12 August 201610 August 2016 The Summer of Innovation: How to get bacon out of spent coffee grounds, and other topics Blue Marble Biomaterials released natural flavor ingredient for use in food and beverage applications
11 August 201610 August 2016 Christian Kemp Griffin, Ceo of CelluComp: “Investments should be made in the bioeconomy because it is the future” Il Bioeconomista interview about CelluComp and the development of the bioeconomy
Forschungsprojekt zur Entwicklung eines Fluorcarbon-freien Hydrophobierungsmittels für Textilien gestartet Wissenschaftler wollen ein natürliches Ausrüstungsmittel auf Basis von biotechnologisch hergestellten wasserabweisenden Pilzproteinen entwickeln
8 August 20164 August 2016 Evidencing the Bioeconomy BBSRC launching evidence-based review of both the contribution of the bioeconomy to the UK economy and the prospects for growth
3 August 201624 January 2017 Evonik commercializes biosurfactants First company able to use biotech methods to produce surfactants on an industrial scale
2 August 20161 August 2016 BioPreferred Partner Spotlight: Verdezyne Asking Tom Beardslee, Ph.D., VP of R&D about the biobased innovations at Verdezyne
29 July 201628 July 2016 Cellulosic sugars heading for scale: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Leaf Resources Glycell technology is getting a lot of attention as a source of low-cost cellulosic sugars
27 July 201626 July 2016 Spider Couture: The emergence of spider silk for applications from fashion to protection Advanced biotechnology’s ability to synthesize spider proteins is emerging industry markets
26 July 201625 July 2016 Evonik’s Biolys® plant comes on stream in Castro, Brazil First Evonik plant to produce the feed-grade amino acid L-lysine in Latin America
25 July 201622 July 2016 TWB & PILI partners for the production of dyes Aim is to reach pilot scale of industrial manufacturing process for first bio-based dye
Policy: Five cornerstones of a global bioeconomy Conflicting national priorities make it hard to align bioeconomy policies to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals on a global scale
20 July 201619 July 2016 AMSilk grows with additional capital – ramp-up of BIOSTEEL® production Further growth to provide especially the business divisions Medical Technology and Industrial Applications & Textiles
18 July 201618 July 2016 Starch improves barrier properties of PE-films Wageningen UR cooperates with Avebe and chemical company Sabic to develop gradually bio-based films
14 July 201613 July 2016 BIO Applauds House Passage of the Fostering Innovation Act Fostering Innovation Act to extend the JOBS Act’s SOX 404(b) exemption for an additional five years
13 July 20167 July 2016 National Bioscience Report Shows Industry Creating Jobs and Driving Innovation The U.S. is experiencing strong gains in bioscience venture capital funding and patents
11 July 20168 July 2016 Global Bioenergies obtains a €400,000 grant from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF) to produce renewable gasoline additives – Audi will use these for engine testing
8 July 20167 July 2016 Valuable phosphorus from sewage sludge: AVA cleanphos pilot plant comes online Hydrothermal carbonisation in phosphorus recovery has potential to be more efficient and cost-effective than existing phosphorus recovery methods
1 July 201630 June 2016 Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd. announces ground-breaking and agreement signing for significant expansion in bio-produced monomer and polyamide production New production facility to provide significant expansion to LCDA production
17 June 201615 June 2016 Synthetic Biology – The next renewables frontier? More and more interests focusing on microbial genome engineering tools for chemicals production
Chemicals from wood waste New study shows, biotechnological manufacture using wood waste is either significantly cheaper or considerably more eco-friendly than conventional methods based on oil
15 June 201613 June 2016 Synthetic Biotechnology enables sustainable production of bioactive natural substances A new molecular toolkit for the de-novo design of bioactive agents
9 June 20166 June 2016 BioMalaysia & Asia Pacific BioEconomy 2016 Unveils Significant Movement for Bioeconomy Malaysia Rebranding of BiotechCorp to Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation fortifies nation’s leadership in bioeconomy
Evolva animated video nabs Platinum at Hermes Awards Evolva dedicates award to Phil Robinson, the late-great creative genius who directed this unique three-minute video on biotech and brewing
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
