The team at the awards ceremony, L-R: Daniel Ray, PhD, Lead Scientist, Bioscope; Sean Chandiram, Sustainability Lead, GSN360; Jeff Borrman, CEO, Bioscope; Ashleigh James, Lab Manager, Bioscope; Ben Whitehair, Research Lead, Bioscope and Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director, n2s.
We’re excited to share that our sister company – Bioscope Technologies – scooped up the hotly contested Net Zero Innovator of the Year award at the Technology Supply Chain Awards 2024.
The annual awards, held in Birmingham recognise, celebrate and reward businesses, organisations and individuals dedicated to innovation. Having made the initial shortlist, Bioscope secured a place on the list of finalists by a public vote, which was followed by a final interview with the judging panel. Bioscope won the day in recognition of its ongoing bacteria bioleaching development work and industrial-scale sustainable refining of strategic metals from printed circuit board (PCB) e-waste.
Formed two years ago, following a pioneering bioleaching research and development programme initiated by n2s, Bioscope’s solution replaces traditional treatments that use high-temperature and chemical recovery and is as close to zero-emission as possible, without offsetting.
“We are thrilled to receive this year’s Net Zero Innovator award which caps off an exciting year for the company. We have continued to develop our bioleaching processes, encompassing the sustainable extraction of an increasing number of precious and base metals from PCBs, while also readying our sustainable PCB metals bio-refining plant to meet the accelerating PCB materials recovery requirements of our customers at industrial scale.”
Jeff Borrman, CEO, Bioscope Technologies
n2s were also recognised at the awards, having made the shortlist for Sustainability Innovator of the Year.
“The award is a great recognition of the amazing work Bioscope team are delivering – building a sustainable future for refining metals from e-waste, one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams.”
Andrew Gomarsall MBE, Executive Director, n2s
