by Narsi | Feb 19, 2024 | Bio Based Inks, Bio Products, Chemical Pathways, Microbial Pathways
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...
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...
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Products, Consumer Products, 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...
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio based Polymers, Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, 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...
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Textiles, Bio Products, 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...
by Narsi | Feb 8, 2024 | Bio Based Pathways, Bio based Polymers, Bio environmental Solutions, Bio Products, Biodegradable Plastics, Chemical Pathways, Environmental Solutions, Industrial Products, 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...
