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Give biotech a chance for the planet’s sake, EU lawmakers urged

TechCrunch: Climate

European Union lawmakers are being urged to avoid too much risk aversion from holding back the potential of the homegrown biotech sector. Developments in biotech could be transformative in a range of critical sectors.

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Sharks, beauty and synthetic biotech

GreenBiz

Synthetic biotechnology is projected to surpass $61 billion in revenue by 2030, driven by companies interested in shifting sourcing strategies away from petrochemicals or practices harmful for biodiversity.

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Ines Schiller, Vyld: Reengineering the tampon – and the ethos of biotech

Impact Alpha

The post Ines Schiller, Vyld: Reengineering the tampon – and the ethos of biotech appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 26 – Ines Schiller got the idea for seaweed tampons while training in South Africa to be a marine environment guide.

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ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Nature-based biotech

Impact Alpha

The post ImpactAlpha Deal Spotlight: Nature-based biotech appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 20 — Forests, oceans and soils play a crucial role in absorbing greenhouse gas emissions – and they could use some.

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Welsh biotech firm announces AD-boosting additive

Envirotec Magazine

Cardiff-based biotech company Genesis Biosciences has developed what it describes as a novel and low site footprint solution to help bolster the performance and environmental credentials of anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. Wastewater treatment plant.

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The Hong Kong stock exchange is helping biotech companies raise billions

Impact Alpha

The post The Hong Kong stock exchange is helping biotech companies raise billions appeared first on Impact Alpha. Editor’s note: Impaakt is a crowd-sourced platform that uses collective intelligence to produce impact analyses and scores. Each week, the Impaakt reviewing team.

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Unilever invests in biotech alternatives to palm oil for greener cleaning

GreenBiz

New $120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.

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