not a sprint. Fusion energy is not expected to enter the ...
Maria Hall - November 13, 2024 Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first IP firm to be awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a significant milestone by earning ...
Alex Savin - November 12, 2024 ‘Small’ Nuclear – the solution for Big Data? The growth of AI is set to explode data centre power demand by the end of the decade, according to ...
Kara Quast - November 7, 2024 Large Language Models in Robotics Progress in training large language models (LLMs) in the last few years for natural language ...
Eleanor Maciver - October 22, 2024 Ask a VC: how important is it for greentech startups to have an IP strategy? We asked Jonathan Tudor, Investment Partner at Clean Growth Fund, to explain how venture ...
Charlotte Lynch - October 9, 2024 Saving the Planet from Space: the UK-based space companies combatting climate change Space and Climate Change is the theme of this year’s World Space Week. According to the World Space ...
Simon Kiddle - October 9, 2024 Liquid precision bandages NoBACZ ingenious new gels create an instant seal over a wound. The company is changing the way farm ...
Eleanor Maciver - October 2, 2024 Mewburn Ellis – sustainability and the road to net zero Sustainability Champion Eleanor Maciver explains her masterplan for Mewburn Ellis. Forward: ...
Maria Hall - September 10, 2024 Mewburn Ellis donate £10,000 to Rewilding Britain Sustainability is at the heart of our business and means a lot to our people at Mewburn Ellis. Our ...
Louise Atkins - August 9, 2024 Fin-tastic innovation: diving into the future of lab-grown fish Much of the discussion around future food focusses on cultivated meat, with all the products so-far ...
Eleanor Maciver - August 7, 2024 Mewburn Ellis Donate £5,000 to Action for Conservation As part of our community giving project, we’re proud to support Action for Conservation (AFC), a UK ...
Lauren Woolley - August 6, 2024 Cell-to-cup: a new way to make an old favourite? For those of us who can’t function without our morning coffee, there have been some promising ...
Jeremy Webster - July 26, 2024 Meet the team: Jeremy Webster, Partner, Head of Chemistry As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to partner and head of chemistry, Jeremy Webster, ...
Callum McGuinn - June 25, 2024 Battery Patents: Clearing the Way Speaking to Intercalation, Callum McGuinn explores what has been happening in battery patent ...
Jane Liu - June 25, 2024 Alive with Possibilities - The Future of Sustainable Plastics and Beyond As the production and consumption of plastics continues to surge, so too has the accumulation of ...
Callum McGuinn - June 6, 2024 How liquid air can store solar and wind energy Storing energy from solar and wind is a huge challenge. We talk to Highview Power, whose liquid air ...
Simon Parry - May 20, 2024 Electric ships are here. But how to charge them? Ports need to supply ships with megawatts of power to charge in under two hours. The BlueStor ...
Callum McGuinn - May 14, 2024 Capturing solar and wind: how Geyser Batteries can balance the grid The grid needs a rapid way to balance input and output. Geyser Batteries of Finland may have the ...
Amelia Jones - May 13, 2024 Bacteria bites back: Putting carbon on the menu When faced with solving the climate crisis, no idea is too ambitious for Synthetic Biology (SynBio) ...
Eleanor Maciver - April 26, 2024 Cleantech Commercialisation Report: Highlights and Trends Today (26 April 2024) the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) ...
Andrew Mears - April 26, 2024 Medical devices: Insights through IP - new report 2024 We are delighted to release our latest report Medical devices: Insights through IP which looks at ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 22, 2024 From grass to graphene: could methane answer the call for rising nanomaterial demand? Methane, the principal component in natural gas, accounts for approximately a third of the ...
Sarah Morrow - February 29, 2024 UKIPO Green Technology Report 2024 When the UK set a legally binding target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, it was ...
Matthew Barton - February 29, 2024 Sodium alternatives to lithium-ion batteries? Na, we’re not Li-ion! The importance of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in modern society is no secret. They dominate the ...
Sarah Harvey - February 8, 2024 European Parliament votes to endorse plants bred using New Genomic Techniques 7 February 2024 marked a milestone for plant science as the European Parliament (EP) voted to ...
