UK funding supports development of biobased material regulations
Innovate UK has awarded £474,000 to the Bio-based and Biodegradable materials REGulatory NETwork (BB-REG-NET), a new initiative aimed at advancing sustainable chemical and material standards in the United Kingdom. The…
How AI is helping discover new biomaterials
AI and machine learning have been helping discover new biomaterials for years. Here is how AI has already become a key part of generating new sustainable and renewable materials and…
Industrial Microbes secures $10 M in seed funding to scale sustainable biobased materials
Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes), a biomanufacturing firm dedicated to promoting sustainable materials, has announced the successful completion of its seed round funding, raising over $10 million. This financing round was primarily…
Debut launches biotech initiative in professional beauty services
Debut, recognized as a frontrunner in the biotech beauty sector, has announced its strategic move into the professional beauty services arena with BiotechXBeautyLabs™, a division dedicated to custom formulation and…
Development agreement signed for first full-scale plant for biopolymer from paper process water
ESKA and Paques Biomaterials signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the first full-scale plant for the production of PHA from paper process water. In the coming year,…
Startup Phytolon secures investment from Rich Products Ventures for natural food colors through precision fermentation
Phytolon, an Israeli startup specializing in natural food colors through precision fermentation, has secured an undisclosed investment from Rich Products Ventures (RPV), the venture arm of Rich Products Corporation, along…
Beyond Leather Materials and TAKT launch biobased furniture line using apple waste
Danish companies Beyond Leather Materials and TAKT have joined forces to create a new line of furniture that combines modern Scandinavian design with eco-friendly materials. The partnership has resulted in…
BASF and Acies Bio to advance fermentation technology
BASF, a leading German chemicals company, has announced a partnership with Slovenian biotechnology firm Acies Bio aimed at advancing fermentation technology for producing fatty alcohols from methanol. The collaboration, which…
How plants could make steel more sustainable
The world cannot meet climate goals without decarbonising steel-manufacturing, which adds 7.2% of total greenhouse gas emissions per year, with the fastest-growing rate of any sector. The main carbon culprits…
Alt.Leather raises $1.1 M in seed funding for biobased materials
Melbourne-based plant-based leather startup Alt.Leather has successfully concluded an oversubscribed seed funding round, raising $1.1 million. The funding round was led by family investment firm Wollemi Capital Group and included…