6 May 201628 April 2016 Molecular Lego – How researchers teach bacteria new behaviours Modifying composition of genome modules
4 May 201628 April 2016 The Methane Reformation: Intrexon, Calysta chart new pathways to economic heaven Intrexon Energy Partners and Dominion Energy entered into an agreement to explore the potential for commercial-scale biological conversion of natural gas to isobutanol
3 May 201628 April 2016 Wageningen UR: Biobased alternative for sound and vibration-reducing materials in railway systems Project ‘MAGIC’ to develop new resins from biomass which cure into an elastic rubber-like compound
How the GE Mushroom Could Change the Debate Around GMOs CRISPR allows scientists to cut and paste gene sequences more easily than ever
2 May 201627 April 2016 Highlights of the BIO Conference 2016 Short recap of the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology, 18-20 April 2016
27 April 20169 September 2021 CO2 Can Be Part of the Solution Interesting group of presentations focused on the use of sunlight and carbon capture at BIO’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
25 April 20169 September 2021 BRAIN and Südzucker cooperate in the field of CO2 utilisation by microorganisms Researchers alliance two-stage process was successfully developed at laboratory scale
22 April 201621 April 2016 Biotech/GM Crops Planted on Two Billion Hectares from 1996 to 2015 Farmers Reap >US$150 Billion from Advances in Biotech Crops over 20 Years
18 April 201614 April 2016 BIOWC16 Workshop: “Growing a Billion Ton Bioeconomy in the United States” Workshop open to all attendees at the 2016 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology
15 April 20167 April 2016 Bacteria and Innovation Plant biotechnology is the vanguard of a new frontier
14 April 201612 April 2016 New platforms, new pathways: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Organic Acids, the molecules and markets Main Digest slide deck can be seen below
13 April 20169 September 2021 Agenda of nova Session on Carbon Capture and Utilization online Registration now open, number of participants limited
29 March 201624 March 2016 Successful start of the new conference series “Industrial Biotechnology Forum” in Munich Start of the conference series attracted high number of interested scientists from academy and industry, political representatives
23 March 201621 March 2019 AVA-CO2 Launches A Research Project To Replace Carcinogenic Formaldehyde With Bio-based 5-HMF Biotechnology meeting Swiss' Science to help avoid environmental impact
22 March 201621 March 2016 BioAmber reports operational progress at Sarnia plant More than 100 companies have tested and qualified the bio-succinic acid produced at Sarnia's plant
17 March 201615 March 2016 International Collaboration for Sustainable Bioeconomy Development between Brazil and The Netherlands Signed at ECO-BIO conference, 7 March 2016 in Rotterdam
16 March 201615 March 2016 Will Berlin Be the Global Capital of the Bioeconomy? Vision, Strategy and Teamwork: The German Winning Formula
11 March 20169 September 2021 MIT researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel Successful trial at a pilot plant in China using bacteria to convert exhaust emissions to oil will now be tested at a larger scale
10 March 20169 March 2016 Evonik and JeNaCell intensify their cooperation JeNaCell preparing market launch of a new product line in the area of dermatology
9 March 20164 March 2016 BASF to refocus plant biotechnology research Research portfolio to concentrate on projects with highest business and technical realization potential
8 March 20169 September 2021 IKEA joins advanced bioeconomy via Newlight deal Company to use Newlight’s carbon capture technology to convert bio-based greenhouse gases into AirCarbon thermoplastics
4 March 20163 March 2016 Biosynthetic Technologies: Advancing a First-Commercial Renewable Chemical Project Company Biosynthetic Technologies to be among the early potential beneficiaries
25 February 201616 February 2016 Koch Biological Solutions invests in Pathway Biologic Leveraging Pathways fermentation and formulation capabilities with Koch’s discovery platform and commercialization capabilities
24 February 201623 February 2016 Ajinomoto launches Innovation Alliance Program Company looking for open innovation opportunities in the area of fermentation, bio-based materials or biopharmaceutical manufacturing technology
22 February 201619 February 2016 Tax credit could spur biochemical revolution White paper report for Iowa's incentives to promote renewable innovations
11 February 201610 February 2016 Amyris Launches Pathways Program Low-cost, low-risk opportunity to access Amyris’s synthetic biology technology
