India and Japan launch initiative to scale biogas production
India and Japan have launched a joint initiative to expand biogas production, with plans to build 1,000 biogas plants and create a market for 2.5 million biogas-powered vehicles. The move…
New tech turns ethanol waste into bio-acetone
Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and Braskem have announced a new technology platform that lets corn ethanol producers generate bio-acetone alongside their ethanol output. The system combines an engineered yeast…
New pest repellent made from biomass waste
Japanese green tech company Green Science Alliance has developed a pest repellent made from carbon quantum dots synthesized from organic waste. The materials include wood, plant, and food waste. Quantum…
UK startup Ponda lands £2.35m to scale wetland-grown insulation
Bristol startup Ponda has secured a £2.35 million grant from DEFRA's Farming Innovation Programme. The funding will help build a UK supply chain for materials grown on restored wetlands. Ponda…
MORF-Bio Secures Innovate UK Investor Partnership Award to Advance Microbial Digital Twin Technology
MORF-Bio, the University of York spin-out developing intuitive bioinformatics tools for microbiology, has secured an Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Award, unlocking a new investment round led by Deeptech Seed Fund…
Algenesis moves from Silver to Gold, in EcoVadis’s top 5% worldwide
Algenesis has earned a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, moving up from Silver in a single year. The San Diego materials science company scored 82 out of 100, placing it in…
AMSilk’s bioengineered silk protein yarns feature in Balenciaga Couture
AMSilk's bioengineered silk protein yarns have appeared in Balenciaga's 55th Couture Collection. The German biomaterials company announced the collaboration on August 4. An evening cocoon gown used an AMSilk-blend fabric.…
Arboreal Bioinnovations raises $24 M to scale functional ingredient platforms
Arboreal Bioinnovations has raised over $24 million in a Series A funding round. The round was co-led by EAAA, the alternatives arm of Edelweiss, and Omnivore. Existing investor Rainmatter by…
New sensor tech tracks enzyme activity in real time
Researchers at Iowa State University have developed a bioreactor system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor and optimize enzyme production. The project, backed by Novonesis and funded by Schmidt Sciences,…
Take Root Bio turns salty whey into bioethanol
A company that helped design food systems for astronauts is now tackling a very different challenge, dairy waste here on Earth. Take Root Bio has worked with Heriot-Watt University to…
CBE JU-funded projects prepare industry for EU packaging regulation
The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation has begun to take effect. The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking is highlighting projects it has funded to help industry prepare. The regulation…
Wood waste could power new gasoline facility in Pennsylvania
Researchers at Penn State are working with a startup planning to turn wood waste into gasoline. The goal is to confirm the project will be ecologically sustainable before it moves…