How This Mexican Company Makes Sustainable Vegan Leather By Feeding Fruit Waste To Bacteria
New cell-based biotextile Celium—which leverages food waste, cellular agriculture, and circular economy manufacturing—has the potential to be the next-generation sustainable vegan leather.
Pharma industry-backed fund invests in two biotech companies to treat ‘superbugs’
A $1 billion fund backed by over 20 drugmakers made its first set of investments on Monday in two biotechnology startups, nearly two years after it was launched to help…
IPCC highlights bioenergy potential and concerns in latest report
Bioenergy and BECCS have an important role to play in climate change mitigation, but there are concerns over sustainable feedstock sourcing and large-scale deployment, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel…
EIB To Finance AD Plant in Italy
The European Investment Bank announced it will contribute to financing a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in the Italian municipality of Pescara. The EIB will grant the 2021-2025 climate strategy…
Researchers Develop Nanotexture For Plastic Inspired By Insect Wings
A team of researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and Mitsubishi Chemical’s The KAITEKI Institute have created an antibacterial nanotexture for rigid plastic packaging.
B&W and Kiewit partner to develop BECCS project
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) and Kiewit Industrial have teamed up to develop Fidelis New Energy’s planned biomass plant and carbon capture project in Louisiana, US.
Transforming Poop into Bioplastic
Kasra Khatami Mashhadi, a researcher on material recycling at KTH is developing a way to transform wastewater residue into bioplastics using bacteria. Bacteria in wastewater act as natural bioplastic factories.
Circular Economy Platform ‘Re’ Secures £3 Million Funding
Circular economy platform Re has received a £3 million funding, courtesy of the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) challenge. Founded by Beauty Kitchen, Re’s goal…
Modern Meadow’s Bioleather1 Produces 80% Fewer Emissions Than Conventional Leather
A peer-reviewed life cycle assessment of Modern Meadow’s Bioleather1 material family has been carried out. The study compared Bioleather1’s environmental impact against that of conventional leather.
US EPA Designates $2M to 11 Food Waste AD Projects
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has assigned $2 million (€1.84 million) to 11 organisations in order to divert food waste from landfills by expanding nationwide anaerobic digestion (AD) capacity.
Conagen Announces High-Performing Debondable Adhesives From Natural Ingredients
Biotech innovator Conagen has announced the development of debondable hot melt adhesives made by high-performance materials from sustainable and natural bio-molecules. These are highly sought-after solutions, as it can avoid…
Polybion Completes Bacterial Cellulose Biomanufacturing Facility
Polybion announced that it will be scaling up production at its bacterial cellulose facility – the world's first, thanks to the successful closing of a US$4.4 million (€4 million) Series…