In Los Angeles County, the first-ever license for a backyard unicorn includes requirements that the animal be given regular access to rainbows and any glitter used in its upkeep be made from biodegradable materials. The special dispensation was granted to Madeline, a six-year-old girl who has yet to secure a unicorn, but being a good […]
Israeli lab-grown meat company BELIEVER Meats has broken ground in North Carolina on what it claims will be the largest cultivated meat production facility in the world. Formerly named Future Meat Technologies, BELIEVER says the $123-million, 200,000-square-foot facility in Wilson County will be able to produce 10,000 metric tons of cultivated meat once fully operational. […]
In Singapore, lab-grown meat has recorded another world’s first: availability in a local butcher shop. GOOD Meat says Huber’s Butchery, one of Singapore’s premier producers and suppliers of high-quality meat products, became the first butchery in the world to sell and serve cultivated meat. The chicken was only available for a short window, however. GOOD […]
In the United Kingdom, Doehler Ventures has made an unspecified investment in Clean Food Group, a startup working on a fermentation-based alternative to palm oil. The German venture capital group will also collaborate with Clean Food Group and provide know-how in process scale-up. According to Innovations in Food Technology, the global market for palm oil […]
In Denmark, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen have agreed to merge in a deal that would create a bioscience giant with over €3.5 billion ($3.7 billion) in annual sales and meet growing demand for scalable and sustainable biosolutions. Novozymes is the world’s largest provider of enzyme and microbial technologies, and Chr. Hansen boasts over 145 years’ […]
In Los Angeles, PHA bioplastic water bottles produced by Cove have officially launched at local organic grocer Erewhon. The bottles are biodegradable, renewable, non-toxic and compostable, Cove says in a press statement. “Plastic water bottles have become the emblem of our modern pollution crisis,” says Alex Totterman, founder and CEO of Cove. “By bringing a […]
In Amsterdam, Monosuisse AG, a producer of microfilaments for industrial use, has signed an offtake agreement for Avantium’s biobased polyethylene furanoate. Monosuisse will use the PEF to make monofilament yarns for a range of applications. “We are impressed by the potential and performance of PEF in monofilament yarns. Beyond its sustainable advantages, such as being […]
In London, designer Helena Elston has debuted a collection of clothing made from mycelium and waste, including discard textiles and coffee sacks. Dubbed FI, or Fungal Integrated, the line includes a dress, suite, boots, and jacket. The waste products are integrated into the mycelium as it grows over a six-week period. “The growing environments are […]
In India, India Infoline reported that Deep Polymers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with IIT Guwahati (IITG) with the aim of developing biodegradable plastics. Under the terms of the agreement, Deep Polymers will make investments for the development of biodegradable plastics and related technologies, while IIT Guwahati agreed to provide professional services as needed. […]
In Massachusetts, CJ Biomaterials, a division of South Korea-based CJ CheilJedang a producer of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), announced that it has partnered with the South Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and the Korea Innovation Foundation (INNOPOLIS) to actively promote the eco-friendly materials industry, including PHA technology. CJ Biomaterials’ PHA product, known as PHACT, is […]
