HydRegen CEO wins 2022 RSC, Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal
HydRegen, the revolutionary bioscience company, are proud to announce co-founder and CEO, Dr Holly Reeve, has received the 2022 Royal Society of Chemistry, Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal for her contributions to chemical biotechnology.
Holly’s outstanding work in establishing an innovative approach to decarbonising biocatalysis, transforming chemical manufacturing by developing a greener and less wasteful process, was recognised by the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Group Committee as a meritorious contribution to chemical biotechnology. As such, Holly’s transformational approach to biocatalysis in chemical manufacturing has been awarded this year’s Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal.
The Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal is awarded in commemoration of the Cambridge University Professor, Felix Franks. He was a highly distinguished former Chairman of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Biotechnology Group whose aim is to encourage and recognise excellence in early career scientists in the application of chemical sciences to the study of any aspect of biotechnology.
Since spinning out from the University of Oxford in 2021, HydRegen has focused on the implementation of their new strategies for reducing the environmental impact of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing, most specifically around the challenges associated with waste generation and reliance on precious-metal catalysts. HydRegen are working in collaboration with pharmaceutical and fine chemical companies that want to reduce their costs and environmental impact by replacing finite resources like metals, with environmentally and economically sustainable alternatives like hydrogen gas.
Dr Holly Reeve, CEO at HydRegen said: I’m delighted to receive the Felix Franks Biotechnology Medal 2022 in recognition of our work developing technologies at the interface of chemistry and biology. At HydRegen, we are passionate about reducing the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing and are committed to enabling companies across the chemicals sector to make use of industrial biotechnology to improve their energy and resource efficiency whilst moving towards continuous manufacturing processes.
Holly will be presented with her award at a Royal Society of Chemistry meeting, or other suitable occasion, in 2022 or 2023.