Eleanor Maciver - February 2, 2024 Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions Conference Mewburn Ellis is delighted to partner with Oxfordshire Greentech on the Climate Solutions ...
Rebecca Blundell - February 2, 2024 Sustainable shoes: Fossil Fuels are so last year! It is estimated that 24 billion pairs of shoes are made every year. Many of these will contain ...
Sarah Harvey - January 31, 2024 Hydrogels in sustainable agriculture As we move into 2024, the agricultural sector is being driven by the urgent need to address global ...
Thomas Lonsdale - January 30, 2024 Plant based leather - the eco-friendly alternative hitting the catwalks Vegan leather isn’t only an ecofriendly alternative, which isn’t made from animals. It’s also being ...
Emily Lythell - January 26, 2024 Gouda vibes only – AI cooks up vegan meat and cheese alternatives The Kraft Heinz Company has recently introduced three new vegan sliced cheese varieties in the ...
Jamie Emerick - January 24, 2024 High Court confirms EU law does not prohibit use of ‘milk’ in a trade mark for milk substitutes in the UK Last year, in December 2023, the Chancery Division of the High Court handed down its decision on ...
Sophie Chua - January 16, 2024 Gigafactories & IP: Protecting the processes that power the future As the use of electric vehicles (EVs) becomes increasingly prevalent, demand for batteries is set ...
Lauren Woolley - January 11, 2024 Eat your greens: innovations in sustainable alternative protein sources As the demand for plant-based products continues to grow, so too does the rate of advancement in ...
Alex Savin - January 8, 2024 Nuclear Fusion: A Case Study in the need for a cohesive IP Strategy at the forefront of science Following on the continued success in inertial confinement research reported from the National ...
Thomas Lonsdale - January 3, 2024 Plastic Packaging Pollution: Kelp is on the Way! Plastic packaging materials have revolutionised modern life. They have several important properties ...
Lauren Woolley - January 3, 2024 Mewburn Ellis is proud to be participating in Veganuary (again) Following last years’ success, we will once again be taking part in the Veganuary Workplace ...
Simon Kiddle - January 2, 2024 The wonderful potential of waxworm saliva Enzymes are able to break up plastic, opening the way for rapid recycling.
David Brooks - December 20, 2023 UK Battery Strategy Commentary Ahead of the Global Investment Summit hosted recently in November 2023 at Hampton Court Palace, the ...
Ben Boyd - December 19, 2023 Sailing cargo You might question why an IP firm concerned with innovation is writing about the use of sails in ...
Eleanor Maciver - December 18, 2023 Saved by the cell: taking the animals out of meat Entrepreneur Joshua Errett is aiming to remove animals from the food chain. His first move is to ...
Calum Graham - December 14, 2023 National Vision for Engineering Biology On Tuesday 5 December 2023, the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, Andrew Griffith MP, ...
Ben Boyd - December 5, 2023 Ballast-free ships While this blog is about ballast-free ships, it is important to understand why cargo ships require ...
Joanna Smith - November 30, 2023 Mewburn Ellis recognised in The Legal 500 UK Green Guide 2024 We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised in The Legal 500 UK Green Guide 2024 ...
Ben Boyd - November 23, 2023 Tidal energy Most people are aware that the moon (and to a lesser extent the sun), exert a gravitational pull on ...
Rob Walker - November 21, 2023 Mewburn Ellis announce carbon offsetting for 22 – 23 financial year As a business, we have made several commitments about our environmental impact, and in particular ...
Eleanor Maciver - November 17, 2023 The polymathic Professor Michael Shaver The maverick scientist leads the SMI Hub in Manchester. He’s bringing together environmentalists, ...
Ben Boyd - November 14, 2023 Salinity gradient power In this series on capturing energy from the ocean we’ve recently discussed wave power, tidal power ...
Ben Boyd - November 7, 2023 Is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion a sustainable way forward? We’ve previously discussed how energy can be captured directly from the movement of the waves on ...
