Dr. Ed Marshall Department of Chemistry South Kensington Campus London SW7 2AZ United Kingdom Tel: ++44 (0) 207 594 3599 e.marshall@imperial.ac.uk

My research includes the development of new catalysts for the synthesis of polymers from renewable sources. The tin(II) complex shown above can be used to produce poly(lactic acid), PLA from starch or sugar. My research is now under commercial development within Plaxica.