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Interview 15 Apr 2020

Investing in the Microbiome in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond

For Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and Managing Partner at Seventure Partners, 2020 was going to be an important year for microbiome research. However, the global coronavirus pandemic arrived, presenting one of the greatest unforeseen challenges in human history. I spoke to her about the microbiome field’s progress and the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic going […]

April 15, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Larissa Warneck-Silvestrin

News and Trends 27 Feb 2020

Scientists Recycle Agricultural Waste into Laundry Enzymes

Scientists from the UK and India have recycled the byproducts of mustard oil production to develop an enzyme that can be used in commercial laundry detergents. Lipases are the second-largest commercially produced enzymes, with an estimated market value of more than €16B. They are used in various industries to produce fine chemicals, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and […]

February 27, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Laura Cowen

News and Trends 25 Feb 2020

European Researchers to Make Light Bulbs using Bacteria

A team of scientists from Austria, Spain, and Italy is working to make LED light bulbs out of proteins produced by bacteria. Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are widely seen as a key tool for making lighting eco-friendly because they are more energy-efficient than traditional bulbs. However, the coatings of these devices — designed to absorb […]

February 25, 2020 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 25 Feb 2020

Biotechnology Is Changing How We Make Clothes

The fashion industry is seeing the beginnings of a biotechnological revolution: using biology to make clothing to make textiles better and more sustainable. Biotechnology already plays an important role in the textile industry. Enzymes are used routinely to wash and bleach textiles, to give jeans a denim look or to prevent wool from shrinking. A […]

February 25, 2020 - 7 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 14 Feb 2020

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 technology, Innova Fit, which it says reduces biofuel production bottlenecks caused by conventional and basic yeast. Biofuels, including ethanol, are a renewable energy source being used as a replacement for fossil fuels, with substantially reduced CO2 emissions, particularly in the transport […]

February 14, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 10 Feb 2020

Meiogenix, Bayer Team Up to Boost Genetic Diversity in Crop Breeding

Bayer and the French biotech company Meiogenix will work together to advance the development of Meiogenix’s plant breeding and genome editing technologies with the hope of improving food crops for farmers. For many years, the only way to improve characteristics such as yield and nutritional value of crops was through selective breeding, which can be […]

February 10, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 29 Jan 2020

Oxitec Unveils First Field Trial Results for Crop-Protecting GM Moths

A study led by Oxitec has shown for the first time that diamondback moths genetically engineered to produce only male offspring can survive in the wild, a solution that shows promise for cutting populations of the crop pest. Caterpillars of the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella are one of the most destructive pests for growers of […]

January 29, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 24 Jan 2020

This Company is Using Moths to Make Vaccines

Madrid-based company Algenex is using moths as natural bioreactors to improve the speed and scalability of making proteins used in vaccines and diagnostics. Mission: To harness nature for simple, scalable, and cost-efficient recombinant protein manufacture. While many proteins are manufactured using bacteria, some are made using insect cells because these cells are sometimes better […]

January 24, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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News and Trends 17 Jan 2020

International Collaboration on Brink of Resurrecting Northern White Rhinos

An international collaboration called BioRescue has taken a step forward in bringing back the Northern White Rhino with the creation of three embryos, which it hopes to bring to term in a surrogate in the coming months. The BioRescue team, including researchers based at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany, extracted egg […]

January 17, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 14 Jan 2020

What’s the Secret to Making Returns in Industrial Biotech?

As industrial biotech starts gaining more and more traction, investors need to change their mindset in order to start making returns in this promising field. Microorganisms have been helping us make food and drink since ancient times. Thanks to the industrial biotech revolution, these microbes could soon be responsible for manufacturing anything from clothing to […]

January 14, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 9 Dec 2019

Scientists Use DNA Data Storage to Hide Information in Everyday Objects

Scientists have developed a method for storing DNA data in 3D-printed objects, which could one day allow machines to replicate themselves. The group, based at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, as well as in Israel and the US, began by synthesizing DNA molecules that encode blueprints of the Stanford bunny, a rabbit-shaped object commonly used in testing […]

December 9, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 29 Nov 2019

Bioplastics Consortium Granted €25M EU Funding

The PEFerence consortium, coordinated by Avantium Renewable Polymers, has received reconfirmation of a €25M Horizon 2020 grant from the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking to develop plant-based, recyclable plastics. The grant was originally awarded in 2017 when the PEFerence consortium was under coordination of Synvina, a joint venture between Avantium and BASF. This venture was dissolved […]

November 29, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

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