Michroma is developing natural vegan-friendly food colourants powered by fungi to overhaul synthetic and animal-based, non-vegan food dyes. The product is part of a new family of fungal-derived pigments, called atrorosins, that the cofounders discovered. The natural red food coloring is produced using fungal fermentation....
Polymer scientists at IIT-Roorkee have developed an indigenous technology to produce bio-based packaging materials that can prevent counterfeiting of products. The technology uses bagasse, an agro-waste from sugarcane, and organic acids extracted from fruits to create transparent films that display different colours under UV light....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Using its novel biotechnology platform, MiAlgae recycles the co-products from the Scotch whisky industry as a feedstock to grow omega-3 rich microalgae that can be used as a fish feed and pet food ingredient. The Edinburgh-based Biotech company, MiAlgae, has officially launched its omega-3 product NaturAlgae, which...