From Beer to Bioplastics: Sicily’s LIFE RESTART converts brewery waste into bioplastic

In Italy, a groundbreaking initiative has “tapped” into innovation by turning beer waste into a renewable solution for plastic pollution. Dubbed LIFE RESTART, the...

GOZEN shuffles management as momentum builds for its biobased luxury material

In California, biotech-based material firm GOZEN has announced a leadership transition as it scales up commercial operations. Founder and former CEO Ece Gözen will...

UPenn student Shivani Chawla creates UV-responsive material from shrimp shells and cellulose

In Pennslylvania, Shivani Chawla, a biomaterials engineer student at the University of Pennsylvania, has turned discarded seafood shells and cellulose pulp into vibrant, sustainable...

Lab-grown leather pioneer Faircraft acquires assets from DiCaprio-backed VitroLabs

In Paris, biotech start-up Faircraft has announced the acquisition of key assets from U.S.-based VitroLabs, a pioneering player in the lab-grown leather industry that...

Teysha outfits Everest team with biodegradable eyewear

In the United Kingdom, Teysha Technologies is supplying four former special forces soldiers with biodegradable sunglasses as they attempt a world record on the...

BioWell assumes operations at Texas biomanufacturing pilot plant

In Texas, nonprofit industrial biomanufacturing accelerator BioWell has officially assumed operations of Texas BioTechnology's pilot plant in Richmond, TX. The U.S. bioindustrial manufacturing sector...

Budzinski, Nunn introduce legislation to boost biofuels and biomanufacturing

In Washington, DC, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) and Congressman Zach Nunn (R-IA) have introduced the Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act, a bipartisan bill...

Pilot Chemical and Novvi launch biobased surfactant in North America

In Cincinnati, Pilot Chemical Company has partnered with Novvi LLC to introduce a new line of sustainable surfactants—biobased alpha olefin sulfonates—to the North American...

Metsä Group and Amcor partner on recyclable fiber-based food packaging

In Finland, Metsä Group and global packaging giant Amcor have announced a strategic partnership to develop recyclable, fiber-based packaging solutions for food. The collaboration...

Jurassic couture: Partnership looks to use T-Rex DNA to create dino leather handbags

In the Netherlands, a consortium of companies is looking to grow material similar to that of T-Rex skin to create a truly unique leather...

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UMaine lays off researchers focused on innovative wood waste materials

In Maine, nine researchers from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, including those focused on biobased materials innovation, are being laid...

COIM USA buys cashew nutshell-based polyols plant

In Texas, specialty chemical maker COIM USA has acquired a 20-acre property in New Boston from Palmer International. The acquisition includes existing logistics infrastructure,...

Split-gill mushroom eyed for biomaterial potential

In Switzerland, researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology have developed a biobased material from the living mycelium of the...