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...

Persiskin develops persimmon-based leather

In Spain, a startup called Persiskin has developed a new type of vegan leather from waste persimmons. The plant-based leather was developed at University...

India’s Atma turns banana waste into leather alternative

In India, banana has become the latest fruit to be turned into vegan leather. Dubbed Banofi, the material was developed by Kolkata’s Atma Leather...

Bioplastic may be key to improving refugee housing

In Bangladesh, several Rohingya refugee families are among the first to use new shelters made of jute and a plant-based plastic from Applied Bioplastics....

Algae chandelier lets you clean the air while being fancy

In the United Kingdom, prolific designer Julian Melchiorri has introduced a chandelier concept that incorporates air-purifying algae. Dubbed Exhale, the living chandelier consists of...

Amyris sells Squalane, Neossance, and CleanScreen to Givaudan

In California, synthetic biology firm Amyris has sold three ingredients to beauty and fragrance major Givaudan. The products sold include performant emollient Neossance® Squalane;...

Avantium and Origin Materials partner to accelerate PEF

In Amsterdam, two leading bioplastic makers have partnered to accelerate development of polyethylene furanoate, a 100% plant-based, fully recyclable plastic material with properties appropriate...

Seaweed plastics maker Loliware raises $6 million

In San Francisco, a seaweed-based materials startup has raised $6 million, bringing its total pre-series A funding to $15.4 million. Founded in 2016, Loliware...

Sweet and sustainable: Design firm eyes cocoa bean waste for building materials

In Ecuador, a team from design firm Lakò Studio is looking for ways to repurpose the copious amounts of cocoa bean waste generated every...

Fermentation capacity report from Synonym reveals critical bioreactor shortage

In New York, Synonym Biotechnologies, a financing and development platform for biomanufacturing infrastructure, has released a report detailing a dearth of fermentation capacity at...

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