Biomatter raises €6.5 million to boost AI capabilities
In Lithuania, enzyme design startup Biomatter has secured €6.5 million in a seed financing round to expand its generative AI platform for developing new...
New York designer Kim Jiwoo creates wood-based Stanley Cup alternative
In New York, designer Kim Jiwoo has responded to the Stanley Quencher/cup trend with a biobased thermoplastic version.
Dubbed LINK, the mugs use cellulose cross-linked...
Ultrafabrics launches biobased fabric for aircraft interiors
In New York, polyurethane fabrics company Ultrafabrics has introduced a biobased performance fabric for aviation interiors.
Launched at May’s Aircraft Interiors Expo, the material “seamlessly...
Primient and Synonym to upgrade Decatur fermentation assets
In Illinois, plant-based ingredients producer Primient and Synonym, a biomanufacturing infrastructure developer, have partnered to accelerate bioproduct innovation and commercialization in the US.
The first...
Biobased consortium announces completion of world’s first FDCA plant
In Amsterdam, the PEFerence consortium has announced completion of the world’s first large-scale biorefinery to produce polyethylene furanoate precursor furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA).
PEFerence, a...
allnex joins AGC VinyThai and MSU in biobased epoxy coatings pact
In Thailand, allnex, an industrial coatings and resins firm owned by PTT Global, has joined an ongoing biobased epoxy coating development project between AGC...
Cadillac announces convertible concept car with mycelium interior elements
In Michigan, luxury car company Cadillac has unveiled SOLLEI, a luxury, coach-built, all-electric convertible concept car with mycelium interior materials produced by MycoWorks.
The convertible...
Plant-based DYPER wins Baby Innovation Award
In Los Angeles, a plant-based diaper made of bamboo viscose and charcoal has won the 2024 Baby Innovation Program Award in the Disposable Diaper...
Celanese introduces new biobased foam for athletic footwear
In Dallas, commodity and specialty chemicals maker Celanese Corporation has introduced a new biobased foam polymer for athletic footwear applications. The company says Hytrel®...
BASF, University of Graz develop computer model to boost enzyme performance
In Austria, chemical giant BASF, the University of Graz, and the Austrian Research Centre of Industrial Biotechnology have developed a new, computer-assisted model to...