White House strategic adviser delves into the state of biotechnology
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The bioeconomy is already a strong sector for the U.S. Here’s how we ensure it's decarbonized.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
The bioeconomy is already a strong sector for the U.S. Here’s how we ensure it's decarbonized.
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. IBioIC’s Facilities Access Fund will allow businesses to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to support critical research and development projects.
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Impact Alpha
AUGUST 28, 2023
Kentegra Biotechnology is helping farmers substitute affordable bio-pesticides for. The post Kentegra Biotechnology in Kenya scores $15 million for organic crop treatments appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, August 28 – Imported crop treatments are expensive for smallholder farmers in Africa.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
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.
GreenBiz
JUNE 24, 2022
New $120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products.
Business Green
MARCH 30, 2021
National standards body partners with government innovation agency InnovateUK and the Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Forum on major new report setting out full potential for bio feedstocks.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The same biotechnological improvements that are contributing to the rapid growth in alternative food proteins are also opening new possibilities for textiles and materials.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 26, 2022
New funding available from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) aims to help grow Scotland’s bioeconomy. Initiatives that have secured funding previously include a wide range of industrial biotechnology applications – from low-carbon construction materials made from bacteria to lithium-ion batteries derived from seaweed.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
This biotechnology company is disrupting the dye industry.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The study, published in SCI’s Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , introduces novel processes that promise to elevate the efficiency and viability of large-scale production. Isopropanol and acetone have a combined global market of $10 billion.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 11, 2021
The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has appointed Liz Fletcher as its new director of business engagement and operations, to support the growth of Scotland’s developing bioeconomy and delivery of the National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology. Liz Fletcher.
PV Tech
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Better Energy has signed a PPA with Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies to sell electricity generated at its 107MW solar project in Vedde.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 15, 2022
The measurement technologies to be developed in the project will be applicable also for other biotechnological processes. Industrial biotechnology is becoming more and more an important part of sustainable industrial practices. In ROBA, a series of optical and other online methods will be explored.
Charged
DECEMBER 29, 2023
“We offer a wide portfolio of sustainable solutions to tackle the crucial challenges of our planet and society, as we focus on four growth platforms: battery materials, hydrogen, thermoplastic composites, and renewable materials and biotechnology,” said Mike Finelli, Chief North America Officer. Source: Syensqo
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 3, 2023
In Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology , German scientists appear to show that the answer is yes: the biomass of some exotic photosynthetic cyanobacteria can efficiently absorb REEs from wastewater, for example derived from mining, metallurgy, or the recycling of e-waste. So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too?
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
In line with forecasts from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) the feasibility study, which is supported by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), could result in up to 40,000 tonnes of marine growth found on platform jackets being recycled over the next decade.
CleanTech Group
JANUARY 24, 2023
Meat without meat, cloud-based autonomous machines, biotechnology and photosynthesis enhanced trees – get the full insight on latest cleantech deals worth looking at.
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 9, 2022
Both Abel and Berliner are members of the Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space (CUBES), a project developing biotechnologies to support space exploration. Now that we have an idea of how much power is available, we can start connecting that availability to the biotechnologies in CUBES,” Berliner said.
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 20, 2022
With six-figure funding support from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), Eco Clean is aiming to develop a more sustainable alternative to traditionally petrochemical-based surfactants, which can be produced at scale.
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Over three years, the New Cotton Project will see textile waste collected and sorted via consumer apparel take-back programs, then regenerated into cellulose-based textile fibers by Finnish biotechnology specialist Infinited Fiber Company, the 12 project partners confirmed.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 10, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 10 – Legal agreements between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and private biotechnology companies were supposed to be the great equalizer. The post Linchpin of Gates Foundation’s health strategies, ‘global access agreements’ fail their COVID-19 test appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2019
Biotechnology- reducing environmental impact. Biotechnology allows us to harness the exquisite selectivity of nature to efficiently produce complex chemicals, often using temperatures and pressures lower than in traditional organic synthesis.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 6, 2023
A family-owned whisky distillery in the central belt of Scotland, Falkirk Distillery, has joined forces with biotechnology company MiAlgae in a bid to advance the use of circular economy principles in the whisky industry.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Jennifer hints at the potential for applying genetics expertise from medicine to industrial biotechnology; one day Lanzatech hopes to produce acetone, isopropyl alcohol and other valuable chemicals directly from its carbon-eating microbes.
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The technologies reported on are compiled in seven groups, all of which are important to the UK economy: AI, digital and computing Advanced materials and manufacturing Electronics, photonics and quantum Energy and environmental Biotechnology Health and medical Robotics and space.
Hydrogen Fuel News
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
An article from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) shows that diesel generators account for approximately 59% of an institution’s annual carbon footprint, equating to around 1460.20 Research from ScienceDirect reveals substantial air pollutant emissions from captive diesel generators. tons of CO2 per year.
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2022
New £120m venture aims to scale up biotechnology alternative to palm oil and fossil fuels used to make everyday products. Unilever did not disclose the amount it had invested in the partnership, but confirmed it was the largest investment it had made to date in biotechnology alternatives to palm oil.
Global Renewable News
MAY 24, 2023
Ductor, a leading circular biotechnology.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Jennifer hints at the potential for applying genetics expertise from medicine to industrial biotechnology; one day Lanzatech hopes to produce acetone, isopropyl alcohol and other valuable chemicals directly from its carbon-eating microbes.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Lanzatech’s technology is described as “a combination of cutting-edge genetic engineering, state-of-the-art biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and innovations in mechanical and chemical engineering”.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
The MicroHarvest team have made significant progress in overcoming the challenges associated with scaling biotechnological processes. We’re developing technology that fuels the resilient food system of tomorrow producing the nutritious and sustainable protein ingredients that the world will need in a very near future.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 31, 2023
Funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), the results of the project could help to unlock new Scottish supply chains for natural and sustainable feeds.
Business Green
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Agency teams up with Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to launch new funding competition.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 16, 2023
A technique for extracting rare elements from waste alloy metals is being developed by Aberdeenshire-based SEM and researchers from the University of Edinburgh, with funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), a networking and support organisation based in Glasgow.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
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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 products will be used in the production of several high-performance bio-based materials.
Charged
JULY 13, 2021
Charging management specialist Enel X is working with Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB) to electrify the biotechnology company’s employee vehicle fleet. Biogen has committed to convert its global fleet of over 1,000 vehicles to EVs by 2025.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 9, 2022
Among the latest systems to emerge from biotechnology research are two that are becoming more and more established: mechanical ventilation and biofiltration.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
The same biotechnological improvements that are contributing to the rapid growth in alternative food proteins are also opening new possibilities for textiles and materials. Read more: Will alternative proteins disrupt textiles?
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 14, 2021
Our funding will help unlock a vital next step for this project to support sustainable fuel and chemicals production through biotechnology, and ultimately create new jobs and investment to strengthen communities across Scotland.
Sustainability Consulting
MAY 19, 2021
This is already happening in the field of biotechnology for consumer goods where drop-in replacements for harmful ingredients ignore that broader context and reinforce social and ecological inequities. Chieza says we need a more revolutionary approach that asks the big questions, “what kind of world do we wish for?”
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The results have been published in the Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. Using just 1kg of the grain, Dr Ahmed Osman from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering has been able to create enough activated carbon to spread across 100 football pitches.
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