<?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="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/F3950DA3-302A-4536-BBB0-6F3DDBAF96D7" ns1:id="F3950DA3-302A-4536-BBB0-6F3DDBAF96D7"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/2DFE7D7B-3524-459D-BDC5-79A7E637C0DD" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/2F638579-36F2-47D0-8615-3108BB3DBFEA" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/6B57D64D-182B-4847-8A8F-366E0669D013" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/2F638579-36F2-47D0-8615-3108BB3DBFEA" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2019-08-30T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/70A8CD36-DC9F-446C-A049-1C62E9AB3390" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2017-08-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">103345</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Developing Clostridium as a Novel Secretion System for Therapeutic Peptides</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>CHAIN Biotechnology Ltd. and the University of Nottingham are developing Clostridia bacteria for the healthcare market targeting C. difficile infections and chronic diseases like inflammatory bowel disease. The bug is a live biotherapeutic product. Success on the project will transform existing treatments for chronic gut-related diseases benefiting the lives of millions of sufferers around the world.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>