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25 June 202122 June 2021

New fund launched to support biotechnology spin-out

Funding will support researchers at Scottish universities to progress bio-based research and establish new companies in any relevant market

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24 June 20219 September 2021

VITO optimises CO2 conversion in the European-funded BioRECO2VER project

Industrial point sources of CO2 are well suited for carbon capture & utilisation applications, in short CCU. The conversion of greenhouse gases into added value (base) chemicals can take place in biological processes. With a brand new, unique high-pressure fermenter, VITO is researching how these processes can be optimised.

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Bioeconomy: Taking Microbes out of Dark and into the Light

Research Alliance Develops New Methods for Screening and Cultivating Biotechnologically Promising Microorganisms

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21 June 202116 June 2021

Dan*na launches a pilot plant for biomaterials and bioplastics production in the Barcelona Science Park

Company is among the 5 TOP startups in the world that develop sustainable plastics, in a recent report by StartUs Insights

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16 June 202116 June 2021

Wall Street wins signal the start of a synthetic biology revolution

Last month, Ginkgo Bioworks landed a blank-check deal that valued the company at $15 billion, more than triple what it was worth last year

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Cargill and HELM partner to build $300M commercial-scale, renewable BDO facility, first in the US, to meet growing customer demand

New joint venture unveils QIRA, a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that saves up to 93 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of conventional BDO

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9 June 202116 June 2021

Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC deal

Company will be a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and will continue to make other filings with the SEC in line with public company requirements

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28 May 202116 June 2021

DMC’s Downstream Processing Proven At Scale

The purification of L-alanine from the fermentation broth was successfully completed for more than 6,000 kg of product

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25 May 20219 September 2021

Summer Special at the nova-Institute: 20 % discount on all market and trend reports starting now, until 31 August 2021

From technologies over building blocks and polymers to fine chemicals: The latest market reports on bio- and CO₂-based production, recycling, bio-based naphtha and the mass balance approach for a special price

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20 May 202118 June 2021

Food Waste: A Promising Source of Sustainable Biohydrogen Fuel

This comprehensive study aims to review the potential of food waste for biohydrogen production using microbial mediators

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12 May 20219 September 2021

Unilever expands to CO2-based surfactant raw material

Company’s goal is to convert 100% of its fossil-based raw materials in its cleaning and laundry product formulations in brands

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4 May 202118 June 2021

DMC and Conagen Partner for Commercial Manufacturing of L-alanine

Partnership combines Conagen’s production expertise with DMC's bioprocess technology and follows DMC’s demonstration of commercial-scale production in March 2021

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28 April 20219 September 2021

New Process to Recycle Waste Polyurethanes Using Enzymatic Degradation

This circular loop which combines biotechnology and chemistry could be repeated a very large number of times

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20 April 20219 September 2021

New roadmap sets out how to reduce CO2 emissions using Industrial Biotechnology

The new report identifies five industry sectors, with short to medium term potential for carbon reduction using industrial biotechnology

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29 March 202118 June 2021

BASF invests in biotechnology start-up Bota Bio

Bota Bio’s next-generation industrial biology platform is a combination of computation and cutting-edge biotechnology

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26 March 202118 June 2021

How will the Bioeconomy of the Future look like?

The BioMonitor project released two policy briefs that focused on future-oriented scenarios developed for the analysis with the BioMonitor Model Toolbox. These scenarios present possible future development pathways for the European Bioeconomy by 2030 and by 2050

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25 March 20219 September 2021

Recycle high-tech waste biologically

Innovative biotechnological process extracts gallium from industrial wastewater

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23 March 20219 September 2021

French oil giant backs startup recycling CO2 into animal food

Deep Branch raised 8 million euros to build a pilot plant to turn carbon dioxide into feed for livestock

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19 March 202117 March 2021

DMC Demonstrates Full Commercial Scale at Record Speed

The commercial performance metrics were demonstrated, meaning that no further strain improvements are required to achieve the target selling price

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11 March 202126 March 2021

Mr Climate Change and the Beastly Yeast

With restricted access to the labs in 2020, the scientists of the MeMBrane project have produced a children’s book about the SuperYeast citizen science project

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9 March 20214 March 2021

Enzyme Discovery and Engineering for Sustainable Plastic Recycling

This review highlights the recent trends and up-to-date advances in mining novel plastic-degrading enzymes through state-of-the-art omics-based techniques

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8 March 20213 March 2021

EuropaBio celebrates 25 years of biotech innovation with 2021 Anniversary programme

25 years of scientific advances will be amplified through webinars, interviews and reviews discussing some of the key drivers of biotechnology

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3 March 202126 February 2021

Portugal in prime position to lead Europe’s bioeconomy transformation

New in-depth exploration shows Portugal’s potential to become Europe’s Green Deal champion

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23 February 202118 February 2021

SWEETWOODS delivers first tons of high purity lignin and wood sugars

One of the goals of the SWEETWOODS project is to establish markets for lignin and sugar-based platform chemicals

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The Business of Biotechnology: Growing for Europe’s tomorrow

