1. Projects, Papers and Plans

2. iPRD Academic Expertise
Synthesis
and Process
Process
Engineering
Crystallisation/
Particle Science
Manufacturability
Catalysis

3. Projects Driving Down The Cost of Waste Derived Sugar - Completed
BioPlastic Polymers Based On Aromatic Dicarboxylic Acids Derived from Lignin – On going
ProPAT – Integrated Process Control – On-going
Intensified by Design (IbD)
Advanced Digital Design of Pharmaceutical Therapeutics (ADDOPT)
IMI Chem21 - Completed
ACS Green Chemistry Institute Roundtable – On-going
Centre for Manufacturability Design –On-going
Eclair. Combined continuous reactor and work up
Intenso - process intensification of solid containing processes
Electrochem and Biodegradable polymer Innovate UK applications

4. Papers, Impact and Related
30 papers 2016 / 2017, bringing iPRD total 105 (all named on the web-site)
Impact
Supported William Blythe with new product
CMD project with AZ leading to cost savings
Working with company to commercialise Freactors
Licensing patents on control system and supported catalyst
Front cover of React. Chem. Eng.
Richard Bourne named “Emerging Investigator” by React. Chem. Eng.
3 iPRD PDRAs won prizes at School of Chemistry post-doc conference
Attendance at (too many to mention) conferences
Involved in BioEnergy and CP3 CDTs.

5. Selected Papers
Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Tom Backhouse, Einas Abood, Hind Alshaikh, Ian J. S. Fairlamb, Richard Bourne, Thomas W. Chamberlain and Rebecca Stones, “Highly efficient aqueous phase chemoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, ketones, esters and nitriles catalysed by palladium nanoparticles stabilised with phosphine-decorated polymer immobilised ionic liquids.” GREEN CHEM., 2017, 19, 
Katharina G. Hugentobler, Marcello Rasparini, Lisa A. Thompson, Katherine E. Jolley, A. John Blacker and Nicholas J. Turner “Comparison of a batch and flow approach for the lipase catalysed resolution of a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester; a key building block for the synthesis of ticagrelor.” ORG. PROCESS RES. DEV., 2017, 21,
Ilias K. Stamatiou and Frans L. Muller, “Determination of mass transfer resistances of fast reactions in three-phase mechanically agitated slurry reactors.” AIChE J., 2017, 63,
Christopher A. Hone, Nicholas Holmes, Geoffrey R. Akien, Richard A. Bourne and Frans L. Muller, “Rapid multistep kinetic model generation from transient flow data.” REACT. CHEM. ENG., 2017, 2,
Yuhan Zhao, Georgina King, Maria H. T. Kwan and A. John Blacker, "A mild and selective method for the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of cyanurate activated phenols in multiphasic continuous flow." ORG. PROC. RES. DEV., 2016, 20, \
Tarn C. Johnston and Stephen P. Marsden, “Precious-metal-free heteroarylation of azlactones:direct synthesis of α-substituted amino acid derivatives.” ORG. LETT., 2016, 18,
Carlo Sambiagio, Rachel H. Munday, A. John Blacker, Stephen P. Marsden and Patrick C. McGowan, “Green alternative solvents for the copper-catalysed arylation of phenols and amides.” RSC ADV., 2016, 6,  
Michael R. Chapman, Maria H. T. Kwan, Georgina E. King, Benjamin A. Kyffin, A. John Blacker, Charlotte E. Willans and Bao N. Nguyen, “Rapid, metal-free and aqueous synthesis of imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine under ambient conditions.” GREEN CHEM., 2016, 18,
Nicholas Holmes, Geoffrey R. Akien, A. John Blacker, Robert L. Woodward, Rebecca E. Meadows and Richard A. Bourne, “Self-optimisation of the final stage in the synthesis of EGFR kinase inhibitor AZD9291 using an automated flow reactor.” REACT. CHEM. ENG., 2016, 1,
Patricia Marcé, James Lynch, A. John Blacker and Jonathan M. J. Williams, “Conversion of nitroalkanes into carboxylic acids via iodide catalysis in water,” CHEM. COMMUN., 2016, 52,
Nicholas Holmes, Geoffrey R. Akien, Robert J. D. Savage, Christian Stanetty, Ian R. Baxendale, A. John Blacker, B. A. Taylor, Robert L. Woodward, Rebecca E. Meadows and Richard A. Bourne, “Online quantitative mass spectroscopy for the rapid adaptive optimisation of automated flow reactors,” REACT. CHEM. ENG., 2016, 1,

6. Plans Close down MSc in Chemical Process R&D
Expand Centre for Manufacturability Design
Grow expertise in Industrial Biotechnology
Continue with Innovate UK and EPSRC and EU applications

7. Thank You
Acknowledgements