In the United Kingdom, SIS Pitches has developed a biodegradable, bio-based fiber for hybrid sports fields. Dubbed Bio-X™, the pitch surface material blends natural materials derived from corn and sugarcane to create a fiber with the necessary strength, durability, and flexibility for high-impact sports fields. A recent trial that included professional soccer, football, golf, tennis, […]
In California, a cell-cultured chocolate collaboration between California Cultured and University of California-Davis has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from public-private biomanufacturing consortium BioMade and the National Science Foundation. The funds will be used to improve key scale-up challenges such as better sterilization methods and biomass sensors. “This grant directly supports the hardest and […]
In the United Kingdom, Tate & Lyle PLC and BioHarvest Sciences Inc. have broadened the scope of their joint sweetener development program to include multiple plant‑based sweetener molecules. The expanded collaboration builds on the initial agreement signed in 2024 and reflects strong technical progress to date, as well as Tate & Lyle’s ambition to equip […]
In India, researchers at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University claim to have made a bioplastic out of cow manure that decomposes in just 50 days. Led by department of microbiology professor Ravi Kumar Gupta and PhD student Deshraj Deepak Kapoor, the team found a bacteria that could be used to produce the common bioplastic polyhydroxybutyrate from […]
In Italy, pet food brand FORZA10 has launched a wet dog food containing cultivated meat from Czech company BeneMeat. Dubbed Coolty Meat, the food was launched at Interzoo 2026 and is the first such food available in Europe. According to FORZA10, BeneMeat’s meat, which is cultivated from hamster cells, makes up 26% of the Coolty […]
In Tennessee, precision fermentation startup Melazyme has raised $2 million in a seed funding round to support platform development and production scale-up of high-value molecules like melanin and brazzein. The company was founded in 2025 by Perumal Gandhi and Bonney Oommen, two veterans of cultivated dairy protein firm Perfect Day. Melanin has applications across cosmetics […]
In California, biomanufacturer Biosphere has been awarded a Department of War Other Transaction Authority agreement to develop an on-demand nutrition production system for warfighters. With a potential value of $9 million, the project will fund the development of a portable biomanufacturing system capable of producing protein rations from air, water, and energy. Specifically, the 42-month […]
In India, Balrampur Chini Mills Ltd has raised Rs 450 crore (US$54.2 million) equity fund mainly to set up a lactogypsum processing plant and also meet capex needs for the polylactic acid bioplastic facility it is currently constructing in Uttar Pradesh. Balrampur Chini, which has ten sugar factories in UP with an aggregate sugarcane crushing […]
In Milan, Agape, a luxury design firm known for bathroom fixtures, and British minimalist architect David Chipperfield have showcased a bathtub made from okumè plywood at Milan Design Week. Featuring a pared-back form with an integrated seat, shelf and cantilevered washbasin, the Tambre tub “is distinguished by its warm tone, fine grain and a high […]
In San Diego, Debut, a pioneer in AI-powered biotech innovation, and natural food and beverage colorant producer Oterra have announced a multi-million-dollar collaboration to develop and scale a natural alternative to artificial red colors for food and beverage applications. The partnership will scale Debut’s precision fermentation process to create a high-performing natural alternative to Red […]
