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More News! 4 Apr 2017

SynBioBeta Launches Venture Fund for Synthetic Biology Startups

US-based venture capital fund Data Collective has announced that it is partnering with SynBioBeta to launch a new synthetic biology venture fund. Data Collective will join forces with SynBioBeta founder…

April 4, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 31 Mar 2017

French Synbio Company gets ready to break into Cosmetics

After biofuels and carotenoids, Deinove is now moving forward on the cosmetics front. Its engineered microbes can produce a number of interesting chemicals for skin care, and Deinove plans to…

March 31, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

More News! 21 Mar 2017

Better than Quantum Computing: The EU Launches a Biocomputer Project

The EU Horizon 2020 has launched Bio4Comp, a five-year €6.1M project to build more powerful and safer biocomputers that could outperform quantum computing. The Bio4Comp project has the ambitious goal of…

March 21, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 17 Mar 2017

This French Startup is Paving the way for Bioplastics from Milk

Can we make plastics out of milk byproducts? The startup Lactips, based near Lyon, is getting ready to make this special kind of bioplastic a commercial reality with its first…

March 17, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 14 Mar 2017

Huge Successful €103M IPO for the Next European Leader in Bioplastics

Avantium has gone public and raised €103M on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Bruxelles with Sofinnova Partner as the main shareholder. Avantium, a spin-off from Shell, is developing renewable bioplastics made…

March 14, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 10 Mar 2017

SynBio Success with Enzyme opens Jet Fuel Production Possibilities

The well-known but stubborn FAS enzyme has been successfully modified to make petrol and jet fuel. This research opens up possibilities to produce biofuels with engineered microorganisms, or "cell factories".…

March 10, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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More News! 3 Mar 2017

Plants go Electronic with new Swedish Magic Sauce

e-Plants can become a reality with a new technique that creates in vivo electronic circuits. But what are these bioelectronic plants for? A research team from the Linköping University has…

March 3, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 27 Jan 2017

Researchers are One Step Closer to Understanding Artificial Silk

Silk is a material in high demand, and so is a method to produce it artificially. A Swedish-German team of researchers is studying how to make silk with milk whey protein.…

January 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 25 Jan 2017

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes will arrive in India to fight Dengue

Oxitec is preparing to start trials testing its solution to reduce the population of disease-transmitting insects in India with its own genetically modified mosquitoes. Oxitec, a spin-out from Oxford University,…

January 25, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 20 Jan 2017

Will Legos go Bio? The Sustainable Future of ‘Greener Toys’

The LEGO group is spending over €100M to replace its current plastic type for a more sustainable one, and there's a new generation of environmentally-friendly biobased toys cropping up. Are…

January 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

News and Trends 17 Jan 2017

This Leading Gas Distributor from France is Going Bio

Global Bioenergies and Butagaz will collaborate to develop and incorporate renewable energy sources into France's energy systems. Butagaz, a gas distributor from France, is partnering with Global Bioenergies, a synbio…

January 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 11 Jan 2017

Dutch Biotech Takes over Sustainable Coca Cola Bottles Project

Avantium has acquired Liquid Light, getting hold of the last piece of technology it requires to create the next generation of sustainable Coca Cola bottles. Avantium, a spin-off from Shell…

January 11, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 18 Nov 2016

These Spider Silk Sneakers from Adidas Are Biodegradable

Adidas just unveiled a biodegradable sneaker prototype made with a spider silk biomaterial manufactured by the German biotech AMSilk. Is this the beginning of a new era for sustainable biomaterials? …

November 18, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 12 Nov 2016

The sound of this Spider Silk Violin surprises Expert Musicians

Last week, Imperial College London hosted the International Student Innovation Awards. The winner astonished everyone with a violin made with spider silk. Luca Alessandrini was awarded the £10,000 prize for the design of a…

November 12, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 10 Feb 2015

Is Pichia Pastoris the Best Protein Expression System?

Producing biologicals in living expression systems is a big challenge for the Biotech industry. World leaders in the field are betting on a new yield-enhancing expression technology using the yeast Pichia pastoris. Escherichia…

February 10, 2015 - 4 minutesmins - By Lourdes Riquelme

More News! 6 Oct 2014

Flying to New York Thanks to Cooking Oils Recycled From Restaurants

Finnair, a pioneer in sustainable flying and the first airline listed in the Leadership Index of the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project, operated its flight from Helsinki to New York on…

October 6, 2014 - 2 minutesmins - By Julie Lellouche

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