Building rural value chains for a fairer bioeconomy
Most raw materials used in the bioeconomy begin life in rural areas. For the most part, however, the countryside is...
The startups using light to scale biomanufacturing
The bioeconomy is associated with the production of tangible and weighty stuff. Yet some biobased startups are using a more...
The bioeconomy in venture capital portfolios
Entrepreneurship plays a big role in scaling biobased capacity. Yet bringing novel biomaterials and biochemicals to market entails a high...
The most sustainable feedstocks for precision fermentation
Over the last several years, precision fermentation has attracted attention as a manufacturing methods that could drastically lower the environmental...
How circular restaurants take waste off the menu
Silo UK in London’s Hackney Wick is the best-known circular restaurant in the UK. The original concept was a ‘‘restaurant with...
Insect wings, bodies, and brains in bio-inspired design
Insects are adapted to all kinds of environments thanks to the diverse materials which make up their bodies. Evolution has...
Gene-edited protein fibre rival plastics on performance
Plastics are the king of industrial materials. So successful and wide-ranging are they that even the biobased sector has been...
Where next for South Africa’s bioeconomy?
South Africa has immense bioeconomy potential if we look at its natural endowments alone. As one of the most biodiverse...
Urban biorefineries in the EU: from blueprint to implementation
Cities are overflowing with valuable biomass if you look in the right places: namely, in their sewage systems. The organic...
A is for Algae: a bioeconomy glossary
Bioeconomy jargon can be confusing at the best of times, tripping up even those familiar with the sector. Here we...
