Investment
Claros raises $55M to scale up PFAS destruction technology
Claros Technologies has closed a $55 million Series B financing round. The funding will accelerate global rollout of the company's PFAS destruction technology. Claros focuses on destroying PFAS, the so-called forever chemicals used across many industries. Its proprietary system is…
New funding call for Ireland’s bioeconomy
BiOrbic Research Ireland Centre for Bioeconomy is opening a second Industry Collaboration Call. The initiative invites researchers and businesses to develop new bioeconomy solutions together. The call spans several sectors. These include agri-food, forestry, marine and biotechnology. It builds on…
EU invests €5.7M in microalgae protein
The European Union has invested €5.7 million in Alganova, a project developing a biorefinery to produce proteins and functional ingredients from microalgae. The algae will be fed on agro-marine byproducts and industrial biogenic carbon dioxide. The four-year initiative is funded…
RuralSTAMINA wins $15M biomanufacturing grant
An Iowa State University-led research initiative has won a National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines award. The project, known as RuralSTAMINA, is one of 12 selected nationwide. RuralSTAMINA stands for Ascending Rural communities through Sustainable, Transformative, Advanced Manufacturing Innovations and…
Bioforcetech wins grant to scale biochar concrete system
Bioforcetech, a California-based clean technology company, has received a $310,000 Bridge Carbontech grant from Columbia University's Carbontech Development Initiative. The program is backed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The funding will support an industrial dosing…
Danish biotech secures €3.34 M for mycelium-based binder
Danish biotechnology company Visibuilt has raised EUR 3.34 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by EIFO and Unconventional Ventures, with participation from Proptechfonden and returning investor EMDFonden. Visibuilt develops bio-based alternatives to carbon-intensive construction binders. Its core technology,…