12 May 202024 October 2020Pyrowave closes Series B led by Michelin and Sofinnova PartnersThe investment marks a significant step forward making plastic circularity a reality
15 August 20199 August 20195 Minutes With… Joško Bobanović from Sofinnova Partners“In theory, the beauty about synthetic biology is that everything is possible. It allows us to design things without going through the classical disciplines like chemistry or physics.”
30 July 201925 July 2019Microphyt raises €28.5 million to develop its portfolio of microalgae-based natural solutions for nutrition and well-beingIn nutrition and wellbeing, consumer demand for natural, effective, safe and sustainably produced solutions is booming
21 February 201917 February 2019AFYREN secures over 60 million euros of financing to move into its industrial development phaseAFYREN has confirmed the production of bio-based organic acids on a pre-industrial scale for use with multiple applications
18 April 201817 April 2018Biotechnologies: EnobraQ is gaining momentum!Company opens up capital, confirms 2nd round of fundraising
5 October 201719 September 2017Psst! The latest bioeconomy flashes from Bayer, Gingko, BioAmber, Joule, TerraVia, Corbion, Phytelligence, DNA ScriptBayer and Ginkgo Bioworks will create a new company focused on the plant microbiome
6 April 201729 March 2017Industrial sugars from waste: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Comet BiorefiningComet’s development has provided increasing shape to the development of an biobased industrial cluster in the Sarnia region of Ontario
22 March 201720 March 2017Comet Biorefining Completes Equity FinancingAgricultural residues to be converted into high-purity dextrose for production of sustainable bio-chemicals
Sofinnova Partners announces the successful IPO of Avantium, a front runner in renewable chemistry, which raises €103 M on EuronextFunds raised will be used to further commercialise Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes
Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercialThe company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF
8 March 20173 March 2017Sofinnova Partners erzielt 106 Mio. Euro beim ersten Zeichnungsschluss für seinen Industrial Biotech-FondDieser auf den Bereich nachhaltige Chemie ausgerichtete Fond bildet die Fortsetzung einer Serie von 9 Investitionen in den Sektor seit 2009
26 January 201724 January 2017Here are 15 Women Leading in European BiotechWhich women are particularly successful in biotech across the continent?
3 November 20162 November 20163F Bio voted best speech and MetGen won the John Sime award at Efib 2016Companies were acknowledged as industrial biotech leaders at this year’s European Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy
14 June 201613 June 2016Ahem, it’s the chems: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Sofinnova and biobased chemicals private equityCompany chief Denis Luquin gave these slides on renewable chemical private equity at ABLC 2016
20 May 201612 May 2016An exclusive interview with Mike Hartmann, Executive VP BioAmberMike Hartmann, executive vice president of BioAmber, talks to Il Bioeconomista
16 December 201516 December 2015Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emergesIn Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF
30 November 201526 November 2015A solution for reducing greenhouse gases? TWB announces the creation of EnobraQ, specialist in CO2 capture and exploitation using yeast TWB’s partner, Sofinnova Partners, is the lead investor in EnobraQ, with a funding of €1.3 million from its « Green Seed Fund »
16 September 201514 September 2015100% renewable – making bio-plastics realThe Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle
11 August 201510 August 2015Updates on Top Value Added Chemicals from BiomassProgress in commercialization/development of several renewable chemicals that were candidates under the US DOE’s 2004 Top Value Added Biomass-based Chemicals
28 July 201527 July 2015BIO World Congress closes in Montreal—and sets new record!More than 1,200 industry leaders representing 725 companies
22 July 201521 July 2015Renewable Chemistry Start-Up Award 2015Glucan Biorenewables Wins Sofinnova Partners Renewable Chemistry Start-Up Award
6 July 20153 July 2015The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies10 technologies that are changing the landscape. Let’s dive into the who and why
9 June 20159 June 2015Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant BottleProduction goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan
21 May 201520 May 2015Eleven days left to apply – Renewable Chemistry Start-Up AwardDeadline for applications is 30 May, online voting for the best five companies to end on 5 July
24 April 201523 April 2015Sofinnova Partners announces Renewable Chemistry Start-up AwardAward is open to start-up companies with a revenue of less than $5M, who are active in renewable chemistry, industrial biotechnology or renewable fuels
18 February 201517 February 2015Synthace set for rapid growth after funding boostCompany to set new benchmarks in how to engineer biological systems
16 February 201513 February 2015TWB welcomes 10 new partners to accelerate innovations in the bioeconomyUnique construction associates researchers, manufacturers and investors inside a consortium to develop a bioeconomy in the field of chemistry, materials and energy
27 January 201526 January 2015Green Biologics secures $76 million in debt and equity financingProceeds position company to deliver 1st commercial plant in U.S.
12 January 20159 January 2015Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute GuideThe company portrait of BioAmber, Inc.
9 January 20158 January 2015Avantium: Biofuels Digest’s 2015 5-Minute GuideJime Lana about Avantium, a technology company specialized in the area of advanced catalytic research
3 December 20132 December 2013Green Biologics Closes £15.4 Million Funding Led By Sofinnova PartnersCompany to purchase the assets of Central MN Ethanol Co-op to retrofit the plant to produce renewable n-butanol and acetone in 2016
12 June 20132013 BIO World Congress to Feature Focus on Investment Opportunities in Clean TechInnovative Industrial Biotech Companies to Present to Investors
