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Startup Scout 9 Aug 2019

This Biotech Cleans up Drugs from Sewage Using Enzymes

We’re visiting Uppsala, Sweden, this week. This city is home to Pharem Biotech, a company developing enzymes to break down drug residues contaminating wastewater. Mission: To remove drug residue from sewage water by developing enzymes that are modified to be 200 times more effective than natural enzymes. This technology could reduce the ecological and health […]

August 9, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 30 Jul 2019

Belgian Biotech Raises €35M to Develop Eco-Friendly Pesticides

The Belgium-based company AgroSavfe has raised a Series C round of €35M to develop an environmentally friendly crop pesticide inspired by llama antibodies. AgroSavfe will use the funds to develop and manufacture its lead protein fungicide on a commercial scale. The company aims to get approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency and launch the […]

July 30, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 26 Jul 2019

This Biotech Makes Food for Space Missions Using Bacteria

Time to head to Helsinki, Finland, this week! We’re visiting Solar Foods, a biotech using bacteria to produce protein-rich flour out of carbon dioxide and water. Mission: To develop a protein-rich powder that can be made with little more than bacteria, electricity and water. This production method could be more efficient and sustainable than traditional […]

July 26, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 15 Jul 2019

Dutch-US Scientists Use Bacteria to Produce Graphene for Electronics

An international group of researchers has made graphene more affordably and with a lower environmental impact than current chemical methods by using bacteria. Graphene is a very strong and conductive material that could revolutionize electronics and engineering. However, producing graphene in large quantities requires lots of energy and involves toxic chemicals, such as hydrazine, which […]

July 15, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 11 Jul 2019

Bayer Launches Israeli Company to Develop Viruses Against Crop Disease

Bayer is backing the launch of the Israeli biotech Ecophage, which will develop environmentally friendly crop disease treatments based on bacteria-hunting viruses called bacteriophages. Bacteria can cause a range of diseases in crops, including blight and root rot. These infections are often hard to control because they happen faster than fungal infections. The treatments used […]

July 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 11 Jul 2019

French Company Raises €29M to Sell Supplements and Cosmetics from Microalgae

The French biotech Microphyt has raised €28.5M ($32M) to commercialize nutritional and cosmetic products harvested from microalgae. Over the next 18 months, Microphyt will use the money to ramp up its workforce and industrial capacity in preparation for pushing its microalgal food ingredients and cosmetics to market. The company is developing technology to overcome a […]

July 11, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Startup Scout 28 Jun 2019

This Biotech Makes Dyes from Agricultural Waste Using Microbes

Welcome to Norwich, UK, where Colorifix converts agricultural waste products into dyes using microbes, reducing the water and energy required to produce the dyes. Mission: To make textile dyes more sustainable by replacing chemical methods with microbial fermentation. Dyes are an essential part of the textile and fashion industries. The majority of dyes today are […]

June 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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 a demonstration plant that will use enzymes to make 100% recycled plastics. Around 75% of the proceeds will fund the demonstration plant, which is due to be fully operational by the end of next year. […]

June 26, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 20 Jun 2019

Spider Silk Could Improve Organoids for Drug Development

The Stockholm-based organoids company BioLamina has teamed up with the recombinant spider silk Stockholm startup Spiber Technologies to develop organoids that are more accurate tissue models than those used currently. Organoids are gaining popularity as a drug testing tool due to their capacity for modeling human tissue in 3D, which is more representative than 2D […]

June 20, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 13 Jun 2019

French Startup to Produce Sustainable Textile Dyes Using Microbes

Paris-based PILI has raised €3.6M that will take its technology to produce dyes through microbial fermentation to an industrial scale. Founded in 2015, PILI seeks to disrupt the unsustainable production of dyes. Just in the textile industry, dyes are a €8B market. However, the production of these chemicals relies on petrochemical processes that require toxic […]

June 13, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

More News! 24 May 2019

French Pharma Acquires Israeli Microalgae Biotech

The French pharmaceutical manufacturer Solabia has acquired the Israeli biotech Algatech, which grows microalgae to produce bio-sourced food additives. The financial details of the acquisition were undisclosed. The incoming financial backing from Solabia will fuel the expansion of Algatech’s manufacturing muscle and research programs, which are based in the deserts of Israel. The acquisition represents […]

May 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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More News! 16 May 2019

UK Scientists Open Bacterial Genome Up to Making Artificial Proteins

A research group from the University of Cambridge has created bacteria with less complexity in their genome, which could free up DNA code for producing synthetic proteins never before seen in nature. There are lots of redundancies in the DNA code, meaning there is sometimes more than one DNA sequence that can result in the […]

May 16, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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This Biotech Cleans up Drugs from Sewage Using Enzymes

Belgian Biotech Raises €35M to Develop Eco-Friendly Pesticides

This Biotech Makes Food for Space Missions Using Bacteria

Dutch-US Scientists Use Bacteria to Produce Graphene for Electronics

Bayer Launches Israeli Company to Develop Viruses Against Crop Disease

French Company Raises €29M to Sell Supplements and Cosmetics from Microalgae

This Biotech Makes Dyes from Agricultural Waste Using Microbes

Carbios Raises €14.5M to Build Plant to Make 100% Recycled Plastic

Spider Silk Could Improve Organoids for Drug Development

French Startup to Produce Sustainable Textile Dyes Using Microbes

French Pharma Acquires Israeli Microalgae Biotech

UK Scientists Open Bacterial Genome Up to Making Artificial Proteins

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