Food waste-to-bioplastics startup TripleW raises $16.5 million
In Israel, lactic acid and polylactic acid startup TripleW has raised $16.5 million to advance the several food waste upgrade projects it has in...
“Unburritable” idea: Chipotle invests in cultivated oil startup Zero Acre Farms
In California, Chipotle has invested in cultivated oil startup Zero Acre Farms. The fast-casual burrito chain hopes the funds will advance alternatives to deforestation-linked...
Biobased baby buggy by Bugaboo
In New York, parenting solutions company Bugaboo has unveiled its “most premium all-terrain” stroller, which comes complete with eco-friendly materials. The Bugaboo Fox 5...
Cosmic concrete project favors potato starch over astronaut blood and urine
In the United Kingdom, researchers at University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material from dehydrated potatoes, salt, and extraterrestrial dust that it says...
Cara Delevingne models biobased sequins from Stella McCartney
In London, sustainability-focused fashion designer Stella McCartney has tapped supermodel/actress/brow trendsetter Cara Delevingne to model her brand’s first garment made with plant-derived sequins. Dubbed...
Vegan condom brand maximizes pleasure with eco-friendly manufacturing and packaging
In Switzerland, a natural latex condom brand is going hard into ESG by switching to renewable electricity and packaging.
According to Feelgood Condoms—which boasts...
Conagen and Natáur partner to scale biobased taurine
In Baltimore, synbio startup Conagen, Inc. and biobased compounds maker Natáur LLC have partnered to produce taurine via biotechnology.
Taurine is essential for cardiovascular, skeletal...
Seeing red: Chromologics raises additional €7.1 million for fermentation-based food coloring
In Denmark, a startup developing natural food colorings has raised an additional €7.1 million to accelerate commercialization.
According to Chromologics, the additional funds have...
L’Oréal joins Unilever, Kao, and Genomatica in biobased surfactants project
In San Diego, L’Oréal has joined the Genomatica-led consortium working to develop, produce and commercialize biotechnology-based alternatives to critical ingredients found in everyday cosmetics,...
Keanu thanks “scientist people” for naming molecule after him
In Hollywood, actor Keanu Reeves has thanked researchers for the “surreal” honor of having a deadly but useful molecule named after him.
Fungus-killing keanumycins...