Saltwater Startup Reaches $16m in Funding
Saudi Arabia-based startup Red Sea Farms has closed its series A funding round, scoring $6m from US investors AppHarvest and Bonaventure Captial, bringing its total funding to $16m. The company…
Bristol Airport Collaborates with easyJet to Achieve Net-Zero
Bristol Airport announced its collaboration with British airline easyJet at the end of last week, with the new partnership intended to develop and strengthen low-carbon solutions in pursuit of achieving…
Commentary: America’s Spotlight on Rare Earths Metals
Transitioning to a renewable economy relies on the sourcing and production of rare earths metals - used in everything from wind turbines to electric vehicle motors. Here, Quartz took a…
Commentary: Brushing up on Toothpaste Packaging Innovations
It is estimated that 1.5 billion tubes globally are discarded in landfills every year. In this short 5 minute video, Anne Marie Mohan, Senior Editor of Packaging World, gives us…
Commentary: Does The Miyoko’s Creamery Lawsuit Verdict Spell The End of Plant-Based Labelling Restrictions?
Last week, vegan dairy company Miyoko’s Creamery won a lawsuit against the State of California that banned them from using terms like “butter” and “lactose-free”. Will that mean big animal…
Fable Foods Co Raises $6.5M for Fungi-Based Products
This week, Australian Fable Foods Co announced a $6.5 million AUD seed funding round led by Blackbird Ventures. It aims to expand growth and launch into the US by the…
Vegan VC Firm Capital V Invests in Willicroft Plant Based Cheese
Capital V, the VC firm, announced its first investment in the alternative cheese category by funding the Amsterdam-based craft cheese producer Willicroft. The firm is founded by prolific vegan investor Michiel van…
Amazon Launches Programs to Cut ECommerce Return Waste
Amazon presented two new Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) programs designed to give more products a second life while making it easier for its third-party sellers to resell customer-returned or overstock items. The…
Global Biopolymers and Bioplastics Market Expected to Reach $14.9 Billion by 2024
"Bioplastics and Biopolymers - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics", a report published by Global Industry Analysts Inc., presents new perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in the post COVID-19 marketplace.…
Unilever to Use Computer-Designed Enzymes in Cleaning Products
Unilever and Arzeda are joining forces to apply the most recent developments in digital biology to discovering and designing new enzymes. Unilever is looking to use the resulting technology to…
Bolt Threads to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability of Its Bioengineered Silk with Ginkgo Bioworks
Bolt Threads, a US biotechnology company is joining forces with Ginkgo Bioworks, a company creating a platform that allows users to “program cells as easily as computers”. Bolt Threads hopes…
V2food Is Now Most Funded Alt Protein Producer In Australia By Securing AU $72M
Australian alternative protein producer v2food announced the closing of a US$54 million Series B Plus funding round, which in addition to its US$57 million round in October 2020, brings the company’s total funds…