Rhiannon Wescott - October 31, 2023 Check out the Mewburn Forest! We committed to plant a tree for every new matter we’ve opened since April 2021. Two-and-a-half ...
Nathan Zhang - October 24, 2023 After the road: how to recycle old tyres With a billion tyres going to the scrapheap each year, the industry is seeking to end the waste. ...
Jacqueline Murphy - October 23, 2023 In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Oxford, 7 December 2023 Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting in ...
Simon Parry - October 19, 2023 Major developments in the UK offshore wind farm industry October has been a busy and exciting month for offshore wind news in the United Kingdom.
Nathan Zhang - October 3, 2023 Taking (personal) care of the future The market size of beauty and personal care is huge, valued at a global revenue of over $570 ...
Thomas Lonsdale - September 19, 2023 Not just window dressing: the technologies making textiles greener Not only are textiles the biggest source of microplastics globally, supplying the world’s clothing ...
Maria Hall - September 19, 2023 Mewburn Ellis praised for achievements in sustainability EcoVadis ratings highlight environmental policies and sustainable procurement practices alongside ...
Sean Jauss - September 13, 2023 Meet The Team: Sean Jauss, Partner, Solicitor, Litigator, Head of Legal Services As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to head of legal and dispute resolution, Sean Jauss, ...
Matthew Smith - September 8, 2023 Trends in Graphene IP – a refresh Last year, we delved into the data to see how the number of patent publications coming out had ...
Rebecca Anderson-Smith - September 7, 2023 A badge of green credentials With consumers increasingly choosing brands that are more environmentally friendly, we have seen a ...
David Brooks - September 6, 2023 Graphene: permeating the hydrogen economy The growth of the so-called “hydrogen economy” is crucial to achieving net-zero carbon emissions ...
Joseph Newcombe - September 5, 2023 Meet The Team: Joseph Newcombe, Associate and Patent Attorney, Sustainable Pharma Commentator As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Joseph Newcombe about being involved in the ...
Maria Hall - August 29, 2023 Meet The Team: Maria Hall, Business Services, Chief M&BD Officer, Community Champion As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to chief marketing and business development officer ...
Eleanor Maciver - August 23, 2023 Mewburn Ellis Net-Zero Targets Validated by Science Based Target initiative As part of our ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, we are proud to have our near ...
Simon Parry - August 23, 2023 Is the future in the wind? Pyxis Ocean sets sail! This week we have seen the bulk carrier Pyxis Ocean set sail (literally!) for the first time with ...
Alex Savin - August 9, 2023 Nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hope for limitless clean energy A research team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California USA has reportedly ...
Thomas Lonsdale - July 31, 2023 Green Aviation – Ready for Take off! In 2022 aviation accounted for ca. 2% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, with around 800 Mt ...
Jacqueline Murphy - July 18, 2023 Does Green IP mean go? Exploring acceleration under the UKIPO’s “Green Channel” We are pleased to launch our latest report Does Green IP mean go? Exploring acceleration under the ...
Alexander Cavell - July 17, 2023 Developing battery technology? Think inside the Box! The Patent Box is a tax break scheme that is designed to encourage companies, such as those ...
Ben Boyd - July 5, 2023 Big Data in Maritime transport Big data has been a big thing for most of the last decade, yet its importance in industry continues ...
Jacqueline Murphy - June 26, 2023 In person event - Circular Economy: Ideas to Business, Cambridge, 13 September Mewburn Ellis is delighted to be partnering with Cambridge Cleantech to present an exciting in ...
Adam Gregory - June 22, 2023 Cell-cultivated chicken approved for sale in US On Wednesday 21 June 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the sale of ...
Isobel Fisher - June 22, 2023 One giant leap for plant-kind: engineering plants for Mars If humans are going to live on Mars one day, we need to work out how to grow plants there. Plants ...
Lisa Sharma - June 20, 2023 Making plastic disappear It comes as no surprise, that single-use plastic remains one of the most pressing environmental ...
