Clueless star poses nude to promote vegan leather
In New York, Alicia Silverstone has posed nude for a PETA ad encouraging adoption of plant-based leather alternatives. Featuring the tagline “I’d Rather Go...
K-beauty brand taps CJ Biomaterials for compact cushions
In Korea, a K-Beauty brand owned by retailer Olive Young is offering compact makeup cushions made from biobased polyhydroxyalkanoates and polylactic acid. Usually, the...
Bio Scaffold likened to “language” between organism and machine
In California, BioLab Studio has created a system in which mycelium materials are grown on 3D-printed natural scaffolds and maintained by robotic arms.
Dubbed...
Beer aroma maker raises $6.4 million
In Denmark, a company developing precision fermentation routes to food and beverage aroma ingredients has raised 45 million Danish kroner (US$6.4 million).
EvodiaBio is...
EnginZyme raises €21 million in Series B
In Sweden, cell-free biomanufacturing technology company EnginZyme has raised €21 million (US$22 million). The Series B funding will be used to accelerate commercialization of...
Colorado bioplastics deal terminated
In Colorado, Global Sciences, Inc. has terminated the letter of intent with Pure Vision Technologies to acquire 100% of Pure BioPlastics Inc., its renewable...
Zoe Saldaña and Henry Cavill sport eco-couture at Avatar premiere
In Los Angeles and London, biobased textiles from Lenzing were well-represented on the red carpets for AVATAR: The Way of Water premieres, thanks to...
Calvin Klein taps Natural Material Studio for biobased gift wrap
In Copenhagen, design firm Natural Material Studio says it has developed a biomaterial gift wrap for noted fashion brand Calvin Klein.
In keeping with...
Black algae dye is a breakthrough for fashion staple
In London, sustainability-focused clothing brand Vollebak has begun selling black T-shirts dyed using algae. The company claims it is the first algae-dyed clothing to...
Canadian research team develops biodegradable glitter
In Canada, a research team at University of Saskatchewan has developed a biobased and biodegradable glitter made from cellulose nanoparticles.
Dubbed ChiralGlitter, the breakthrough...