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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 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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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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Innovate UK report presents “50 new technologies that could shape the future”

Envirotec Magazine

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.

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Biorefinery handles recycle-resistant plant waste

Envirotec Magazine

A long-standing grail of biotechnology is the effort to convert the lignin component of plant-based biomass into energy or something useful – this being a less wasteful avenue than simply burning it or throwing it away. It’s a waste.” The MEC cycles waste-filled water through the bacteria, which eat up the carbon.

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GreenTech Painting: Eco-Painting Services for the Home, Business and More

Green Business Bureau

From interior to exterior, GreenTech Painting not only guarantees quality workmanship and custom solutions but promotes the health and safety of their customers, communities and environment too. For Granados and Rojas, the interconnection between business practice and human and ecological health is clearly evident.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

The why: The nearly 16,000 desalination plants around the world create enough waste to cover Florida with a foot of brine each year. Edacious bridges the gap between agriculture and human health by enabling the food system to accurately measure, report and verify the nutritional content of whole foods.

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Denim and beyond: Huue's pursuit of 'clean colour' dyes

Business Green

This biotechnology company is aiming to disrupt the dye industry and slash its environmental impacts. Biotechnology company Huue (pronounced hue) is on a mission to mimic and replicate nature's rainbow without the use of toxic chemicals. "We From benchtop to the supply chain. Earlier this year, it received an infusion of $22.6m

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