Dr James Winterburn
Co-Investigator
James Winterburn is a Reader in Chemical Engineering at The University of Manchester, with a research focus on developing scalable, efficient manufacturing methods for biobased chemicals, including biosurfactants and biopolymers, via a bioprocessing and biochemical engineering route.
He commercialised patented (WO2017220957A1) biosurfactant production and separation technology via Holiferm, spun out from the Winterburn Research Group in 2018.
Additionally, he is Associate Editor of The Biochemical Engineering Journal.