Investment
Novonesis invests €600M in India enzyme plant
Biotechnology company Novonesis is investing €600 million ($699 million) in a new enzyme facility in India. The move taps into the country's growing role as a biomanufacturing hub. The Patalganga site, located in Maharashtra, will strengthen Novonesis's biosolutions supply network.…
Biotech startup Nourish Ingredients strikes fat-scaling deal
Canberra-based biotech Nourish Ingredients has struck a partnership to scale up production of its biomanufactured, animal-free fats. The move comes as the startup works to close its latest fundraising round. Nourish Ingredients uses precision fermentation and enzymatic bioprocessing to create…
MOA Foodtech secures €3.3M to scale AI-driven fermentation
Spanish biotech MOA Foodtech has closed a €3.3 million ($3.8 million) funding round. The capital will help scale its AI-powered biomass fermentation platform. The platform grows non-GMO yeast strains. These convert agrifood waste streams into high-value biobased ingredients. The round…
Radicle Growth and U.S. Corn Growers Announce Winners of The Radicle Corn Challenge
Citroniq and Future Origins Selected to Receive Investment Through the $1.75M Competition Designed to Drive New Demand for Corn. OMAHA, NE, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Radicle Growth today announced Citroniq and Future Origins as the winners of The…
$160 M funds North Carolina biomanufacturing research
North Carolina State University researchers will help turn fast-growing grasses into biobased materials. The project is part of a major regional research initiative, backed by up to $160 million from the National Science Foundation. The initiative, known as BRIDGES Engine,…
ZymoChem secures $ 4M to advance U.S. biomanufacturing
ZymoChem has secured four million dollars in renewed federal funding alongside a one-million-dollar program cost share to advance domestic biomanufacturing. The initiative targets the industrial challenge of rebuilding local supply chains for high-performance materials without petroleum reliance. Chief Executive Officer…