Algae at scale: Qualitas Health triples algae farm acreage for omega-3 now, protein soon
Think beyond nanotechnology. It's Nanno Technology, as Qualitas' nannochloropsis strain gets deployed in New Mexico at the old Green Crude Farm (now Green Stream...
Amyris Joins the Sweet Fleet, and DARPA lends a hand
Back in September 2015, we reported that Amyris inked a multi-year agreement with the US Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, the famed DARPA that...
Blue Marble Biomaterials to offer Equity Shares to the Public via Reg A+
In Montana, Blue Marble Biomaterials will become the first biomaterials company to utilize Regulation A+, a type of equity crowdfunding regulated by the Securities...
Fermentation Frontiers: Top 10 Trendlines in industrial biotech fermentation
The most visible advanced industrial fermentation target for a number of years has been cellulosic ethanol, but the targets are diversifying and cellulosics themselves...
Avantium goes IPO: aims for €100 million in Amsterdam, Brussels Float
Here’s our 10-minute version of the filing, slightly re-organized to make sense to Earthlings instead of aliens from the Planet Prospectus.
In the Netherlands, bioplastics...
Fuels from thin air: drop-in liquid fuels from sky CO2, water and solar power
In Finland, we reported last week commercial vehicles operated by the City of Helsinki and bus services commissioned by HSL will fully switch to...
7 Days from Seed to Harvest: Cellana, and the rise of algae in a...
It’s been around for millions of years, algae. Why now? A combination of pressing human need, and scientific advancement — these two drivers are...
Aux Farms, Citoyens! France’s Bioeconomy Plan is a stirring call to action on jobs,...
It took a long time, but France in the past year published a national bioeconomy strategy and its national government has approved it. It’s...
What’s My Feedstock Worth? A primer for measuring bio-value
What’s it worth? It’s the cry of a thousand fortune-hunters combing garage sales and close-out auctions this spring. Whether you are owner or seller,...
Biofuels beyond corn: The pathway from CO2, water and electricity to liquid fuels
Much of the angst over ethanol’s expansion comes from stakeholders' worries over corn and land use. Justified or not, there’s worry over cost, food...