India bio-economy updates from BioBiz Decentralized biochar production offers a cost-effective solution for farmers and SHGs to manage crop residues, enriching soil and supporting the agricultural shift to net-zero emissions. ICRISAT developed an affordable farm-level biochar kiln for smallholder farmers. The portable kiln produces high-quality biochar comparable to...
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz The BioTRIG system, using pyrolysis technology, could significantly benefit rural communities in India by turning organic waste into bio-oil, syngas, and biochar. Pyrolysis reduces indoor air pollution and provides cleaner energy through bio-oil and syngas. The system is projected to cut greenhouse gas...
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz Every year, 22 million tonnes of rice straw is burnt in Punjab and Haryana, contributing to severe pollution and elevated PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels in Delhi and NCR. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has launched a program to...
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....
India bio-economy updates from BioBiz 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...
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...
