The Bath-based spinout is deploying the capital from the European Structural Fund to build a production plant in Puglia.
Naturbeads
Naturbeads produces biodegradable plant-based microspheres to replace microplastics across manufacturing sectors.
A Bath University spinout that manufactures biodegradable cellulose microspheres to replace harmful microplastics in various industrial applications.
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Davide Mattia
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Davide brings chemical engineering and academic leadership experience as CTO and co-founder at Naturbeads and a professor at the University of Bath. He previously served as deputy dean and associate dean for research within the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath.
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Giovanna Laudisio
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Giovanna is the CEO and co-founder of Naturbeads, replacing microplastics with cellulose at an industrial scale. She previously directed cleantech and advanced materials at Budding Innovations and held technology translation roles at NUS Enterprise.
LinkedInJanet Scott
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Funding history
Naturbeads raises £7.8m in Series A funding led by Eos Advisory to build its first production plant.
The Bath-based sustainable ingredients developer secured backing from Eos Advisory, Progress Tech Transfer, CDP Venture Capital, and Paragon Capital Management.
