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Low Carbon materials, a science-led company which creates the building material OSTO out of recycled plastic waste, is one of the three finalists in the Fix Our Climate category.
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Developed in Durham: Sphera
(L to R) Phil Buckley (COO & Co-Founder), Antonella Pagliarulo (Research Scientist), Natasha Boulding (CEO & Co-Founder) and Scott Bush (Co-Founder).
Founded in September 2019 by three PhD students, Sphera is Durham University’s first student spinout.
It is developing low carbon next generation construction materials. Currently, the team are focussing on a world-first – carbon zero and carbon negative concrete blocks.
Their innovation pipeline includes a concrete accelerant to speed up concrete curing rate and decrease cement content. These pioneering solutions are developed to help tackle climate change by offering the industry low carbon material alternatives that specifically focus on embodied carbon content.