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Seychelles to work with India on joint biofuels project, says minister

 Feb 09, 2024 India and Seychelles will conduct a joint project for the introduction of biofuels in the island country in the coming year, according to Seychelles’ Minister of Energy, Climate Change and Agriculture Flavien P Joubert. Seychelles joined the India-led Global Biofuel Alliance last...


World’s first bio-based vitamin B7 – Biosyntia raises $11.6 million in funding.

Biosyntia raises $11.6m to launch world’s first bio-based vitamin B7 Biosyntia uses "precision fermentation" technology to concentrate the active materials from the plants - this process involves the use of engineered microbes to convert sugar into Biotin. Click here to know more about precision fermentation....


Capturing the carbon to make “carbon negative” – UK government’s $2.5 Billion bet on Drax.

UK government approves $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant in Drax Power station in North Yorkshire, in the north of England. Drax, the power station in Yorkshire, which produces around 4% of the UK’s power, mostly burns biomass imported from North America. Originally intended...


Bio-Nylon -How Genomatica Is Fermenting A $10 Billion Market.

Genomatica (San Diego) intends to develop enzymatic pathways for the production of the chemical building blocks hexamethylenediamine, adipic acid and caprolactam - which are essential in production of nylon. Genomatica reached a milestone that epitomizes a shift from fossil fuels to biology making nylon-6—using a...


Bio-based silk producer AM Silk secures US $ 27 million funding.

AM Silk, from Germany, the first company in the world to provide vegan silk biopolymers for industrial use, has obtained an extra US $ 27 million in Series C financing. The vegan silk is created through the process of transferring the genetic code from a...


Bio-based PET and polyesters – Origin Materials and Sustainea partner up.

Origin Materials, a company that produces carbon negative materials, and Sustainea, a company that produces bio-based Mono ethylene glycol (MEG), have launched a strategic partnership to develop 100% bio-based PET and polyesters. Using sustainable feedstocks like sugarcane and corn, Sustainea generates bio-based Mono ethylene glycol...


India’s 1st Napier Grass Bio CNG Plant – Germany’s Bioenergy Ties with Gruner Renewables

Bio Energy, a German company that provides technology and engineering design for biomass-based gas plants, has entered the Indian market in partnership with a Noida-based start-up, Gruner Renewable Energy. Gruner Renewable will build customized biogas plants for customers with BioEnergy’s design and also buy-back the...


Plant cell tech – Ayana Bio Launches its Health & Wellness Ingredients.

Ayana Bio announced the first-ever launch of plant cell-cultivated lemon balm and echinacea health and wellness ingredients, starting with the U.S. market. Boston based Ayana Bio's products, produced using plant cell cultivation technology - usually termed as tissue culture, a means to create plant materials...


ENTAZIA: How FMC’s New Biofungicide Revolutionizes Crop Protection in India

Leading international agricultural sciences business FMC Corporation launches ENTAZIA bio fungicide, a novel bio fungicide for crop protection, in India. ENTAZIA bio fungicide was developed based on a proprietary strain of Bacillus subtilis. By activating the crop’s defense system against plant pathogens, ENTAZIATM bio fungicide...


Bio-based dyes for jeans – AGI Denim & Huue partner to create sustainable denim.

Pakistan denim manufacturer AGI Denim has partnered with sustainable dye maker Huue of California to produce denim jeans made from Huue Indigo, which uses microbial fermentation to create colors in a sustainable alternative to traditional dyes. Huue Indigo studies the enzymes in plants that create...