Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2022

A new fund has been launched by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to enable biotech companies to access specialist facilities, equipment and resources. The grants will enable companies to secure timely access to the facilities and expertise vital to expediting innovations.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

A UK-based demonstration plant that generates industrial biotechnology sugars and other recycled material streams from the paper and card in mixed household waste has come online in May 2022. The Centre for Process Innovation UK is expected to join soon as a new project partner.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m Championing the circular economy, the company has developed a novel biotechnology platform which uses low-value coproducts from the food and drink industry as a feedstock to initially grow microalgae rich in Omega-3 oils.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The CO is captured initially using technology from Italian biotech firm Lanzatech – a proprietary fermentation process that depends upon “selected and naturally occurring bacteria”, which converts the carbon-rich gas to ethanol. Through innovation and collaboration, we continue re-inventing essentials for sustainable living.”. “We

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Biohm, a London biotech and biomanufacturing startup, has created a line of sustainable lampshades called Obscure that are made of 100% coffee chaff and orange peel. They regularly use excess resources/wastes and byproducts, aiming to reduce use of plastics by replacing them in various products they create. Biohm Images via Biohm.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

While synthetic biology isn’t new, its potential as a means for scalable and sustainable production has been dramatically enhanced by the recent breakthrough innovations of low-cost DNA sequencing and gene editing tools such as CRISPR-Cas9. Pow’s innovative solution involves editing the fermentation host (i.e.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

Oliver Camp is passionate about food waste, which he calls a "terrible indictment of our ability to manage our food and supply chains." But he also sees ample opportunity for reducing it, and for redistributing this "waste" to hundreds of millions of malnourished people worldwide. LinkedIn . LinkedIn | Twitter.

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