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Low-carbon ski gear hits the powder
Extreme sports demand high-performance materials. Strength, comfort, and durability are must-haves and plant-based options are no exception.
Why Europe’s bioeconomy needs an offtake boom
Bio-based producers are only willing to expand if they are sure demand can absorb output. Offtakes drive scale by eliminating this uncertainty.
From lab to industry: Harvard’s premier synbio hub
When it comes to the big questions in synbio, Harvard’s Weiss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering is a world leader.
Space foodtech takes off
Space agencies are testing bio-factories that could feed us off-planet.
An oil shock is underway – will industries go bio-based?
Bio-based feedstocks can ease supply pressures in plastics, fertiliser, and clothing fibre