The Bio-Based Economy: What’s Holding It Back?
As pollution and climate change become growing problems, breaking society’s addiction to fossil fuels is…
06/01/2021 - 9 minutes
Biofuels
Novozymes Launches Super Robust Yeast to Maximize Biofuel Production
The Danish industrial biotech company Novozymes has announced the launch of its latest non-GM yeast…
14/02/2020 - 3 minutes
Ten Ways Biotechnology Makes the World More Sustainable
As climate change looms over our future, many industries are turning to biology for solutions…
22/10/2019 - 7 minutes
The Search for a Better Biofuel: Can Biotech Deliver?
With dire climate change reports landing one after another in 2018 the need for sustainable,…
18/03/2019 - 7 minutes
ExxonMobil Recruits Swiss Company to Make Biofuels
The Swiss biofuels company Clariant is joining up with US companies ExxonMobil and the Renewable…
24/01/2019 - 2 minutes
European Biotech’s Biggest News of 2018
With this year coming to a close, it’s now time to look back at the…
31/12/2018 - 12 minutes
Semi-Artificial Photosynthesis Method Produces Fuel More Efficiently Than Nature
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new photosynthesis method that combines biological…
04/09/2018 - 2 minutes
Producing Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly Biofuel With Seawater
UK researchers have developed a technique for making bioethanol from seawater, which they hope will…
22/08/2018 - 3 minutes
The Construction of an Industrial Algae Production Plant Begins in Austria
BDI-BioEnergy produces algae for the food, pharma, and cosmetics industries. Now, it will build an industrial…
30/01/2018 - 2 minutes
Guilt-free and Odour-free: French Biotech Fights for Green Cosmetics
Global Bioenergies has produced the first batch of its sustainable isobutene, which L'Oréal will use to…
29/11/2017 - 3 minutes
Hypermutation could be the Key to Biofuels – and Antibiotic Resistance
Instead of taking a spa vacation, stressed out bacteria start mutating their DNA fast. This nearly…
09/05/2017 - 2 minutes
Belgian Research takes first steps to make Biofuel out of Grass
Researchers from the University of Ghent are using bacteria to turn grass into chemicals for…
13/04/2017 - 3 minutes
