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…
23/02/2022 - 4 minutes
Sustainability
Nature’s Painters: Making Sustainable Colors with Microbes
The production of textile dyes and food colorants can have a big environmental footprint. Biotech…
31/01/2022 - 9 minutes
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…
18/11/2021 - 4 minutes
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…
01/10/2021 - 6 minutes
EU Approves Edible Insects for Humans but Roadblocks Remain
Europe is seeing a surge of interest in edible insect farming after an EU vote…
20/05/2021 - 6 minutes
Avantium and Carbios Capitalize on Growing Bioplastics Demand
As the EU phases out a wide range of single-use plastics this year, investor interest…
18/05/2021 - 5 minutes
Biomaterials Are Making the Building Industry More Sustainable
There is a growing awareness of the waste and pollution caused by the building industry.…
14/04/2021 - 10 minutes
Global Funding for Meat Alternative Companies Tripled in 2020
Companies developing sustainable meat and dairy alternatives smashed records with a €2.6B ($3.1B) haul last…
24/03/2021 - 7 minutes
Feed Additives Put the Brakes on Cattle Methane Emissions
Research into how feed additives interact with the gut microbiome of cattle is paving the…
17/03/2021 - 8 minutes
Microbes Come to the Rescue to Reduce Hospital Waste
Hospital waste management is no laughing matter, given that one hospital bed can produce up…
10/04/2018 - 2 minutes
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…
27/10/2017 - 3 minutes
Bayer Launches Plant Microbiome Biotech with a Huge €84M Series A
Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks are launching a new company that will develop new technologies for…
15/09/2017 - 2 minutes
