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£16 million funding for biotech firm offering sustainable omega-3

Envirotec Magazine

Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. With this backing, we’re focused on building the infrastructure needed to meet the growing global demand for sustainable Omega-3s whilst continuing to advance innovation in biotechnology.”

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Proud of the Cs: Celtics and Climatetech

Greentown Labs

Greater Boston, specifically Cambridge, is well regarded as the global hub for life science innovation, research and development, and talent—not to mention the many pharmaceutical and biotech companies headquartered here. Greentown now spans a 100,000 sq.

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

Jonathan Rand, who is part of the biotechnology business unit at CPI, agreed that reducing the amount of farmland used for animal agriculture by using more cultivated meats could have a "massive" impact on the wider environment. The environmental benefits of cultivated meat were also highlighted by industry insiders in the report.

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Gene editing could help save the planet — if scientists can avoid the typos

Grist

On Monday, the scientists studying these gene-edited cattle published a paper in the journal Nature Biotechnology explaining what happened. Department of Agriculture program to assess the risks of biotech, her team first verified that the hornless trait was being passed down through generations of cattle. Funded by a U.S.

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Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

We also work to improve plant biotechnologies and have contributed to proof-of-concept studies demonstrating that genome editing can be used to develop useful traits in barley, brassica and potatoes by deleting just a few letters of DNA. Power in the seed system. But what you say about profit can't really be ignored.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.