EuropaBio report ‘Measuring the Economic Footprint of the Biotechnology Industry in Europe’

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17 February 202112 February 2021

Scottish industrial biotechnology community hits combined turnover milestone

Companies approach £750 million and are on course to surpass 2025 target of £900 million

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16 February 202111 February 2021

Water-repellent and more: coating textiles sustainably with chitosan

In the last few years Fraunhofer IGB and partners in the HydroFichi project have researched how this can be done

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15 February 202110 February 2021

Three Methods to Produce Rare Cannabinoids: Cultivation, Chemical Synthesis, and Biosynthesis

This article will explore each of these methods, along with explaining the unique properties of rare cannabinoids

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3 February 20213 February 2021

Microbial Cell Factories Webinar Series – Biological Principles to Commercial Products

11th March, 25th March & 8th April, 17:00-19:00 CET

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29 January 202129 January 2021

For the first time: Growth rate for bio-based polymers with 8 % CAGR far above overall polymer market growth

Report on the global bio-based polymer market 2020 – A deep and comprehensive insight into this dynamic market

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20 January 202121 January 2021

Huge market potential for CBD and other cannabinoids – how best to produce them?

Cannabis removed from the UN prohibition schedule and CBD not considered as a narcotic drug – Two major decisions to drive further research to explore the full potential of one of the major and longest established medicinal plants

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19 January 202116 January 2021

Grand Challenges for Industrializing Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Next-generation industrial biotechnology is expected to reduce the bioproduction cost and process complexity, leading to successful commercial production of PHAs

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7 January 20219 September 2021

Creating animal food from a greenhouse gas

In the project React-First, scientists are working to produce a high-protein feed called Proton - more or less from thin air

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New Study Uses Bio-based, Renewable Solvent to Extract Key Nutrient to Combat COVID-19

Circa Group extracted phytonutrients like hesperidin from waste biomass – hesperidin binds to the virus’ key proteins and counteracts cell-damaging effects

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18 December 202016 December 2020

Fungi as biomaterials

Development of mushroom-based materials of the future

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4 December 20203 December 2020

Deciphering Organoids: High-Dimensional Analysis of Biomimetic Cultures

This review evaluates state-of-the-art analytical methods applied to organoids and discusses the latest advances in single-cell technologies

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3 December 20203 December 2020

Final programme available: 2nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres, 2–3 February 2021, hybrid event

With 210 participants and 15 exhibitors from 26 different countries, the “1^st International Conference on Cellulose Fibres” in 2020 was a great success and exceeded all expectations. Building on this success, the 2^nd International Conference on Cellulose Fibres will again cover the entire value chain

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2 December 20202 December 2020

An EU IP Action Plan for strong industrial ecosystems

Read our offical statement on the new IP Action Plan launched today

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24 November 20209 September 2021

Reuben Selby Showcases Infinited Fiber in Paris Fashion Week Debut

In his debut collection, the regenerated fibers in the textiles are created out of 100% post-consumer textile waste

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9 November 20209 November 2020

EuropaBio announces Dr Claire Skentelbery as new Director General of the association

Claire holds a PhD in biochemistry and has worked in the development of scientific networks and associations for over 15 years

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Animal feed made from recycled carbon secures €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator funding

Deep Branch has developed a low carbon animal feed with a nutritional profile that is comparable with fishmeal

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6 November 20203 November 2020

Biorefineries and bio-based products – would you like to get to know more about it?

Recently, some major investments in new and existing biorefineries were announced and some are now moving towards implementation

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3 November 20203 November 2020

Hyasynth completes key commercialization milestone for cannabinoid biosynthesis, receives $2.5 million payment

Company is following first-to-market achievement with CBD produced by fermentation

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2 November 20201 November 2020

Biotechnology for Tomorrow’s World: Scenarios to Guide Directions for Future Innovation

This paper shows how learning scenarios with a 2050 time horizon help to recognize the implications of political and societal developments on the innovation potential of ongoing biotechnological research

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30 October 202027 October 2020

Bolt Threads Partners With adidas, Kering, lululemon and Stella McCartney to Introduce Mylo™

The companies and Bolt Threads unite to form a first-of-its-kind Mylo consortium, a highly unique and creative collaborative partnership, to usher in a more sustainable future for fashion

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The highest heat-resistant plastic ever is developed from biomass

While petroleum-based plastic products are currently stronger and more flexible than bioplastics, scientists in Japan are working to fix that problem.

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26 October 202021 October 2020

The path forward for a green transition highlighted at EFIB2020

Conference focused on advancing the green economy with biotechnology innovation and included 24 sessions with over 100 speakers

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Flagship EU project aiming to replace toxic solvents with renewable alternatives launches today

The new ReSolute project is addressing the need for plant-based, higher-performing and safer chemicals in Europe

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23 October 20209 September 2021

Cyanobacteria as “green” catalysts in biotechnology

Cyanobacteria are environmentally friendly and readily available biocatalysts for the production of new chemicals

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16 October 202013 October 2020

Nobel Prize for Genome Editing Pioneers

Read our statement on the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna