2M to develop FlexSea’s seaweed biomaterial for skincare packaging
In the United Kingdom, 2M Sustainable Packaging Technologies has secured an Innovate UK SMART grant to advance FlexSea’s red seaweed-based biomaterial for circular personal...
Kintra Fibers and Paradise Textiles create biobased jacket
In Taiwan, biobased fiber producer Kintra Fibers has partnered with Paradise Textiles to create a prototype jacket—the first garment made with Kintra’s yarns.
The development...
Earthodic raises $4 million to expand presence in US
In Australia, Earthodic, a developer of biobased, water-resistant coatings, has raised $4 million to boost production and partnering in the US market. Dubbed Biobarc,...
BASF taps Acies Bio for methanol-to-fatty alcohols process
In Germany, BASF and Acies Bio have partnered to further develop a fermentation technology that converts methanol to fatty alcohols, essential building blocks for...
You better be-leaf it: Dawn Bio cultivates wood in a petri dish
In the Netherlands, a startup based at Wageningen University’s campus is pioneering technology to produce wood from cultured cells.
Dubbed Dawn Bio, the company has...
Algae-based snowboards from WNDR get nod from Time Magazine
In Utah, WNDR Alpine’s algae-based snowboards have been named to Time Magazine’s top 200 inventions list.
Unlike most snowboards, which are made out of petroleum-based...
Prince William’s Earthshot Prize names seaweed firm Coast 4C as a finalist
In Australia, a startup sustainably cultivating seaweed has been chosen as a finalist for Prince William’s 2024 Earthshot Prize.
Coast 4C works with farmers in...
New York design lab uses new tech platform to create 100% PHA shoes
In New York, design lab OXMAN has unveiled O°, a biomaterial, digital, and robotic technology platform that powers the production of biobased textiles and...
Barracuda Tech completes modular biorefining unit
In India, Barracuda Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of San Francisco-based startup Barracuda Technologies Inc., has completed its first modular biorefinery project.
The semi-commercial scale...
SUN-PERFORM project aims to supercharge algae’s energy efficiency
In the Netherlands, Wageningen University has begun a project to advance sustainable fuel production using algae.
Dubbed SUN-PERFORM, the project uses synthetic biology and nanotechnology...