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Hyosung TNC pushes bio-spandex into Europe’s premium market
Hyosung TNC, a leading global spandex manufacturer, is pushing further into Europe's bio-based premium textile market. The move is driven by regen™ Bio Spandex, its sugarcane-based bio-fiber. The company presented its fully integrated bio-spandex platform, built in Vietnam, at events…
ÄIO and tilk! unveil award-shortlisted cream
Estonian biotech company ÄIO and natural skincare brand tilk! have launched a new Skin Booster Face Cream. It combines two fermentation-derived cosmetic ingredients, Fermira™ RedOil and ZymaLipid Complex, in a single formulation. The product went on sale on 8 September…
Gasum opens 13th biogas filling station in Norway
Gasum has opened its thirteenth liquefied biogas filling station in Norway. The station sits centrally in the Port of Trondheim. It strengthens the supply of renewable, bio-based fuels for heavy transport in Trøndelag and along the E6 northwards. The station…
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…
Scientists turn cultivated meat waste into biomass
University of Queensland scientists have found a new way to grow microalgae. It uses waste from cultivated meat bioproduction. The biomass can then be processed. It's fed back into the system. This could reduce the need for costly growth media…