HydRegen Builds Engineering Team to Accelerate Time to Manufacturing
As we work at increasingly higher Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 7+), we welcome Bethan and Stephen – whose combined experience bridges biocatalysis, continuous flow, process scale-up and industrial innovation to reduce our time to tech transfer and pilot scale manufacturing, accelerating commercial partnership timelines from 6-12 months to as little as 3-6 months.
With growing demand from partners, our aim is to “slot in” more seamlessly with customer engineering teams at earlier development stages, ensuring faster, more efficient integration of our technology.
With our kilo lab infrastructure now fully operational, Bethan and Stephen bring the technical expertise and experience to help us integrate seamlessly into our customers' operations and deliver scale-ready processes with greater speed, precision and adaptability.
Meet the Team
Stephen joins with over a decade of experience in process engineering and development. Most recently, he worked at Catalent as part of their Innovation Team, where he led product and process development projects from concept to implementation. His career spans process optimisation roles at ADM Protexin, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, and Johnson Matthey – where he honed his skills in troubleshooting, commissioning, scale-up and process control.
Stephen’s track record in managing pilot plant trials, delivering CAPEX justifications, and facilitating tech transfer will be invaluable as we work more closely with customer engineering teams to deliver commercially viable solutions.
“HydRegen’s technology platform is incredibly exciting and I’m looking forward to working with customers to bridge the gap between the lab and real-world processes, delivering scalable solutions that actually work in practice.” – said Stephen.
Bethan joins us from the University of Leeds, where she recently completed her PhD in Chemistry. Her research, supervised by Prof. John Blacker, Prof. Nikil Kapur and Prof. Steve Marsden, focused on integrating biocatalysis with continuous flow chemistry and downstream processing. From synthesising chiral amines and amides to purifying complex mixtures with novel separation techniques at scale, Bethan brings deep technical skills that match our core mission.
In addition to her academic work, Bethan has held roles at GW Pharmaceuticals (now Jazz Pharmaceuticals) and completed an industrial placement at Croda Europe, where she applied continuous flow separation techniques to improve their pilot scale bioprocess. Her experience in both academic and industrial settings make her a strong asset in developing scalable and sustainable biocatalytic processes.
“What excites me most about joining HydRegen is the opportunity to apply my research into practical industrial applications,” comments Bethan. “The team’s focus on sustainability and innovation aligns perfectly with my passion for integrating biocatalysis and continuous flow to create greener processes.”
Why Now?
HydRegen’s technology has already proven its value in real-world settings, from customer collaborations to successful scale-ups. As we expand into a broader range of industrial environments and work at higher TRLs, building in dedicated engineering expertise allows us to move faster, integrate earlier and ensure our platform fits seamlessly into existing infrastructure. We’re enhancing how we deliver biocatalytic processes by not just optimising them but embedding them into the workflows of our partners.
Our new engineering team is a strategic investment to meet growing demand from partners and customers. Bethan and Stephen will play central roles in refining our technical offering, enabling efficient tech transfer and accelerating the adoption of HydRegen’s processes.
“Bringing Bethan and Stephen on board is a major step forward for HydRegen. Their expertise strengthens our ability to deliver industrially relevant solutions and ensures we’re well-equipped to support partners through every stage of tech transfer and pilot delivery,” adds Holly Reeve, CEO. “This is more than just building a team – it’s about building capability.”
What’s Next?
With the establishment of our new engineering team also strengthening the broader team, HydRegen is ready to make a bigger impact - from revolutionising biocatalytic scale-up to advancing sustainable chemical manufacturing, we’re engineering a cleaner, more efficient future.