Manure, feathers, and wool: the circular potential of animal waste
The global livestock industry is chock full of chemical byproducts that could be processed into higher-value products. Yet among EU...
Who is Deep Science Ventures?
Underground fungal network restoration, insect protein, fermented marine protein. The biobased portfolio of tech venture studio Deep Science Ventures reads...
The four factors behind Nebraska’s biomanufacturing potential
Nebraska is an agricultural powerhouse, generating $31.6 billion in agricultural cash receipts in 2022. Now, the state is ready to...
After circular fashion hits London Fashion Week, where next for sustainable clothing?
September’s London Fashion Week leaned into circularity this year, featuring its first scheduled show exclusively for pre-owned clothing.
Building for the climate age: the uses of fungi in construction
Imagine a material that is biodegradable, non-toxic, and endlessly reworkable into new types of material. Fungi ticks all the boxes,...
Scaling Europe’s algal biorefineries
Chemicals and materials made from algae have many functional and environmental advantages over those made from petroleum. However, facilities capable...
How circular, biobased products can support regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture entered the mainstream in the heady days of 2019, when environmental activists took to the streets and corporate...
These foods face climate extinction. Could microbes feed us instead?
Prices and harvests for chocolate, olive oil, and coffee crops are growing increasingly volatile as climate change buffets their delicate...
What’s happening to the biofuels market?
Biofuels are the most scaled sector in the higher-value bioeconomy. Ethanol and biodiesel are both heavily traded global commodities, part...
The UK bioeconomy by region, part II: the Midlands, the South of England, and Wales
We continue our survey of the UK’s bioeconomy, region by region. Last week, we covered Scotland, Northern Ireland and the...
