Frutarom acquires Israel Biotechnology Research for $21 million
In Israel, Frutarom has acquired Israeli Biotechnology Research, a producer of natural active ingredients for cosmetics and dietary supplements, for $21 million.
IBR reported about...
Seafood waste could have second life as biodegradable diapers
In India, a team of chemists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have used chitosan—a component of seafood industry waste—along with citric acid...
French biotech firm set to launch first cosmetics ingredient
In France, Deinove has announced it will launch its first cosmetics active ingredient—a carotenoid with antioxidant and healing properties—in the first half of 2018.
The...
Polish company develops energy bars for bees
In Poland, Saatchi & Saatchi IS Warsaw has created paper that acts like an energy bar for bees—fortifying the vital workers and, hopefully, reducing...
Tesco launches plant-based cleaning products line
In the United Kingdom, retail giant Tesco is launching its own range of budget-friendly, plant-based cleaning products.
The decision comes after the supermarket and...
Bee nesting material creates buzz for Kiwi bioplastic startup
In New Zealand, a biotech startup is looking at how to harness the properties of bees’ nesting material to produce a superior bioplastic film,...
Italian report finds many biobased building materials are seismically favorable
In Italy, environmental organization Legambiente is advocating the use of biobased materials in future construction as a way of improving the safety of structures...
Texas researchers report graphene breakthrough
In Texas, Rice University scientists have turned pine into graphene—an electrical conductor—using lasers.
Laser-induced graphene is a form of carbon that is just an atom...
Biobased Barbies on the horizon?
In California, Mattel, maker of childhood mainstay brands like Barbie, Fischer-Price, and Hot Wheels, has promised to use only recycled, recyclable, or renewable plastics...
Germany’s Leibniz Institute Seeks New Renewable Material Sources in Namibia
In Namibia, the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and the University of Namibia have launched a joint project to develop new materials—based on Namibia's...