UK funds program that pairs bioscience PhD students with industry
In Scotland, the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre has been awarded GBP2.7 million by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s Collaborative Training Partnership to...
Four universities win $50,000 each in the first national I-FAST competition
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation presented the winners of the...
AgResearch investing $25 million to grow healthier farm animals with more nutritious ryegrass
In New Zealand, AgResearch scientists aided by a five-year $25 million grant are enhancing ryegrass to produce healthier animals, better production on the farm...
EU biomass policy needs a fundamental rethink: report
Spanish and Dutch policy experts have published research that used mathematical models to evaluate the role of public policy on biomass usage and better...
University of Delaware teams with brewery on bio-acetone research
In Delaware, research emerging from two labs at the University of Delaware and their collaborators at White Dog Labs in New Castle drives the...
Reverdia, Xinhuarun to develop microcellular foam shoe soles
In the Netherlands, Reverdia and Dezhou Xinhuarun Technology (Xinhuarun) agreed to jointly develop and promote Biosuccinium-based microcellular polyurethane (PU) foams. These new microcellular foams will...
Eco-friendly cleaning brand taps Braskem bioplastic for detergent bottles
Natural cleaning products brand Seventh Generation is using biobased polyethylene produced by Braskem in its 100-oz laundry detergent bottles. The bottles are now 80%...
Predictive modeling yields promising bioplastics catalyst
Combining predictive modeling and experimental lab work, researchers from IBM Research and Stanford University say they were able to design a catalyst that enables...