PETA calls on Pharrell Williams to use Louis Vuitton appointment for good
In New York, PETA has asked Pharrell Williams to use his new appointment as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to encourage the luxury brand...
Soybean sealant helps keep Minnesota road-worthy
In Minnesota, BioSpan Technologies’ soybean-based pavement additive has been helping cut costs in road upkeep for several years.
RePLAY Agricultural Oil Seal and Preservation Agent...
Icelandic designer turns animal skin into bioplastic meat packaging
In Iceland, a designer is turning waste animal bones and skin into vessels and meat packaging, respectively. Valdís Steinarsdóttir says the “The Just Bones” project...
HempWave to take controlling stake in Celexus
In Arizona, HempWave has revealed it plans on buying a controlling stake in Celexus, an acquisition, management and holding company for early-stage, high-growth businesses...
North Carolina startup targets cultured collagen
In North Carolina, a startup launched in November of last year to manufacture common animal products collagen and gelatin using cell culture.
Collagen is extracted...
Texas researchers turn toast into high-value graphene
In Texas, researchers at Rice University have converted a number of lignin-based materials, including toast, into graphene.
Led by Yieu Chyan and Ruquan Ye, the...
Dutch researcher aims to make better bioeconomy crops
In the Netherlands, Wageningen University professor Luisa Trindade is looking to develop plant varieties that can be used to advance the bioeconomy, including hemp,...
Finnish design firm, VTT explore synbio possibilities with renewable headphones
In Finland, design studio Aivan is using six renewable materials to produce headphones. Dubbed Korvaa, which is derived from the Finnish word for “ear,”...
French Skin Care Company Joins EU Algae Project
In France, skin care firm Lessonia has joined a research project aimed at increasing production and use of two European seaweeds: brown alga Saccharina...
Perstorp starts up biobased pentaerythritol plant
In India, specialty chemical company Perstorp has brought a new, biobased pentaerythritol and penta chemicals production plant online at Sayakha.
The site has the...