Rob Walker - June 7, 2023 World Ocean Day 2023 – Turning the Tide on Ocean Pollution 8 June 2023 marks the 21st World Ocean Day, which, in the words of The Ocean Project, has a mission ...
Jacqueline Murphy - May 16, 2023 Green Tech: Making IP Part of Your Toolkit - Webinar On Wednesday 21 June, we are delighted to be hosting in partnership with Oxfordshire Greentech a ...
Ben Boyd - May 12, 2023 Offshore wind's contribution to the world's energy demand In 2019 the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that the energy available worldwide from ...
Thea Toutoungy - April 21, 2023 The lithium rush: an unsustainable approach to sustainability? In recent years, the world has seen the significant consequences of our continued heavy dependence ...
Jacqueline Murphy - April 19, 2023 Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – our co-hosted event with Oxfordshire Greentech On Wednesday 22 March, we were delighted to co-host an in-person event with Oxfordshire Greentech ...
Alison Fugard - April 14, 2023 “Wood”n’t it be nice? - Turning over a new leaf in wood-based packaging For years, we have been aware of the need to reduce our reliance on plastic. But there is a reason ...
Paul Dunne - March 21, 2023 Reborn! How a radical process will be able to give new life to unwanted boats There are around a million boats in the UK and eventually they will all need to be recycled. The ...
Eleanor Maciver - March 15, 2023 Mycelium, a natural wonder In an ever more eco-aware world, Ecovative is creating foam, fashion, face masks and food from ...
Jacqueline Murphy - March 14, 2023 Femtech: a growth industry - new special report We are delighted to release our latest report Femtech: a growth industry.
Nathan Zhang - March 13, 2023 Wearing down tyre emissions The amount of particulate material which comes out of an exhaust pipe of a car is relatively modest ...
Matthew Barton - March 3, 2023 Conservation innovation – working towards a world for both humans and wildlife With a rapidly growing human global population, predicted to reach 10 billion by 2057, our impact ...
Paul Dunne - February 13, 2023 Plastics and climate change - a solution and a problem Plastics have the potential to play a crucial role in emission-saving technologies – from the ...
Frances Salisbury - February 10, 2023 Women and Girls in Science Day: Mewburn Ellis celebrates women in STEM fields Saturday 11 February 2023 marks the 8th International Women and Girls in Science Day.
Lucy Coe - January 30, 2023 Can AI and IOT support environmental sustainability Advances in software-based technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and The Internet of ...
Eleanor Maciver - January 24, 2023 Meet the team: Eleanor Maciver, Partner and Patent Attorney in the Chemistry team, Cambridge As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Eleanor Maciver about her journey to becoming a ...
Sam Bailey - January 16, 2023 Battery innovation - an enabling technology for the reduction of greenhouse emissions From both sides of the research community, companies and academics are working to not only invent ...
Jacqueline Murphy - January 9, 2023 Operating in the circular economy: From idea to Business – in person event, Oxford UK, 22 March 2023 We are delighted to be partnering with Oxfordshire Greentech to present an exciting new in person ...
Rob Walker - December 5, 2022 Repurpose our rigs! Platforms for climate tech 2022 saw the end of one of the UK’s largest, and possibly most bizarre, public art exhibitions – an ...
Rob Walker - November 4, 2022 Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal is making a splash COP27 commences on 6th November 2022 and one of the key items on the agenda will be the rules ...
Darena Slavova - October 20, 2022 On track for net-zero railway: Hitachi’s Blues Train In 1825 George Stephenson’s Locomotion took 450 people 25 miles from Darlington to Stockton at 15 ...
Maria Hall - September 20, 2022 Mewburn Ellis leads UK IP sector with a silver medal from EcoVadis Recognition comes as firm launches its in-depth Sustainability Report examining progress to date ...
Thomas Lonsdale - June 30, 2022 High hopes for hydrogen electrolysers: EPO report looks to the future of green hydrogen production Hydrogen is often seen as the “fuel of the future” due to its high energy density, its abundance ...
Callum McGuinn - May 12, 2022 Better battery regulations From 1 July 2024, all rechargeable industrial and EV batteries will require a carbon footprint ...
