All our main industrial Sponsors remain committed to this initiative and they are now joined by Sustainable Industries Ltd, a venture capital company with specific interests in the development of crop-derived materials as renewable feedstocks for industry, and DuPont, one of the world's leading chemical and life science companies. DuPont Cereals Innovation Centre, Cambridge DuPont has very significant businesses in polymers, fibres, pharmaceuticals and other non-food products throughout the world.
Plants potentially offer attractive and sustainable sources of raw material for such industries.