Soybean use outside of food applications expected to grow

In India, Transparency Market Research reports that soybeans—a staple of the food ingredient market—have been seeing increasing adoption in new industries such as animal...

“Sprinkle pool” at Museum of Ice Cream spurs search for biodegradable alternative

In Miami, the Museum of Ice Cream is looking for a biodegradable alternative to the colorful pieces of plastic it uses to fill its...

Vietnamese student converts catfish fat to bioplastics

In Vietnam, a student at Hanoi University of Education has successfully isolated bacteria that can convert catfish fat into polyhydroxyalkanoates. Vu Thị Mai Anh finished...

Mumbai grads turn college trip into hemp textiles startup

In India, graduates of the University of Mumbai are seeing traction for their hemp-based fabric startup. Bombay Hemp Company (BOHECO), founded in 2012,  has raised close...

Recent announcements prove Sarnia’s bio cluster is the real deal

In Canada, Sarnia’s biobased industries have progressed from talk to steel-in-the-ground. According Matthew Slotwinski, business development consultant at the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership, activity “ramped...

Enzymes rescue city from smelly chemical spill

In Mississippi, residents of Oxford have biology to thank for delivering their community from the rotten-egg-like stench of a recent ethyl mercaptan fill. The odorant...

International team converts biomass to furfural and five-carbon sugars

In Australia, researchers from the University of Wollongong, together with scientists from India and Bangladesh, have developed a cheap method for converting agricultural waste...

Science Roadshow gets kids excited about bioproducts

In Wyoming, a “Science Roadshow” organized by University of Wyoming students is working to raise interest in science careers among the state’s grade school,...

Natural hand sanitizer lands on Australian shelves

In Australia, botanical antimicrobial hand sanitizer firm Elyptol Australia Pty. Ltd. has added Chemist Warehouse to its global retail network. "Consumers are now far more...

Seaweed-based straw launches kickstarter in bid to address ocean’s plastics crisis

In Manhattan, edible dinnerware startup Loliware has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the rollout of a drinking straw made from seaweed. Dubbed Lolistraw, the...

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Dutch Queen promotes biobased building materials

In the Netherlands, Dutch Queen consort Máxima visited two Uden worksites promoting biobased building materials made from Netherlands fiber crops. The March 26 visit...

ReefCircular launches crowdfunding campaign for shell bioconcrete

In Denmark, ReefCircular, a company developing a shell-based bioconcrete to help restore marine habitats, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The company’s bioconcrete...

Aleph Farms raises $29 million for lab-grown steak

In Israel, cultivated meat producer Aleph Farms has raised $29 million to expand production at its Rehovot pilot plant and expand production into Europe...