Alison Fugard - May 12, 2022 Life in plastic Plastic is prevalent in all areas of society, as is the growing awareness of its environmental ...
Sarah Harvey - May 10, 2022 Vertical farming - finding space to sprout up One thing the past couple of years have taught a lot of people is that global supply chains can be ...
Rhiannon Wescott - May 3, 2022 The search for more sustainable food sources So much more than nutrition, food can evoke pleasure and excitement and bring people together. And ...
Niles Beadman - May 3, 2022 Recycl-ink: innovations in ink recycling Efforts to improve recyclability are typically focused on high volume, bulk materials like plastic ...
Eleanor Maciver - February 16, 2022 Sustainability - good intentions are not enough There is growing awareness and alarm at the impact humans are having on the planet. The 2022 COP26 ...
Isobel Stone - February 14, 2022 Composites in construction: building towards a stronger and more sustainable future Composite materials are generally defined as materials produced from two or more constituent ...
Elizabeth Dale - January 20, 2022 Plastics getting greener Industry has listened, and learned – plastics are becoming more and more environmentally ...
Fynn McLennan - January 10, 2022 Solid-state electrolytes – a firm footing for the future? Innovation must produce sustainable solutions in every area of technology to help the world avert ...
Niles Beadman - November 23, 2021 Inspired by nature – the microbial revolution As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Associate Niles Beadman explores the microbial ...
Alison Fugard - November 23, 2021 The green graphene revolution – the pursuit of sustainability If there is one word to describe graphene, it is “potential”. Since its discovery the possibilities ...
Joseph Newcombe - November 19, 2021 A cleaner, greener future for pharma The pharma industry is centred on the mission of providing life-saving medicines for healthcare. In ...
Thomas Lonsdale - November 16, 2021 Plastics from thin air – converting captured carbon dioxide From the start of 2021 up to the date of writing this blog in November, an estimated 37 billion ...
Sean Jauss - November 12, 2021 LG Chem vs SK Innovation: law & politics in the EV market Sales of electric vehicles are booming. With global stock up from less than 1 million in 2014 to ...
Paul Dunne - October 27, 2021 Planet-saving partnerships: collaborating on sustainable innovation In the race to bring forward sustainable solutions, worlds are colliding and ideas are flowing. As ...
Sean Jauss - October 11, 2021 Podcast with Nick Hounsfield, Founder, The Wave: surf's up at The Wave We speak to Nick Hounsfield, Founder of The Wave — an inland surfing facility located in Bristol ...
Sam Bailey - October 1, 2021 Intercalation Station: bringing new energy to battery industry reporting This online news channel offers an insider’s viewpoint as it breaks battery industry news and ...
Niles Beadman - September 28, 2021 Plastic-fuelled fungi The “circular economy” is often seen as the ultimate goal for the recycling industry. Converting ...
Adam Gregory - September 17, 2021 Three ways future food technologies can improve the sustainability of animal feed Like many others, lockdown has changed not only the daily rhythm in my home but the members of the ...
Callum McGuinn - August 4, 2021 Taking charge - electric vehicle battery recycling In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Callum McGuinn and Joseph Newcombe discuss electric vehicle ...
Katie Lovell - July 15, 2021 Smart grids – cities of the future? Increasingly, climate change and smart energy consumption are at the forefront of governmental ...
Matthew Smith - July 14, 2021 Green graphene - graphene from waste As the demand for graphene continues to increase, so does the desire to provide it in large ...
Elizabeth Dale - July 5, 2021 Pyrolysis oil – heating up plastics recycling As society pushes towards a circular economy, the need for clever and efficient plastics recycling ...
Adam Gregory - June 29, 2021 Podcast with Jim Mellon: Cellular agriculture and the new agrarian revolution Jim Mellon, investor in innovation, entrepreneur and author, joins us for our new podcast. With ...
Elizabeth Dale - June 28, 2021 Plastics recycling: can microwaves help us clean up our mess? Forward asks Martin Lamb, chairman of pioneering recycler Enval, about the potential of pyrolysis, ...
