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9:30 AM May 24, 2021
Colorifix has developed a new technology to dye fabrics that’s capable of reducing the environmental impact and change the face of the fashion industry as we know it
- Credit: Colorifix
Colorifix, a bio-tech company based at Norwich Research Park that specialises in developing sustainable methods of dyeing fabrics, recently announced what it hopes will be the first of a number of deals with global fashion brands to provide its dye technology for the production of more sustainable fashion.
Having already collaborated with designer Stella McCartney, it has teamed up with H&M to contribute to their latest Innovation Stories collection - the Colour Story – to celebrate new, more sustainable methods of working with colour.
OTHER NEWS FROM NORWICH RESEARCH PARK
Professor receives prestigious international award
Professor Wenbo Ma, of The Sainsbury Laboratory, has been awarded a prestigious international science award for her innovative research in and outstanding contributions to the field of plant pathology.
The American Phytopathological Society honoured her with the Ruth Allen Award, which is given to those researchers who have changed, or have the potential to change, the direction of research in the field of plant pathology.
Wenbo arrived at The Sainsbury Laboratory last year from the University of California, Riverside with an international reputation in effector biology research which aims to enhance disease resistance in crops to help secure more food for our future populations.
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The researchers also point out that resistant starch can be found in other foods and that work is already looking at how to breed staple crops such as rice and wheat with higher levels of the resistant starch to provide further options to help reduce type 2 diabetes.
Shining a spotlight on women and girls in science
Thursday, February 11 is this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It’s a day when science shines a spotlight on its female researchers and scientists to demonstrate this interesting and valuable career.
Luckily at Norwich Research Park, there are many women who are leading the way in conducting world-leading research that is addressing some of the key challenges facing humankind in the areas of feeding the world, keeping healthy as we age and protecting the planet from climate change.