In Paris, biobased carboxylic acids producer AFYREN has signed a commercial contract with an undisclosed US nutraceutical ingredients manufacturer. Under the terms of the multi-year contract, AFYREN will provide its biobased acids for applications such as preservatives and flavors for nutritional supplements. “The multi-billion-dollar nutraceuticals market is expected to grow in the high-single digits over […]
In Germany, designer Laura Bordini has created packaging from microalgae that stimulates plant growth when it ends up in the environment. Called “By Osmosis,” the concept illustrates how packaging can have a useful second life, creating a circular process. Bordini sources the microalgae biomass from a waste disposal center in Lindlar, Germany. The concept has […]
In Brazil, Furf Design Studio and mycelium products maker Much have designed a biodegradable, sailboat-shaped urn for for the cremains of people who would like to be buried at sea. Dubbed Sail Funerary Urn, the poetic conveyance breaks down slowly in open air but will eventually decompose into the ocean. “[I]t is essential to remember […]
In North Carolina, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority has tapped CTK Bio for supply of compostable paper cups at the Charlotte Convention Center and NASCAR Hall of Fame. One of the key features of CTK Bio’s paper cups and paper products is that their lining is home compostable. Conventional paper cups typically contain a plastic […]
In London, a student pursuing a master’s degree in bio-integrated design has developed cyanobacterial building panels that capture carbon. The idea came to University of London student Prantar Tamuli during the COVID-19 lockdown. Dubbed C-ELM—short for Cyanobacterial Engineered Living Material—the panels are a step closer to reality after being featured in an art installation at […]
In Finland, alternative protein producer Solar Foods has been named the international category winner by the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge. Launched in 2021 by NASA and Canadian counterpart CSA, the challenge seeks innovations to feed astronauts on long space missions. Solar Foods’ fermentation technology, which produces its Solein protein using air, electricity, and its […]
In California, foodtech Optimized Foods has developed a caviar alternative using lab-grown meat techniques and its proprietary mycelium platform. Dubbed MycoCarrier, Optimized Foods’ process uses spherical mycelium to convert biomass into food products, according to vegconomist. In the case of its Cultivated Caviar, the company grows caviar in a lab using sturgeon cells and an […]
In India, Zydus Lifesciences Limited has bought a 50% stake in fermentation-based active pharmaceutical ingredients and gelatine company, Sterling Biotech Limited, from Perfect Day Inc. Following closure of the deal, Sterling Biotech will become a 50:50 joint venture with equal representation on the Board. The JV will establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to manufacture fermented […]
In Belgium, Naplasol has acquired mycoprotein company Mycorena and plans to begin producing Mycorena’s mycoprotein, Promyc, at its industrial facility in Bree. The move enables Naplasol to offer a wider range of sustainable solutions for the food, pet food and feed industries. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Naplasol produces essential proteins via […]
In California, the US Department of Defense has granted The Better Meat Co. a $1.4 million grant to advance development of Better Meat’s Rhiza mycroprotein ingredient. Better Meat’s technology leverages microscopic fungi and fermentation to produce sustainable protein applications. The company operates a pilot plant in Sacramento. The funding, as reported by vegconomist, is part […]
