P&G believes in finding small but meaningful ways to improve lives—now and for every generation to come. P&G products have made a name for themselves by combining “what’s needed” with “what’s possible”—making utility rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, nurseries and bathrooms a little more enjoyable for over 181 years.

For this partnership, P&G is bringing together bioscience teams at innovation centres in Newcastle (UK), Reading (UK) and Mason, Ohio (USA) with expertise & capabilities in the areas of cleaning, hygiene, enzymes, textile sustainability, microbiology, systems biology, bioinformatics, in vitro and in silico modelling (data science) and analytical; all in favour of translating research into sustainable consumer products.

Prozomix is a rapidly growing biotechnology company based in Haltwhistle, Northumberland and a global leader in the commercialisation of maximum diversity biocatalysts mined via proprietary high throughput metagenomic techniques with a focus on UK terrestrial and marine systems.

Insiligence provides bespoke bioinformatics consultancy and services, specialising in genome and metagenome analysis and focuses on services for industrial biotechnology including gene discovery for novel enzymes and gene functional analysis. Insiligence is based in Haltwhistle, Northumberland.

Durham University is a globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence based in a unique and historic setting.

Durham University believes that the study of the biosciences has never been more important; it’s biosciences research and teaching addresses fundamentally important questions facing humankind, from food security to sustainability in industrial processes, mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance and the impact of climate change on life on earth. Durham University’s students develop a wide range of analytical and practical skills that prepare them to meet these challenges.

Newcastle University is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England.

Newcastle University strives towards helping achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and has been ranked 18th in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. Newcastle University has a Sustainable Solutions programme, an inter-disciplinary, industry linked challenge module in which students work in inter-disciplinary groups on challenges being faced by real businesses trying to solve problems in a more sustainable manner.

Northumbria is a research-rich, business-focused, professional university with a global reputation for academic excellence. It is based in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, which is regularly voted the best place in the UK for students.

Northumbria University are involved in several bioscience projects related to sustainability. The University’s Microbial Biotechnology Peak of Excellence is a key example of this which involves (i) developing microbial technologies which processing waste, generating energy and useful products; and (ii) developing bulk engineered living materials which are intelligently synthesised and/or activated using microbial processes, to reduce inefficient industrial construction processes.

Imperial College London is a a world–leading university for science, technology, engineering, medicine and business (STEMB). Imperial College London is among the first universities to adopt a new sustainability initiative to improve research and innovation practices.