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In Depth 31 Jan 2022

Nature’s Painters: Making Sustainable Colors with Microbes

The production of textile dyes and food colorants can have a big environmental footprint. Biotech startups are rising to the challenge by engineering bacteria, fungi, and algae to sustainably produce natural colors. Eight years ago, University of Cambridge researcher Jim Ajioka was in Nepal helping to produce a biosensor to detect arsenic in drinking water […]

January 31, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

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Top Reasons to Outsource Your Early Clinical Pipeline to a CDMO

Biotech firms partner with contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) to leverage their expertise in process development, optimization, and scale-up. In this article, we share an exclusive sneak-peek into a recent survey, which explores the main reasons why biotech companies collaborate with CDMOs at different stages of drug development. To make a new drug candidate […]

January 26, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Sudha Sundaram

In Depth 18 Jan 2022

Biomining: Turning Waste into Gold with Microbes

High-value metals make the modern world go round, but the way we extract and dispose of them is far from sustainable. Biomining could be an elegant and lucrative alternative. From the gold and silver in consumer electronics to the rare earth elements needed to power renewable energy technologies, metals underpin the transition to a high-tech, […]

January 18, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

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News and Trends 18 Nov 2021

Sustainability in Focus as Two VCs Build Industrial Biotech Funds

As this month’s COP26 United Nations climate summit highlighted the climate change emergency, venture capital fundraises from Sofinnova and the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund have led the push for industrial biotechnology to further shift the global economy away from fossil fuels. Yesterday, the venture capital (VC) firm Sofinnova Partners raised €150M for an early-stage environmental […]

November 18, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

News and Trends 1 Oct 2021

Novo Nordisk Foundation Pumps €85M into Carbon Capture Research

As pressure mounts to tackle climate change, the Danish Novo Nordisk Foundation has granted €84.7M to the world’s first research institution dedicated to capturing carbon dioxide from the air and harnessing the gas as a raw material. The new Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center has the mission to efficiently capture, store, and recycle the […]

October 1, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

In Depth 25 Aug 2021

After Years of Neglect, Algae Biotechnology Makes a Comeback

Despite their ability to create matter out of thin air, algae and cyanobacteria have long been neglected by the biotech industry. Recently, however, they have started to gain traction in new market niches. In the center of Paris, just across from Marie Curie’s old laboratory, Pierre Crozet, Associate Professor at Sorbonne University, studies photosynthesis. His […]

August 25, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Kostas Vavitsas

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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 industrial biotech companies developing bioplastics? In an attempt to reduce staggeringly high levels of plastic pollution seen around the world, particularly in marine environments, the 27 EU member states and Norway agreed in 2019 to […]

July 21, 2021 - 10 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

In Depth 14 Jun 2021

Biomimicry in Biotech: Taking Inspiration from Nature

Scouring the natural world can be an effective way of finding design inspiration for new scientific innovation. Several biotech companies are using biomimicry to develop weird and wonderful bio-inspired products. If you’re looking to design a new tool to overcome a scientific challenge, chances are that evolution has beaten you to it. It’s not […]

June 14, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

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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, a €227M (£195M) private round by the DNA sequencing giant Oxford Nanopore Technologies made the biggest splash. Last month was a difficult one for a number of public biotech companies. Biotech stock indices proved volatile […]

June 10, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 17 Mar 2021

Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions

Research into how feed additives interact with the gut microbiome of cattle is paving the way towards a new strategy to tackle one of the main contributors to global warming. Feeding over seven billion people comes with a massive carbon footprint. The agriculture sector demands the clearing of large areas of forests. Unsustainable agricultural practices […]

March 17, 2021 - 8 minutesmins - By Sachin Rawat

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In Depth 20 Jan 2021

Biotech Drives the Water Purification Industry Towards a Circular Economy

Water purification has never been more important, but antiquated methods and a lack of innovation have held the sector back. Biotechnology proposes solutions that bring us one step closer to a true circular economy. Rising populations and pollution levels mean that water purification is now more crucial than ever before. However, much of the industry […]

January 20, 2021 - 10 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

In Depth 6 Jan 2021

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 a daunting task. What are the main obstacles holding European biotechs back from building a more sustainable economy and how can we resolve them? Modern society’s dependence on fossil fuels is unsustainable. Although the Covid-19 pandemic caused a 7% drop […]

January 6, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Nature’s Painters: Making Sustainable Colors with Microbes

Top Reasons to Outsource Your Early Clinical Pipeline to a CDMO

Biomining: Turning Waste into Gold with Microbes

Sustainability in Focus as Two VCs Build Industrial Biotech Funds

Novo Nordisk Foundation Pumps €85M into Carbon Capture Research

After Years of Neglect, Algae Biotechnology Makes a Comeback

What the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Ban Means for the Bioplastics Industry

Biomimicry in Biotech: Taking Inspiration from Nature

The Top European Biotech Investment Rounds in May

Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions

Biotech Drives the Water Purification Industry Towards a Circular Economy

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