Thomas Lonsdale - June 7, 2021 Unwrapping compostable packaging In this Forward: On Demand vlog, Thomas Lonsdale unwraps the future of compostable packaging.
Callum McGuinn - May 25, 2021 Meet the material: PowerPaste A new hydrogen-based fuel packs quite a punch, writes Kerry Taylor-Smith.
Rob Walker - April 19, 2021 To zero and beyond! Technology for a carbon-negative future 22 April 2021 marks the 51st Earth Day, an annual event seeking to diversify, educate and activate ...
Adam Gregory - April 19, 2021 Jim Mellon: the reluctant gradualist taking on ageing Forward editor Caitlin Mackesy Davies learns how we might all be able to live long and prosper from ...
Rob Walker - April 8, 2021 Composites in automotive applications: accelerating towards a greener future? The UK government has recently vowed to cut 68% of CO2 emissions by 2030 in a bid to tackle climate ...
Isobel Stone - April 7, 2021 Hydrogen: turning grey to green Hydrogen fuels, with their high energy density and clean-air qualities, are oft-touted as a ...
Dan Thornton - March 19, 2021 The UK tech sector – alive and kicking Tech Nation recently published their latest report on the state of the UK tech sector in 2020. ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 17, 2021 eFuel – the solution to green air travel? Electric vehicles (EVs) look like an obvious replacement in working towards a decarbonised future. ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 16, 2021 Clean, green, renewable machine - the future of centralised and distributed energy storage The Government recently announced that they want to make the UK the world leader in clean wind ...
Callum McGuinn - March 12, 2021 Energy storage: batteries and beyond Better storage is the key to a cleaner energy future, so what technologies are poised to bring the ...
Thomas Lonsdale - March 2, 2021 Breaking down barriers to film recycling Since the invention of cellophane by Swiss chemist Jacques E. Brandenberger in 1900, soft polymeric ...
Niles Beadman - February 16, 2021 Circular economy of tyres: the end is just the beginning Our reliance on tyres and their ubiquity in modern mobility makes them a high priority target for ...
Niles Beadman - February 1, 2021 Tyres: the secret polluter Automotive emissions are a hot topic, but increased regulation coupled with industry-wide ...
Thomas Driver - January 21, 2021 Bugs and slimes – or protein for modern times? Current agricultural practices are considered by many to be unsustainable for a number of reasons. ...
Nathan Zhang - January 15, 2021 Lithium-metal batteries: a separator solution to dendrites Global demand for clean, renewable energy is now higher than ever before. With climate change ...
Sam Bailey - December 17, 2020 EU batteries directive – powering up opportunities? Changing needs, new demands Global energy consumption has more than doubled in the last 30 years, ...
Stephen Gill - December 16, 2020 What has railway signalling got to do with sealed tube transport? Railways depend for modern long-distance and high density train operation on sophisticated ...
Joseph Newcombe - December 11, 2020 Safer and better: Nanotech Energy batteries signal positive news Our lives require storage of electrical energy more than ever these days. Batteries are ...
Rebecca Blundell - December 8, 2020 Green tyres: wheeling towards sustainable rubber Rubber is a crucial component of the tyre, with most tyres typically containing a complex blend of ...
Joseph Newcombe - December 4, 2020 Cornwall powering the UK to the frontline of the lithium revolution Cornwall has long been an historic centre for mining in the UK. Since the 1800s Cornwall has been a ...
Adam Gregory - December 2, 2020 First regulatory approval for cultured meat – a major milestone In December 2020, US company Eat Just were granted regulatory approval by the Singapore Food Agency ...
Joseph Newcombe - November 19, 2020 Protective barriers against COVID-19 – what’s behind the screen? Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a significant increase in the demand for ...
Ben Boyd - November 18, 2020 Aiming for the sky: aviation carbon reduction goals One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the significant reduction in carbon emissions in ...
Sam Bailey - November 10, 2020 EPO and IEA dive deep into battery patent data Weighing in at nearly 100 pages, the recent detailed report on innovation and patent trends in the ...
