Switch Bioworks bolsters leadership as field trials advance
Switch Bioworks has named Gordana M. Djordjevic as Chief Scientific Officer and Eric Bartels to its Board of Advisors. The appointments come as the company's engineered nitrogen-fixing microbes move through…
NatCap webinar to explore nature risk in the chemicals sector
NatCap will host a webinar next month examining how chemical companies are addressing nature-related risks. The event brings together sustainability leaders from BASF and Clariant. Sebastian Leape, chief executive of…
CJ Biomaterials turns sugar into biodegradable plastic
At a research lab in Woburn, Massachusetts, pebble-sized pellets are being molded into forks, films and packaging. Unlike ordinary plastic, these are designed to disappear rather than persist. The material…
EPA approval opens biofuel market to CoverCress oil
The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved oil from CoverCress for renewable fuel production. CoverCress is a winter oilseed crop developed by CoverCress Inc. The approval falls under the federal…
Ginkgo Bioworks, Acies Bio bring engineered fungus to Europe
Ginkgo Bioworks is bringing its engineered fungus technology to Europe. The company has licensed its Aspergillus niger strains to Acies Bio, a contract manufacturer based in Slovenia. The deal gives…
Convertus Group secures $96.2 M for Ontario biofuel plant
Canadian waste-to-energy developer Convertus Group has secured $96.2 million in project financing. The funding will advance its flagship biofuel facility in York Region, Ontario. Power Sustainable Infrastructure Credit provided the…
Beauty biotech C16 launches fermented cocoa butter
C16 Biosciences has entered the food industry with a fermented cocoa butter equivalent. The New York biotech, known for sustainable palm oil alternatives, is now applying its technology to edible…
Melon peels turned into vegan leather
Chilgok County in South Korea has developed a plant-based leather alternative made from discarded melon peels, aiming to reduce agricultural waste while boosting the local economy. The county sits in…
FatHopes Energy strengthens biofuel feedstock logistics
FatHopes Energy has expanded its logistics fleet in Malaysia. The company has acquired additional prime movers from Hap Seng Truck Sdn Bhd. The vehicles are purpose-built for feedstock transport. They…
Verde Biomaterials scales biomass process
Verde Biomaterials has completed a major scale-up of its biomaterials process. The company moved from lab-scale trials to pilot-scale production over the past several months. The process started at the…
Plantible Foods secures $35M after FDA safety nod
Plantible Foods has secured $35 million in combined debt and equity funding to expand production of Rubi Protein, its plant-derived protein made from Lemna, also known as water lentils. The…
Plant-cell firm BioHarvest secures $30 M fragrance contract
BioHarvest Sciences has signed an exclusive agreement to manufacture a rare fragrance compound for an undisclosed customer in the United Arab Emirates. They are using advanced plant-cell technology to reproduce…