Dude creates surfing gear out of cyanobacteria, eyes shoe market
In California, surfer-turned-entrepreneur Rob Falken is looking to make shoes from harmful algae called cyanobacteria.
Falken’s company, Bloom, uses a mobile harvester to gather the...
Eucalyptus pulp maker invests in cellulose nanocrystals
In Montreal, Brazilian eucalyptus pulp maker Fibria has invested CAD$5.3 million in Canadian cellulose nanocrystals company CelluForce and gained exclusive distribution rights to the...
Evonik adds biomaterials capacity, medical device lab in Alabama
In Alabama, Evonik will add capacity to produce bioresorbable polymers for use in medical devices and controlled-release formulations for parenteral drug delivery.
The expansion includes...
Biomaterials to Help Kidney Disease Patients with Dialysis
In Washington, a new Center for Dialysis Innovation has opened at The University of Washington and the Kidney Research Institute. The center will be...
United Airlines, UPS and others Join Below50 Sustainable Fuels Campaign
In Switzerland, World Business Council for Sustainable Development announced that five new companies have joined their sustainable fuel initiative called below50. The companies include...
Marijuana Medicine Expansion: Cannabis Science Builds 33,000 Greenhouse
In California, Cannabis Science, Inc. announced it has started to build out its 33,000 greenhouse in Douglas County, Nevada. Cannabis Science focuses on the...
Broken Biochemical Cycle of Nitrogen: Not As Easy To Fix As Thought
In Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found that it’s not easy to fix the biochemical cycle of nitrogen and that human activities leading...
Corbion breaks ground on PLA plant in Thailand
In Thailand, Corbion has broken ground on a polylactic acid plant that will produce both standard and high heat resistant PLA.
The 75,000 tons per...
RSB Global Members Vote to Approve Revised Principles and Criteria
In Switzerland, Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials global members voted and approved revised Principles and Criteria at its Annual Assembly of Delegates meeting in Hanoi,...
InVivo Therapeutics Expand Biomaterial Clinical Trials, Now at 27 Locations
In Massachusetts, InVivo has been expanding clinical trials and announced the latest addition of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa...