The University is part of a new consortium working to develop a business case to strengthen Kent and Medway’s position as the UK’s leading region for the production and processing of high-value foods and plant-based compounds.
The consortium, known as Growing Kent & Medway, has received a £50,000 seed-corn grant from the UK Research and Innovation Strength in Places Fund. This will be used to create a new cluster of universities, colleges and businesses that will bid for between £10m and £50m in further grants to carry out projects that will drive substantial economic growth.
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