News and Trends 23 Feb 2022
EU Bioeconomy Fund Bags €300M to Scale up Sustainability Companies
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund has smashed its funding target by raising €300M. The aim is to help sustainability-focused biotechs…
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In Depth 21 Jul 2021
What the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Means for the Bioplastics Industry
A European directive banning a range of single-use plastics came into law this month. How are the new regulations impacting…
News and Trends 10 Jun 2021
The Top European Biotech Investment Rounds in May
Last month saw huge biotech investment rounds dedicated to Covid-19 vaccines in Europe, including IPOs by Valneva and Vaccitech. However,…
News and Trends 18 May 2021
Avantium and Carbios Capitalize on Growing Bioplastics Demand
As the EU phases out a wide range of single-use plastics this year, investor interest is steadily increasing for adopting…
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Best in Biotech 11 Jan 2021
The 21 European Biotech Companies To Watch in 2021
As we enter 2021, the biotech industry is already bustling with activity. Here’s a list of 21 European biotech companies…
News and Trends 17 Apr 2020
Is New Enzyme Technology Key to Solving Society’s Plastic Problem?
A new type of enzyme developed by the French company Carbios can break down more than 90% of the plastic…
More News! 26 Jun 2019
Carbios Raises €14.5M to Build Plant to Make 100% Recycled Plastic
The French bioplastics biotech Carbios has raised €14.5M through a placing of shares in order to fund the construction of…
News and Trends 29 Apr 2019
Nestlé and Pepsi Invest in French Plastic Recycling Biotechnology
The food companies Nestlé Waters, Pepsi and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe have joined an industrial consortium to fund the…
More News! 27 Feb 2019
Carbios Creates First 100% Recycled Plastic Bottles With Enzymes
French biotech Carbios has managed to create plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic using its specialized enzyme technology. The company’s…
More News! 31 Jan 2019
Novozymes Signs Deal to Develop Biodegradable Plastics
The Danish enzyme manufacturer Novozymes has launched a joint development collaboration with the French biotech Carbios to commercialize biodegradable plastics.…
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News and Trends 18 Jan 2019
Biotech Partnership Raises €7.5M to Recycle Plastics With Enzymes
The French biotechs Carbios and Toulouse White Biotechnology have been awarded €7.5M to industrialize their plastic recycling programme, which uses…
In Depth 14 Jan 2019
Life in Bioplastic, it’s More Fantastic
Plastic is the staple material of modern life, and a sustainable future will need bioplastics. What is biotech doing to…
News and Trends 12 Mar 2018
We Can Now Make Plastics Out of Old Clothes Using Biology
Carbios, a French biotech, has developed an environmentally-friendly method to break down the PET plastic fibers in textile waste using…
In Depth 17 Jan 2018
An Update on What’s New in the French Biotech Industry
Here's a closer look at the French biotech ecosystem in 2017, which remains one the leading industries in Europe along…
News and Trends 11 Jan 2018
Carbios’ Bioplastics Can Now Be Infinitely Recycled at Scale
Scale-up is a major challenge in industrial biotech but Carbios has done it, going large-scale with its recyclable bioplastics technology. Carbios, a…
News and Trends 24 Nov 2017
Let’s Clean Up Our Oceans! New Technique Can Find Even the Tiniest Pieces of Plastic
Current research suggests that we only remove 1% of the plastic waste in our oceans. Thankfully, researchers in the UK…
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News and Trends 27 Oct 2017
French Biotech Gets Together with L’Oréal to Clean up our Streets
Carbios and L'Oréal have had enough of the plastics bags and packaging littering our streets and will form a consortium…
More News! 27 Jun 2017
Green Biotech Enters Partnership to Advance the Infinite Recycling of Plastics
Carbios has teamed up with TechnipFMC in order to move Carbios' enzymatic recycling process for PET plastics from the laboratory…
Infographics 21 Jun 2017
Check Out these 42 European SynBio Startups Reimagining the Industry
Synthetic biology, or synbio for short, is rapidly infiltrating multiple fields. From bioplastics to food technology and healthcare, these are…
Best in Biotech 3 Jan 2017
10 Hot European Biotechs to Observe in 2017 🚀
New year, new list: here are the 10 hottest Biotech companies I will watch closely in 2017 and why. This…