Ingenza has partnered with Oxford-based HydRegen to develop a more sustainable and cost-effective method of manufacturing amine-based chemicals - eliminating the need for heavy metal catalysts.
HydRegen was established as a spin-out from the University of Oxford in 2020, with the aim of providing alternatives to chemical manufacturing.
Classical metal-catalysed chemical manufacturing requires extreme heat and pressures to work effectively and the catalysts themselves can be costly for downstream purification processes.
HydRegen uses a suite of proprietary enzyme technologies to perform reactions at much lower temperatures and pressures.
Dr Matthew Hodges, COO at HydRegen, explained: "We spoke to several other service providers, but Ingenza really stood out because of its past experience working with hydrogen. The team understood the complexity of the enzyme we were working with, and brought the biology capabilities we needed. Plus, Ingenza’s timescale and affordability struck just the right balance for us."
Jaymin Amin, chief business officer at Ingenza, said: “We were excited to collaborate with HydRegen to enhance the expression of its proprietary enzymes for biocatalysis. This partnership combines our advanced bio-manufacturing technologies with HydRegen’s pioneering approach to sustainable chemistry, furthering the transition to green manufacturing and reducing the environmental impact of chemical production.”
Ingenza partners with HydRegen to advance petrochemical processes
