Swiss startup hephaistos.bio raises €161K to reinvent chemical manufacturing
Swiss biotech startup hephaistos.bio has raised €161,000 from Venture Kick to develop custom enzyme solutions for pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing. Chemical manufacturing still relies heavily on energy-intensive processes that drive…
Cancer fears drive R&D into biobased food preservatives
Can bio-preservatives compete with synthetics? As commercial R&D in the area steps up, it’s looking increasingly likely that they can.
Why microbes are the new face of anti-ageing
Ingredient makers are expanding their range of biobased ingredients. To achieve this at cost, many are turning to microbes.
ChainCraft’s PACE turns potato waste into sustainable chemicals
ChainCraft, an Amsterdam-based biotechnology company, has launched the PACE project, a European initiative aimed at advancing sustainable chemical production through circular economy principles. The project, supported by the Circular Bio-based…
Hyosung TNC opens world’s first fully integrated bio-BDO facility
Hyosung TNC has begun supplying bio-based chemicals from its new $1 billion facility in Vietnam. The company calls it the world's first fully integrated commercial-scale bio-BDO production system. The South…
Biotalys secures first U.S. state approval for EVOCA in Florida
Biotalys, an innovative agricultural technology company specializing in protein-based biocontrols, announced today that its biofungicide EVOCA™ has received state registration in Florida. This marks the first time a biocontrol product…
Merck introduces bio-based solvents for greener lab tests
Merck has introduced a new line of bio-based solvents for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Made from renewable resources, these solvents help reduce the use of fossil fuels and lower greenhouse…
Seed Health explores microbial responses to chemical contamination
Seed Health and The Two Frontiers Project launched The Resilient Soils Project, a community science initiative investigating how soil microbes adapt to chemical contamination. The project invites individuals and communities…
Level Nine secures €4M to unlock local biomass for Europe’s chemical industry
Berlin-based startup Level Nine has raised €4 million in seed funding to develop innovative catalysts that convert locally abundant biomass into industrial chemicals. This move aims to help Europe’s chemical…