Frontier IP Group has acquired a 32.8% equity stake in Deakin Bio-Hybrid Materials, a company that has developed a technology called BioSintering® to produce advanced bio-based materials from organic waste and inorganic powders. The bio-based materials have compositions similar to natural materials such as seashells and pearl. The initial application of these materials is as sustainable alternatives to ceramic tiles, with the potential to reduce the carbon footprint of tile manufacture by up to 90%. Traditional ceramic tiles have a high carbon footprint due to the need for firing and glazing, which emits carbon dioxide. DeakinBio's processes eliminate the need for firing and glazing, resulting in a much lower carbon footprint. The company's first material, Fabalith®, combines calcium carbonate with a binder made from chickpea broth. DeakinBio is also exploring the feasibility of new materials made from bio-manufacturing waste streams, such as microbial waste. The company won a £92,364 grant from Innovate UK for this project. DeakinBio was founded in June 2021 by Dr Aled Roberts, who is based at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, University of Manchester. Frontier IP CEO Neil Crabb expressed excitement about the potential of DeakinBio's novel biocomposites and their applications in various sectors.