IIT-Roorkee Develops Bio-based Packaging Technology to Combat Counterfeiting
by Narsi | Feb 17, 2024 | Bio based Polymers, India Updates, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
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...World’s first bio-based vitamin B7 – Biosyntia raises $11.6 million in funding.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Products, Consumer Products, Innovation Insights, Microbial Pathways, Nutraceuticals
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...Bio-Nylon -How Genomatica Is Fermenting A $10 Billion Market.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio based Polymers, Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
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...Bio-based silk producer AM Silk secures US $ 27 million funding.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways
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.
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Pathways, Bio based Polymers, Bio environmental Solutions, Bio Products, Biodegradable Plastics, Chemical Pathways, Environmental Solutions, Industrial Products, Innovation Insights, Land Pollution, Microbial Pathways, Plant Ecosystem
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...