Naturbeads is an innovative particles technology platform. Our first product to market is cellulose microspheres. Cellulose is biodegradable, sustainable and renewable. Our perfectly spherical cellulose microspheres have been successfully tested in cosmetic and personal care products, paints and coatings, adhesives, packaging and many other industrial and life science applications to replace polluting primary microplastics. We built our first production plant in Italy to launch our product in 2026.

Our achievements:

4 Innovate UK grants for a total value of ~£1.7 million to build two pilot plants and expand our range of applications from personal care and cosmetics to paints and coatings, and life science applications.

2 contracts (£200K) with the UK government for fully funded research to test our cellulose beads in biocatalysis and a follow-up Eureka Project (£250K) to bring the technology to TRL 6.

1 WECA (West of England Combined Authority) and 1 VaxHub grant (tot £120K) to test our microspheres as carriers in biomedical applications.



Awards:

Great British Entrepreneur Award, Equity Backed Entrepreneur category 2025

Best EISA Investee Award 2025

Award Princess Sichelgaita with Medal of the President of the Italian Republic 2024

Finalist IchemE Awards Innovation and Sustainability Categories 2023

Winner Manufacturing and Engineering Startup of the Year 2022

Hard Tech Finalist UKBAA 2022

UK Finalist KPMG Tech Innovator 2022

Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers 2021

Winner Blue Tulip Award Climate and Energy 2021

Finalist Emerging Technology competition, Royal Society of Chemistry 2018 and 2021

3*3 month Internship grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Finalist SouthSummit 2020

Nominee PostCode Lotteries Green Challenge 2020

2nd place Virtual SouthSummit in Sustainability 2020

Finalist in Pitch@Palace 12.0 2019

Finalist in the Launch Great West Award - One to watch category 2019

UK Finalist of the Climate Launchpad competition 2018