German scientists seek microalgae breakthrough
In Germany, a new project to produce platform chemicals using microalgae as feedstock has gotten underway.
Led by Professor Stefan Mecking from the University of...
Entrepreneur wants to see biobased takeaway packaging become the norm
In South Africa, Catherine Morris has founded the country’s first compostable food packaging company.
Green Home produces packaging for takeaway food, replacing single-use plastic waste....
Bioeconomy think tank forms in Europe
In Europe, an international bioeconomy alliance has been formed consisting of Universities of Hohenheim, Bologna, and Eastern Finland; AgroParisTech, BOKU Vienna; and Wageningen University...
Chemical company looks to Canada’s marine life for useful molecules
In Canada, chemical company Croda International has built a marine biotechnology facility on the Canadian Coast to identify marine microbes with useful properties for personal...
Munich researchers use algae to convert waste gas to carbon fiber
In Germany, researchers at the Technical University of Munich are using algae to convert waste gas from manufacturing facilities into carbon fiber.
The algae convert...
NREL researchers announce biobased acrylonitrile progress
In Colorado, researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratories have made headway in their efforts to produce acrylonitrile—a carbon fiber precursor—from corn.
The lab has...
Biocomposites maker wins Canadian grant
In Canada, officials have announced an investment of $499,433 in Competitive Green Technologies, a company developing a nylon replacement made from biomass.
The company, which...
Marrone takes home award for Best New Biological
In California, bioinsecticide maker Marrone Bio Innovations Inc.’s Venerate bioinsecticide has won the Best New Biological Product award by Agribusiness Intelligence.
Venerate is based on...
Money down the toilet: Flushable pregnancy test startup announces funding
In Philadelphia, biodegradable pregnancy test startup Lia Diagnostics has raised $2.6 million in private funding.
The company, which says its paper-based tests are flushable, did...
Architecture that cleans the air unveiled in Dublin
In London, design house ecoLogicStudio is piloting the use of photosynthetic microalgae to help de-carbonize cities. The company has developed an “urban curtain” of...