📣 Help Shape the Future of UKRI's Gateway to Research (GtR)

We're improving UKRI's Gateway to Research and are seeking your input! If you would be interested in being interviewed about the improvements we're making and to have your say about how we can make GtR more user-friendly, impactful, and effective for the Research and Innovation community, please email gateway@ukri.org.

A tomato-based synthetic biology production platform for high value compounds for cosmetics and skin care

Lead Research Organisation: John Innes Centre
Department Name: Metabolic Biology

Abstract

Abstracts are not currently available in GtR for all funded research. This is normally because the abstract was not required at the time of proposal submission, but may be because it included sensitive information such as personal details.
 
Description Marketing plan and commercial opportunities
Exploitation Route Business development and Follow on funding
Sectors Healthcare

Manufacturing

including Industrial Biotechology

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology

 
Description Spin-out company, Persephone Bio Ltd formed
First Year Of Impact 2015
Sector Chemicals,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology
Impact Types Economic

 
Company Name Persephone Bio Ltd 
Description  
Year Established 2014 
Impact Proprietary TomPro production system for making extracts from tomatoes without use of chemicals
 
Description Chaired inaugural meeting of EPSO working group on Nutritional Security 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Chaired inaugural meeting of EPSO working group on Nutritional Security
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation of Case study on Gene Editing of Crops to members of the European Parliament
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description I was keynote speaker at the Hainan first National Meeting on specialised Metabolomics 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact I was a keynote speaker at the Hainan Meeting on metabolomics
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description KEC Science Innovation Showcase 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Presentations to visitors from local/national/ international companies showcasing the research done at JIC.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Seminar: Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation at SOL Meeting Thessaloniki Greece
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Seminar: Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Seminar to Masters students at Durham university on consumer traits developed using gene editing
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Seminar: Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Keynote address International Congress of Nutrition, Tokyo, japan
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Seminar: Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Seminar at the German Botanical Society Meeting Bonn Germany
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Seminar: Enhancing Vitamin Content of Tomato Using Gene Editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact RSSV presentation as part of JIC Annual Science Meeting
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description University of Warwick Elizabeth Creek Invited Lecture: Enhancing vitamin content of tomato using gene editing 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Presentation of Invited Elizabeth Creeke Lecture to comemorate Opening of Elizabeth Creek Crop Improvement Research Facility at the University of Warwick
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022