In the US, a startup called Tiny Vinyl has created cute, mini, vinyl records out of bio-attributed polyvinyl chloride. The 4-inch mini singles play about four minutes of music per side and work on most manual turntables. Bioattributed refers to a sustainable production method where a portion of the raw materials used in manufacturing is […]
In Japan, designers have created a biomaterial kit for growing toy blocks out mycelium. Dubbed MYMORI, the kit includes block molds and a mycelium mixture. Kids first crush the kit’s material, mix it with flour, pour the mixture into a mold, leave the mold in the dark for a few days, and then leave the […]
In West Australia, Bioplastics Innovation Hub and Cass Materials, a Perth biotechnology company, have partnered to develop wheat straw-based foam to ship seafood. According to Food Processing, WA’s seafood industry is worth about $1 billion, with expanded polystyrene boxes that take centuries to decompose used for much of the distribution. However, many regions are beginning […]
In Germany, Corbion and BRAIN Biotech AG have partnered to develop novel biobased, antimicrobial compounds and derivatives. The collaboration will accelerate Corbion’s efforts to deliver enabling preservation capabilities to food manufacturers that also resonate with consumers looking for food products based on natural ingredients. BRAIN Biotech will contribute expertise in specialty enzyme technology, microbial strain […]
In India, PeelON, a company developing compostable packaging films that extend the shelf-life of food, has raised $1 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the funds to expand R&D and production. growX ventures led the round for the Visakhapatnam-based biotech. Boston Venture Group, Clean Energy Venture Group, and Climate Angels also participated. […]
In Belgium, Vioneo has selected Lummus Technology’s Novolen® polypropylene technology for a new grassroots plant in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant will be part of Vioneo’s complex that, once complete, will be the world’s first industrial scale fossil-free plastics production complex, based on biobased methanol. “Vioneo’s goal of delivering the world’s first fossil-free polypropylene plastics facility […]
In California, Intec Bioplastics has created a customer incentive program to collect used stretch wrap film and stretch wrap cores from its customers for recycling. The program offers customers an economic solution to extended producer responsibility legislation while reducing customer costs for Stretch Wrap Films. Launched earlier this year, Intec’s Hercules Bioflex Stretch Wrap Films […]
In Nevada, jeans giant Levi’s has boosted the use Nature Coating’s BioBlack in its denim manufacturing. Nature Coatings, which converts wood waste into high performing black pigments, said Levi’s was among the earliest adopters of BioBlack in 2023 with the launch of its sustainable Wellthreads line. “Levi’s early belief and implementation of BioBlack was pivotal […]
In London, scientists from King’s College have found that keratin extracted from human hair creates a protective coating similar to tooth enamel when it comes into contact with minerals in saliva. They theorize that their findings could yield a tooth-repairing toothpaste within two years. “Keratin offers a transformative alternative to current dental treatments,” said Sara […]
In North Carolina, researchers at Cultivated Biomaterials have created jewelry from leather grown in the lab from cells sourced from Angel, the cow. They claim it is the world’s first lab-grown jewelry, which they have dubbed Angelry. Cultivated Biomaterials uses a tissue engineering approach inspired by MIT’s Prof. Robert Langer. “Our process stands apart by […]
