Molecules to Market: Sustainable Making

Molecules to Market: Sustainable Making, a one-day symposium co-organised by Cambridge Zero, the Energy IRC and the Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology (CEB). 

The event will bring together researchers, industry leaders, policymakers and artists to explore how cutting-edge research can accelerate transition towards more sustainable ways of making products and materials we rely on. Through a series of interdisciplinary discussions, we aim to examine the opportunities and challenges of building more sustainable systems of production and consumption. The programme will be structured around three thematic panel sessions:

• Panel 1: Creative Uses of Colour
  

  Chair/Speakers: Prof Ljiljana Fruk (CEB), Matthew Ellis (CEB),  Benjamin Droguet (CEO Sparxell). 

• Panel 2: Making Things Differently
  Chair/Speakers: Dr Galih Ramadana Suwito (Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy), Dr Jim Ajioka (Department of Pathology and Co-founder/CSO Colorifix), Dr Sebastian Pattinson (Department of Engineering), Prof Graham Christie (CEB).

• Panel 3: Energy, Ethics, Economics and the Environment
  Chair/Speakers: Prof David Reiner (Judge Business School and Co-Director Energy Policy Research Group), Dr Polina Yaseneva (University College London). 

• Artists Flash Talks:
  Dr Jennifer Crouch, Ana Armano Linta, Claire Anderson, Diana Scarborough. 

• Cambridge Zero Research Support and Closing
  Dr James Levine, Cambridge Zero

For full programme see https://www.zero.cam.ac.uk/sustainable-making-event-2026

Why Attend?

🌱 Explore innovative approaches to more sustainable production and materials.
💡 Gain insights from leading researchers, industry experts, policymakers and artists.
🌐  Discover interdisciplinary connections across science, engineering, energy, economics and the arts.
💬 Connect with colleagues across the University to spark new collaborations and research opportunities.
🎯 Find out how Cambridge Zero can help take your sustainability research forward.

Please note this event is for University of Cambridge staff and students only.