Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Dan Hoffman, CEO of Invest Nebraska
In this interview, Paul MacDonald, Head of Community at World Bio Market Insights speaks to Dan Hoffman, CEO of Invest Nebraska, ahead of Bio Innovations Midwest on 24-25 September in…
Building for the climate age: the uses of fungi in construction
Fungi can be used to make diverse building materials with different properties, ranging from spongy fungal blocks that are wholly biobased to composites that fuse concrete or other conventional construction…
Scaling Europe’s algal biorefineries
Chemicals and materials made from algae have many functional and environmental advantages over those made from petroleum. However, facilities capable of turning them into useful products are still rare across…
Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Heath Mello, President and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber
In this interview, Paul MacDonald, Head of Community at World Bio Market Insights speaks to Heath Mello, President and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber, ahead of Bio Innovations Midwest…
Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Nicole Sedlacek, Economic Development Manager at Nebraska Public Power District
In this interview, Paul MacDonald, Head of Community at World Bio Market Insights speaks to Nicole Sedlacek, Economic Development Manager at Nebraska Public Power District, ahead of Bio Innovations Midwest…
How circular, biobased products can support regenerative agriculture
Maintaining soil ecosystems is almost impossible if we continue to rely on synthetic, fossil-based inputs. Here, we look at how biobased, circular inputs can help support regenerative agriculture.
These foods face climate extinction. Could microbes feed us instead?
Prices and harvests for chocolate, olive oil, and coffee crops are growing increasingly volatile as climate change buffets their delicate growing zones. As these foods verge on climate extinction, some…
Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Rob Owen, Executive Director at Bio Nebraska
In this interview, Paul MacDonald, Head of Community at World Bio Market Insights speaks to Rob Owen, Executive Director at Bio Nebraska. Paul MacDonald (PM): Welcome to 5 Minutes With…Tell…
Industry’s workhorse chemicals go biobased
Thousands of chemicals are used by consumers and businesses every day. At the base of most of their supply chains lie petrochemicals. These petrochemical raw materials are partly why the…
What’s happening to the biofuels market?
Biofuels are the most scaled sector in the higher-value bioeconomy. Ethanol and biodiesel are both heavily traded global commodities, part of an industry valued at nearly $120 billion in 2023.…
5 Minutes With…K.C. Belitz, Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development
In September 2022, the United States government announced a policy to vigorously invest in and advance the American bioeconomy. Central to this policy is support of the biomass supply chain…
The UK bioeconomy by region, part II: the Midlands, the South of England, and Wales
We continue our survey of the UK’s bioeconomy, region by region. Last week, we covered Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. This week, we go further south to…