BEAM Circular awards over $1M to advance local workforce training
BEAM Circular has awarded $1.064 million to twelve local education and training organizations in Stanislaus County, marking the second round of grants aimed at developing the region's bio-based manufacturing workforce.…
bitBiome partners on bio-based food ingredient production
Biotech company bitBiome has entered a development and manufacturing partnership to create a bio-synthetic production process for a high-value food ingredient used in flavors and fragrances. The collaboration involves an…
Hong Kong team develops biomimetic materials based on sea urchins
Researchers at City University of Hong Kong have successfully replicated a sensing ability found in sea urchin spines, using 3D printing to create smart materials that detect water movement without…
New Nokian winter tire incorporates bio-based materials
Nokian Tyres is mixing pine resin and canola oil into the rubber formula for its new Hakkapeliitta 01 winter tire, part of a broader push to reduce petroleum dependence in…
CalBio expands dairy biogas power generation in California
California Bioenergy is expanding its dairy biogas operations with the purchase of eight additional power generators to be installed this year at facilities in North Visalia and South Tulare. The…
EcoCeres cautions EU trade restrictions could undermine SAF goals
EcoCeres, a renewable fuels producer, is urging European policymakers to keep the sustainable aviation fuel market open to international competition, warning that trade restrictions could slow aviation's transition away from…
Vietnam prepares for nationwide E10 biofuel launch in June
Vietnam is gearing up to launch E10 biofuel nationwide on June 1, but the country faces a substantial supply gap as major fuel distributors and refineries rush to prepare. E10…
Nebraska builds biotech workforce to support growing industry
Nebraska is working to capture opportunities in the growing biotechnology industry, starting with a new training facility designed to keep talent in the state. Metropolitan Community College is building the…
UNICO2RN project aims transforms biogenic CO2 into bioplastics
A new European project is working to turn carbon dioxide waste into biodegradable plastics, offering industries a way to replace fossil-based materials while reducing emissions. The UNICO2RN project, which launched…
BioTreasure lands €2.5M to scale bio-chemical platform
Munich-based BioTreasure has secured €2.5 million from SPRIND, Germany's Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, to scale its integrated bio-chemical manufacturing platform toward industrial deployment. The funding marks BioTreasure's advancement to…
Grolman Group takes Seprify cellulose cosmetics ingredient to Europe
Swiss cleantech company Seprify is entering the European cosmetics market through a new partnership with Germany's Grolman Group. The collaboration will bring SilvaLuma, Seprify's cellulose-based cosmetic ingredient, to formulators across…
South Korean scientists engineer microbe that thrives in toxic methanol
Researchers at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a microbial strain that grows 68% faster than its natural counterpart in high-concentration methanol, opening a…