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...
Celebs encouraged to embrace green on the red carpet
In Los Angeles, environmental group RCGD Global sent A-listers a sustainable style guide ahead of the 95th annual Academy Awards, held Sunday to much...
Edible drones could improve delivery of life-saving supplies
In Switzerland, an engineering project at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is envisioning edible drones as a means to increase the...
Amazon’s Female Founder Initiative invests in bioplastic maker Genecis
In Seattle, online retail behemoth amazon has invested an undisclosed sum in bioplastics startup Genecis.
Luna Yu founded Genecis at the age of 21...
USDA marks first National Bioproducts Day
In Washington, DC, the US Department of Agriculture celebrated the inaugural National Bioproducts Day on March 8. The day is intended to highlight organizations...