How Britain Can Get Its Critical Materials Back | Dr Jonathan Bean & Edward Ebbern | #24

Will and Becca welcome Dr Jonathan Bean and Edward Ebbern to the Looking For Growth Podcast.Jonathan, co-founder and CEO of Materials Nexus (MatNex), is using AI and quantum modelling to discover the critical materials the UK can't afford to run out of.Ed, a former Army officer and co-founder of national-security fund MD One, explains why Britain's procurement is 'fundamentally broken'.In the episode, they cover China's mineral stranglehold, the broken state procurement system, unlocking UK pension capital, and how companies like MatNex could help Britain secure the materials behind everything from generators to semiconductors.