In Arizona, a high school senior has developed a biobased “bandage” that can be applied to the state’s iconic saguaro cacti to detect necrosis before irreversible damage occurs. Jose Covarrubias, a student at Harvest Preparatory Academy, developed the bandage, which he calls KáktosPatch. The patch is made primarily from sodium alginate, glycerin, beeswax and gum […]
In Mexico, Döhler has opened a MXN 1.2 billion (US$64 million) production facility in San Francisco Soyaniquilpan de Juárez to manufacture natural ingredients and integrated solutions for the food, beverage, life sciences and nutrition sectors. The plant will produce higher-value natural ingredients, including flavors and ingredient systems, for international markets. According to Mexico Business News, […]
In Missouri, the National Corn Growers Association has filed comments with the US Office of Management and Budget encouraging the agency to consider updates that would help industry more directly quantify the economic impact of the emerging bioeconomy. According to the NCGA, continued growth of the US bioeconomy depends on the ability to accurately measure […]
In Alabama, NantBioRenewables has been selected as a winner of the 2026 IoPP AmeriStar Award in the Sustainable Packaging category for its Wave Ware™ Ocean Calcium–Containing Compostable Protein Tray. Engineered and manufactured in Gadsden, Alabama, the Wave Ware™ tray is produced using BioCal™, a proprietary biocomposite made from renewable, carbon-negative Ocean Calcium Sand (aragonite) sourced […]
In Germany, lab-grown cow and pork fat pioneer Cultimate Foods has shuttered operations, four months after filing for bankruptcy and expressing hopes of reopening under a leaner financial structure. “The company didn’t become what we hoped it would become. That hurts,” Cultimate co-founder and CTO Jordi Morales-Dalmau said in a LinkedIn post, as reported by […]
In Florida, biotech company Dyadic International has entered into definitive agreements with an institutional investor to raise approximately $2.9 million through a registered direct offering of common stock and a concurrent private placement of warrants. The company will use the funds for general corporate purposes and working capital. The offering price per share of Common […]
In British Columbia, plant-based health biotech BioHarvest Sciences has signed an exclusive manufacturing and supply agreement with an existing fragrance partner in the United Arab Emirates for a rare and endangered fragrance plant cell culture. The undisclosed plant is threatened by overharvesting and habitat loss, and its fragrance is considered one of the world’s most […]
In Germany, Wacker has received approval from the European Commission to use its vegan amino acids L-cystine and L-cysteine as sensory additives in pet food for all animal species. The company’s FERMOPURE® VEGAN L-CYSTEINE and FERMOPURE® NATURAL L-CYSTINE are plant-based, fermentation-derived ingredients that can be used as flavor precursors and components in pet food. During […]
In New York, artist and “creative technologist” Sophia Collender has created an open-source archive of biobased paint “recipes” suitable for artistic painting. Dubbed The Experimental Paint Archive, the publicly accessible collection lists only biodegradable, non-toxic, or reusable pigments that can be combined with binders and liquid vehicles to produce artistic paints. Collender, a graduate student […]
In Switzerland, biomaterials startup Seprify has developed a cellulose-based alternative to the ubiquitous white pigment titanium dioxide by drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: the Cyphochilus beetle. The creepy crawly, found mostly in Southeast Asia, appears exceptionally white because its thin scales have a complex, porous structure that scatters light efficiently. “It’s not hard to […]