Paul Dunne - November 9, 2020 Single-use plastics: Is this the last straw? As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Paul Dunne explores how we can reshape ...
Frances Salisbury - November 5, 2020 MycoTechnology wins $1M in protein challenge, accelerating growth of mushroom fermentation platform Our client, MycoTechnology, has won the Radicle Growth Protein Challenge by Syngenta, earning the ...
Andrew Mears - October 30, 2020 Powering the future: It takes a very SPECIFIC set of skills Forward editor Caitlin Mackesy Davies learns how a collaborative project at Swansea University is ...
Daniel Brodsky - October 25, 2020 How green are electric vehicles? Electric vehicles are often hailed as a primary solution for combatting air pollution and climate ...
Paul Dunne - October 20, 2020 Circular economy: rethinking composite plastic packaging As we move towards a circular economy, there is a huge incentive for chemists to find innovative ...
Niles Beadman - October 6, 2020 Circular tyres: a new challenge for the circular economy Tyres are huge. Globally over 2.2 billion tyres are produced a year – and this is expected to rise ...
Shaun Harvey - September 22, 2020 How IP firms can provide an eco-friendly future How can IP firms help create a more sustainable future? CITMA spoke to Mewburn Ellis’s Chief ...
Thomas Lonsdale - September 7, 2020 Compostable packaging – let’s break it down Before Covid-19, I often used to buy my lunch in one of those “compostable” cardboard soup ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 1, 2020 The benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to brands and businesses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is standard practice for most business. No matter what the ...
Sarah Harvey - August 28, 2020 Outstanding in the field - Biotechnology and the search for improved crops At a time that the media is saturated with COVID-19 news, it can be easy to lose sight of other ...
Adam Gregory - August 27, 2020 Beyond cultured meat: Cellular Agriculture and animal products In recent months, lab-grown meat is getting a lot of attention. As environmental concerns and ...
Ben Boyd - August 26, 2020 What’s cool in the world of air conditioning? Air conditioning accounts for approximately 10% of all electricity demand worldwide. By 2050 that ...
Simon Parry - August 11, 2020 Turning the tide – the growing use of electrical power in the shipping industry Hybrid and fully electric cars are now beginning to garner wider acceptance and are becoming an ...
Matthew Smith - July 23, 2020 Graphene: Patently clear How is graphene contributing to the sustainability agenda? Matthew Smith highlights some recent ...
Jane Liu - July 17, 2020 Polymer composites using natural fibres – growing reinforcements, growing in popularity Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are lightweight yet strong materials and are currently a key ...
Alexander Cavell - July 7, 2020 Tesla: Driving battery development differently “Invention is the most important product of man’s creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the ...
Niles Beadman - April 17, 2020 A Taste for Waste – Plastic Recycling with Enzymes Positive news has been relatively hard to come by of late, with attention understandably focussed ...
Callum McGuinn - April 7, 2020 Taking charge - repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries Innovation in repurposing, recycling and reinventing batteries will be a rich vein of IP, say ...
Alison Fugard - December 18, 2019 Sustainability: Graphene offers new opportunities In our blog Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability we looked at methods for the production ...
Joseph Newcombe - December 5, 2019 3 R's for sustainability of the battery industry Zero-carbon transport and energy production are set to grow under the shadow of global warming and ...
Alexander Cavell - October 30, 2019 Plastics recycling: polymers unzipped As society becomes more aware of the adverse effects of single-use plastics on the environment, ...
Thomas Driver - October 23, 2019 Renewable energy – huge potential for biofuel innovation It has been widely reported in the media recently that we need to do more to address the way in ...
Niles Beadman - October 9, 2019 Consumable consumables: the edible water bottle Throughout the 20th century, plastic has become increasingly prevalent in our everyday lives. To ...
Eleanor Maciver - August 2, 2019 Circular economy: new technologies rise to the challenge In recent months there has been a rapid increase in publicity and public awareness of ...
Matthew Smith - July 31, 2019 Green graphene - the pursuit of sustainability Theoretically, at least, graphene can be produced from any carbon source. While the pursuit of ...
