Target and ADM join AgWater Challenge

In the United Kingdom, big retailer Target and one of the world’s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, Archer Daniels Midland Company, both...

Biomaterials with “Frankenstein Proteins” Help Heal Tissue

In North Carolina, biomedical engineers from Duke University and Washington University in St. Louis demonstrated that, by injecting an artificial protein made from a...

Covestro develops first biobased coating hardener for lightfast polyurethane coatings

In Germany, Covestro received the MATERIALICA Design + Technology Award 2018 for the development of the first biobased coating hardener for lightfast polyurethane coatings....

Algae production pilot program hits major milestone

In Michigan, PHYCO2 LLC’s three-year pilot program with Michigan State University reached a new milestone with the operation of its new, scalable algae production...

Anellotech to plan commercial plant for Bio-TCat unit

In New York, Anellotech confirms significant progress in its Bio-TCat technology development program and has begun planning for scale-up design and engineering of a...

SwissFEL electron laser maps protein, molecule structure

In Switzerland, the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL has now, for the first time, directed its strong light onto protein crystals and made their structures...

New concretes found, now reinforced with renewable materials

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Covestro develops biobased film perfect for hairstyling products

In Germany, Covestro, one of the world’s largest polymer companies, developed a film-forming polyurethane dispersion for hairstyling products with a carbon content based on...

Bio-on wins “Best Practices” award for most innovative component in cosmetics

In Italy, bioplastic innovator Bio-on won the “Best Practices” award from Frost & Sullivan for the most innovative component for the cosmetic industry obtained...

Kraig Biocraft ready to ship recombinant spider silk silkworm eggs

In Michigan, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., a leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, is finalizing the details of its first shipment of their proprietary...

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