MBL finishes that part of its Alginate Pilot Plant project which was grant supported by the UK Government’s Innovation Agency, the Technology Strategy Board (TSB). The grant, which was awarded in 2012, was under the SMART R&D Prototype category, and it was of significant help in confirming MBL’s alginate process at a larger scale, and also in defining the scale up steps to full scale, commercial, alginate production; MBL’s alginate pilot plant continues to operate successfully and we would finally like to thank the TSB for believing in what we are doing and for enabling us to take large steps forward