In Europe, the European Commission has launched a call for interest to join the newly created European Bioeconomy Investment Deployment Group, an initiative designed to accelerate public and private investment in the EU’s expanding bioeconomy sector. Announced on 10 March, the platform aims to close persistent financing gaps and help scale up innovative biobased industries […]
In Germany, the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (Umsicht) has launched HighTech PLA, an effort to replace fossil‑based plastics in the electrical and electronics sector with biobased alternatives such as polylactic acid. While PLA is already used in packaging and consumer goods, adapting it for demanding electrical applications represents a significant leap […]
In Dubai, Emirates Biotech has joined the CIRCLE consortium, an initiative funded by the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking that aims to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind industrial biorefinery that converts organic food waste into biobased chemicals, including polylactic acid. The four-year project has €27 million in funding and brings together 17 partners across the value chain. […]
In Brazil, biomanufacturer Amyris has completed construction of a new production line at its flagship precision fermentation plant in Barra Bonita, Brazil. The site already housed three production lines to produce custom ingredients for numerous industries. “As we create ingredients that hundreds of millions of people use every day, we hold ourselves to the same […]
In London, Shellworks, a company using microbes to ferment used cooking oil and other second-generation feedstocks into a biodegradable plastic alternative, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding. The company will use the funds to scale up global production for its Vivomer material and expand into the US and EU wellness market. The […]
In London, Ananas Anam, a company making a leather alternative called Pinatex from pineapple leaf fiber, has filed for bankruptcy. The company amassed a number of offtake partners in its thirteen years of operation, including household names like Nike and H&M. However, according to Ecotextile, the company failed to achieve and sustain commercial scale and […]
In the US, Sunday, March 8 marked the fourth annual National Biobased Products Day, an event created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to amplify the efforts of innovators and the economic benefits of the US bioeconomy. According to the USDA’s BioPreferred program, National Biobased Products Day is “designed to raise awareness of biobased products—how […]
In California, a jeans brand using algae-based pigments aims to raise $365,630 with a crowdfunding campaign on FrontFundr. The company—named Triachy because it was founded by three siblings—told Sourcing Journal that about 45% of the funds would be earmarked for technology development, including an innovative post-weave digital printing technique that cuts water use by over […]
In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, a leader in materials development based on spider silk, has announced a major milestone in Project Atlas. The bioengineering initiative aims to create entirely new classes of “super” materials with enhanced strength, toughness, and other properties. The project has already resulted in the creation of multiple new transgenic lines, which […]
In the Netherlands, precision fermentation startup Vivici has launched its lactoferrin Vivitein™ LF dairy protein in the US market. The ingredient is one of dairy’s most valuable bioactives, delivering a multifunctional profile that supports gut health, performance recovery, and sustained vitality. It also gently mobilizes iron to improve absorption, offering a potential day‑long energy boost […]
