2M to develop FlexSea’s seaweed biomaterial for skincare packaging

In the United Kingdom, 2M Sustainable Packaging Technologies has secured an Innovate UK SMART grant to advance FlexSea’s red seaweed-based biomaterial for circular personal...

Kintra Fibers and Paradise Textiles create biobased jacket

In Taiwan, biobased fiber producer Kintra Fibers has partnered with Paradise Textiles to create a prototype jacket—the first garment made with Kintra’s yarns. The development...

Earthodic raises $4 million to expand presence in US

In Australia, Earthodic, a developer of biobased, water-resistant coatings, has raised $4 million to boost production and partnering in the US market. Dubbed Biobarc,...

BASF taps Acies Bio for methanol-to-fatty alcohols process

In Germany, BASF and Acies Bio have partnered to further develop a fermentation technology that converts methanol to fatty alcohols, essential building blocks for...

You better be-leaf it: Dawn Bio cultivates wood in a petri dish

In the Netherlands, a startup based at Wageningen University’s campus is pioneering technology to produce wood from cultured cells. Dubbed Dawn Bio, the company has...

Algae-based snowboards from WNDR get nod from Time Magazine

In Utah, WNDR Alpine’s algae-based snowboards have been named to Time Magazine’s top 200 inventions list. Unlike most snowboards, which are made out of petroleum-based...

Prince William’s Earthshot Prize names seaweed firm Coast 4C as a finalist

In Australia, a startup sustainably cultivating seaweed has been chosen as a finalist for Prince William’s 2024 Earthshot Prize. Coast 4C works with farmers in...

New York design lab uses new tech platform to create 100% PHA shoes

In New York, design lab OXMAN has unveiled O°, a biomaterial, digital, and robotic technology platform that powers the production of biobased textiles and...

Barracuda Tech completes modular biorefining unit

In India, Barracuda Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of San Francisco-based startup Barracuda Technologies Inc., has completed its first modular biorefinery project. The semi-commercial scale...

SUN-PERFORM project aims to supercharge algae’s energy efficiency

In the Netherlands, Wageningen University has begun a project to advance sustainable fuel production using algae. Dubbed SUN-PERFORM, the project uses synthetic biology and nanotechnology...

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