First Grant Funding

- Collaboration between 3DBT and Newcastle University

- Develop cost effective, ethical and sustainable ocular toxicity model

- To reduces reliance on animal testing for new-to-market active ingredients and consumer goods products

Second Grand Funding

- Collaboration between 3DBT and University of Northampton

- For the development of ethical and sustainable leather

- 3DBT dermal tissue will replace animal skin and hide, with processes to transform this innovative raw material

Che Connon, Managing Director of BSF Enterprise (BSFA), commented: "These two exciting projects mark the next step in the growth and development of our lab-grown leather and cornea product solutions. 3DBT's technology is at the forefront of producing bio-equivalent tissues for clinical and cellular agriculture, applying novel bio-inspired manufacturing processes to generate complex structures. Following the advent of Kerato Ltd in 2023 and with the intention to establish Lab-Grown Leather in 2024, we are now working with industry-leading universities to apply 3DBT's technologies with their manufacturing knowledge to develop go-to-market products under the BSF Enterprise brand."