News and Trends 27 Sep 2022 Watch: IntelliDigest using biotech to tackle food waste After obtaining a PhD in environmental engineering, Ifeyinwa Kanu set up IntelliDigest in 2016. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Heriot-Watt University Business School Incubator, the biotechnology company specializes in food sustainability. The company aims to address the sustainability challenges faced by the entire global food system, including producers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, and consumers. This […] September 27, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Interview 27 Sep 2022 Europe’s first lab-grown fish company Bluu Seafood is aiming for sustainability Overfishing is a global issue that negatively impacts the ecosystem and our access to fish protein. One solution to overfishing is producing fish products in the lab from harvested animal cells. This can help feed the world while using up fewer resources and without endangering wild fish populations. As the world’s population continues to grow, […] September 27, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 21 Sep 2022 Anina – reshaping the future of food by upcycling rejected vegetables Two industrial design students were so concerned by the huge amounts of perfectly good fresh produce being wasted, they spent two years working on a healthy solution. Esti Brantz and Meydan Levy noticed that fruit and veg was getting tossed in the trash due to cosmetic reasons such as size, shape, color differences, or […] September 21, 2022 - 5 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 ten23 health completes superstructure of new sterile production facility ten23 health, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) has completed the superstructure of its new sterile manufacturing facility. The existing facility of ten23 health’s swissfillon AG company in Visp already offers sterile manufacturing of pre-filled syringes, vials, and cartridges for clinical trial and commercial supplies, in collaboration with ten23 health’s development center in […] September 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Sep 2022 Fooditive creating bee-free honey using precision fermentation biotech Dutch plant-based ingredients company Fooditive is scaling up existing products and introducing the latest developments: LowSalt & Bee-free-Honey. “We feel like the next chapter of this journey has just begun. With the support from our shareholders, clients, partners and our team we are focused to increase our impact and make a fundamental change in the […] September 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Sep 2022 Onego Bio secures extra funding for egg white production technology Onego Bio is a biotech spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The company uses a commercially proven Trichoderma technology to solve environmental problems associated with eggs, one of the world’s most used animal proteins. Onego Bio said its sustainable and cost-effective precision fermentation method produces ovalbumin, the most abundant egg white protein, and […] September 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Sep 2022 Cultivated Biosciences raises $1.5M to take fats to the next frontier Cultivated Biosciences, an ingredient startup biotech company founded by Swiss entrepreneurs Tomas Turner and Dimitri Zogg, has just raised a $1.5M pre-seed round. The funding will enable the growing team to further optimize its production processes, research food applications and start product development of its creamy ingredient for dairy alternatives from non-GMO yeast with their […] September 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 25 Aug 2022 Five cleantech companies making New Zealand more green Cleantechs are focused on reducing negative environmental impacts by offering recycling, renewable energy, green chemistry solutions and more. From extracting gold from old electronics to seaweed supplements for cattle, here are five cleantech companies hailing from New Zealand. New Zealand has been ranked fourth in the world for biotechnology innovation potential. By leveraging the country’s […] August 25, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
Best in Biotech 23 Aug 2022 Five industrial biotech companies making Japan more sustainable Japan has big plans to lead the world’s push to become more sustainable. Here are five local sustainable tech companies that could help it meet this mission. Japan is best known for its well-developed technology and manufacturing firms. The nation also hosts a thriving biotechnology sector, with players across sectors including healthcare and industrial biotechnology. […] August 23, 2022 - 6 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 23 Aug 2022 Constructive Bio launches with $15M seed investment to re-engineer biology A biotech company has launched in the UK after securing a deal that includes intellectual property re-engineering biology by creating new classes of enzymes, pharmaceuticals and biomaterials. Constructive Bio has completed a $15 million (€15 million) seed round and gained an exclusive license from the Medical Research Council to intellectual property (IP) developed by Professor […] August 23, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
More News! 12 Aug 2022 Planet’s plastic problem can be eased by enzyme engineering platform, researchers say Steps have been taken to tackle the planet’s plastic problem by researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB). They have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution. The platform can successfully degrade polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the plastic commonly used in plastic bottles. Enzymatic recycling The researchers say […] August 12, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Jul 2022 Plant-based nylon addressing urgent need for sustainable materials Global brands need to take action by using sustainable materials with traceable and transparent supply chains, the CEO of a US biotech company says. Genomatica (Geno) alongside longtime collaborator Aquafil has just completed the first demonstration scale production runs for plant-based nylon-6. Christopher Schilling, Geno CEO says: “Now, more than ever, global brands are taking […] July 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email