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Tanmiah partners with biotech firms on waste management and alt protein
Tanmiah Food Company, one of Saudi Arabia's leading poultry and food producers, has signed two strategic Memorandums of Understanding with sustainability-focused companies PHYLA and RECYCLEE, both part of the SEQUENCIVE portfolio. The agreements were announced during IFAT Saudi Arabia, the…
Ecovia Bio secures Series B funding to expand biopolymer production capacity
Ecovia Bio, an advanced biotechnology company specializing in sustainable biopolymer ingredients, has closed a Series B funding round led by Pointe Angels, a Detroit-area angel investor group. The capital will fund a major expansion at the company's Livonia, Michigan facility.…
Oil firm Tourmaline partners with CarbonQuest on carbon capture project
CarbonQuest, a distributed carbon capture technology provider, has announced four significant milestones as it expands operations, including its first deployment in Canada and integration of advanced materials into its capture systems. The company has partnered with Tourmaline Oil, one of…
Croatia plans biomass-powered data center using olive oil industry waste
A data center project in Croatia is taking an innovative approach to both power generation and waste management by using discarded material from the olive oil industry as biofuel. Engineering firm Inovapro is planning to develop what it calls a…
The future of biotechnology is growing on Scotland’s farms
Industrial biotechnology is often portrayed as something that happens solely within controlled lab environments, yet that view misses a significant opportunity. The bioeconomy is far broader than just the science that underpins it, stretching across supply chains, land use and…
Uzbek scientists create biodegradable film from plant-based polysaccharides
Scientists in Uzbekistan have developed a promising biodegradable alternative to plastic film, drawing on the country's own plant resources to tackle the growing challenge of plastic waste. The team at the Laboratory of High-Molecular Plant Chemistry, part of Uzbekistan's Academy…