Find your plastic-free beach: Corona to trial plant-based beer can ring
In Mexico, ubiquitous summer beer Corona has announced it will test biodegradable, plant-based beer rings early next year.
AB InBev, owner of Corona, says the...
The gribble, a lignin-munching ocean crustacean, eyed for enzymes
In the United Kingdom, scientists at the University of York are probing gribble guts to find better enzymes for producing for biofuels and renewable...
Massive EU consortium eyes legume, mushroom, and coffee wastes as feedstocks
In Europe, a consortium of 17 partners from 8 countries has been formed to explore ways to convert waste from legumes, mushrooms, and coffee...
Trade groups urge EU to consider algae and bugs to ease protein shortfall
In the European Union, algae and insect trade groups have partnered to call on regulators to widen the scope of the EU’s protein plan...
Hemp cultivation inches closer to legality
In the United States, hemp cultivation has moved a step closer to being legalized. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky) introduced...
Canadian researchers report breakthrough in scaling chitin-based plastics
In Canada, researchers at McGill University are converting chitin, a material found in lobster and shrimp shells, into a biodegradable plastic.
Associate Professor of Applied...
Indian microscale startup taps wild bananas for fiber
In India, an entrepreneur is making biodegradable products such as bags, baskets, and brooms out of waste banana stems.
Imlimenla Jamir established the microscale business,...
UK researchers develop edible food packaging
In the United Kingdom, researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed food packaging films based on plant carbohydrates and proteins. The films also...
UPenn startup seeks to revolutionize manufacturing with living cells
In Pennsylvania, two researchers turned entrepreneurs have founded BioRealize, a startup dedicated to biofabrication technology.
Karen Hogan, a former University of Pennsylvania doctoral student, and...
Algae-colorant startup raises £2 million
In Scotland, a startup producing colorants from algae has completed an oversubscribed funding round of £2 million (USD$2.6 million).
Scot Bio says the funds will...