<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/C9E546DE-CAF2-40B9-B651-954B894B2C5C" ns1:id="C9E546DE-CAF2-40B9-B651-954B894B2C5C"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/01F816B2-A99F-4E33-93EA-5A3A434F78BE" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/92669734-C831-4DC6-9885-5CC7B99C541D" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/92669734-C831-4DC6-9885-5CC7B99C541D" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2025-02-28T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/AE919821-0A4D-4084-9690-9E7D57D0F0EF" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2024-08-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">10118424</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Milk.silk: transforming dairy waste into sustainable interior textile fibres.</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Textile fibres made from casein could unlock new opportunities for textile designers and creatives. This project seeks to validate a low-impact casein fibre as a value add ingredient for the UK textile industry.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>