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Start-up providing sustainable Omega-3 secures £2.3m funding

Envirotec Magazine

Edinburgh-based biotechnology start-up MiAlgae has secured further investment of £2.3m Established in 2016, the firm says it has created a solution to producing a sustainable source of Omega-3 for animal and human consumption – something which is currently produced by extracting the oil from billions of wild caught fish.

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Mapping tool aims to signpost raw materials for Scotland’s bioeconomy

Envirotec Magazine

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes.

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Scottish seaweed sparks idea to boost electric vehicle batteries

Envirotec Magazine

As well as this, we need to find more sustainable production methods and ways to use naturally occurring materials as part of battery manufacturing. It is also targeting the growing demand for bio-based materials across industrial and manufacturing sectors, including naturally regenerative seaweed which can be harvested sustainably.

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How Hydrogen is Changing Hollywood

Hydrogen Fuel News

The HGDWS 165 ST Generator: A Game-Changer for Sustainable Power in the Film Industry H2OnSet, a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions, has launched the HGDWS 165 ST generator, a transformative product designed to meet the unique needs of the film industry. “We found H2OnSet’s proposition intriguing.

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Innovate UK preps £16m of low emission food funding

Business Green

Agency teams up with Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to launch new funding competition. This joint BBSRC and Innovate UK investment will support incredibly important capacity building, research, innovation and business-led commercialisation to help develop alternative, more sustainable protein sources," he said.

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Greener cleaning? Unilever and Genomatica team up to develop biotech alternatives to palm oil

Business Green

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.

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Re-introduction of sugar beet to Scotland takes significant step forward

Envirotec Magazine

Sugar beet is seen as a key building block for the development of sustainable supply chains and a ‘bioeconomy’, which uses natural materials instead of petrochemical compounds in manufacturing. The study will examine the widespread benefits that are expected to follow on from the crop’s return to Scotland.