16 April 202510 April 2025 What does ‘biodegradable’ packaging really mean? We explain the term and how it differs from ‘compostability’
19 March 202523 April 2025 Cracking Innovation: UCL Eastman biomaterials team win sustainability business pitch prize Dr David Chau and his team won the award for pitching their business idea, ReOvum - transforming waste eggshells into sustainable wound dressings and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic packaging
5 December 20242 December 2024 How AI is helping discover new biomaterials AI has already become a key part of generating new sustainable and renewable materials
15 November 202210 November 2022 The Big Compost Experiment: New Hub publication on home compostable plastics Citizen scientist project finds 60% of ‘compostable plastic’ doesn’t compost
21 October 202218 October 2022 Seaweed-based battery powers confidence in sustainable energy storage Bristol-led team uses nanomaterials made from seaweed to create a strong battery separator, paving the way for greener and more efficient energy storage
Batterie auf Seegrasbasis stärkt Vertrauen in nachhaltige Energiespeicherung Nanomaterialien aus Seetang zur Herstellung eines Batterieseparators, ebnen Weg für eine umweltfreundlichere und effizientere Energiespeicherung
16 March 20208 December 2020 BBIA responds to Tesco’s packaging strategy According to a recent study published by University College London, 84% of consumers prefer to purchase products in compostable packaging
13 February 20199 September 2021 Algen als Gebäudeverkleidung Algenvorhang ermöglicht CO2-Speicherung und Kühlung
Carbon pricing and digital tax find traction in Davos At World Economic Forum, the issue of improving the tax system by fighting against tax havens and closing loopholes played an important role
1 February 201830 January 2018 Ingenza embarks on ConBioChem collaboration Company aims to develop new industrial biotech-based routes to commodity chemicals
25 November 201624 November 2016 The End Of Biotechnology As We Know It Big challenges are waiting for science und industry according to the European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology 2016 in Graz/Austria
24 June 201623 June 2016 Why Airbus wants slime from green algae to fuel its planes Algae grows faster and produces higher energy yields than other plants, but is much more expensive to turn into fuel than traditional petroleum byproducts
4 December 20143 December 2014 Clean energy ‘bio batteries’ a step closer UEA researchers exploring how natural process work could inspire the design of modified proteins to induce microbial fuel cells for energy production
20 December 201319 December 2013 £18M for 13 unique industry-academia Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy 13 new cross-disciplinary research communities
13 November 2008 Evonik: Forschungspreis für Biokatalyse zur Herstellung neuer Medikamente und Stoffgruppen Enzym-Forscher Dalby erhält Evonik-Forschungspreis von 100.000 Euro
6 October 2008 Kandidaten für Europäischen Evonik-Forschungspreis nominiert Drei internationale Teams qualifizieren sich mit Forschungen über Enzyme, Proteine und Zucker - mit 100.000 Euro dotierter Innovationspreis für Weiße Biotechnologie
