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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...


Algae-derived omega-3 – MiAlgae ‘s product for aqua feed and pet food

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...


Bio-based glue – adhesive bonds that grow stronger in water.

Patent-pending glue formulations developed at Purdue University from fully sustainable, bio-based components establish bonds that grow stronger when underwater. Researchers at Purdue University have developed a glue made from zein (a protein found in corn) and tannic acid. Tannic acid is a plant-based polyphenol that...


Bio-based dyes – Chromologics bag $7.5 million as seed funding.

Chromologics, a Danish biotech leveraging precision fermentation technology to produce colors for the food industry, has received $7.5 million as seed funding. The product is part of a new family of fungal-derived pigments, called atrorosins, that the cofounders discovered. The natural red food coloring is...