Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Recent Developments and Global Implications This latest advancement builds on Oxfords extensive track record in biotech and clean energy innovation. Earlier this year, researchers at the university made headlines with improvements in the efficiency of organic solar cellsanother leap forward in the broader renewable energy sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For the study, Novak and colleagues in Trent Northen’s lab used EcoFABs to test how different forms of nitrogen affect the production of organic substances given off by the roots in Brachypodium , a small grass species used as a model for bioenergy grasses.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If scientists can figure out how to genetically engineer it, this single-celled organism’s natural quirks could become supercharged into a low-waste carbon capture system. For microorganism researchers, whose field has long revolved around a handful of easy-to-manage organisms like yeast and E.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 25, 2022

Indian insect biotech startup Loopworm has raised $3.4 The company sources this food waste — which it likes to call “organic byproduct”– from food processors, retail food chains, and fruit markets. million in seed funding co-led by Indian agrifood VC Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

If scientists can figure out how to genetically engineer it, this single-celled organism’s natural quirks could become supercharged into a low-waste carbon capture system. For microorganism researchers, whose field has long revolved around a handful of easy-to-manage organisms like yeast and E.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

In the biotech industry, which I think folks herald as a well-functioning market, once companies reach a certain validation of their technology and approach, there's a payoff there," he said. Apeel coats fruits and vegetables with an edible layer that can is designed to extend shelf life by two to three times. Media Source. Courtesy of.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The biotech company’s production system leverages black soldier fly larvae to produce proteins for animal feed and fertilizers. Nutrition Technologies’ closed-loop system uses proprietary growth inoculants and black soldier flies to convert organic waste into proteins and oils that can enrich animal feed and bio-fertilizers.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

We then started a program called Animal Advocacy Africa, which is helping raise about a million dollars for animal advocate organizations in Africa, primarily outside of South Africa. AFN: What was your experience in putting together a biotech team? It’s a think tank that works in animal interests-related work and policy.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Top 10 most active food and agriculture technology venture capital firms Investor HQ Description Stage Number of 2022 investments Notable Investments S2G Ventures USA VC fund platform focused on sustainable food production, aquaculture, and clean energy, backed by the Walton family Multi-stage 45 (7 new investments) Faeth Therapeutics , Atomo (..)

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 22, 2020

For software investors, cleantech often “looked like biotech without a clear exit model,” Nordan recalled. The rest came from grant-making organizations using mechanisms such as a “program-related investment.” Venrock was willing to go in on Nest, the smart thermostat company that Google acquired for $3.2

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 23, 2021

She has worked with several organizations whose focus is sustainability and clean technology. Daniel Brickman is the founder of Votes for the Planet, a grassroots start-up organization that seeks to inspire individuals to take meaningful climate action. He lives in San Francisco and also runs Brickman Biotech Consulting.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Taking protein-synthesizing elements out of living bacteria eliminates their reliance on those organisms and can lead to greater efficiency and standardization when it comes to manufacturing. Debut Biotech is at least one other company adopting the same cell-free approach as Tierra. By comparison, Tierra has disclosed just $2.6

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Xavier Creative House (XCH) is a sustainable marketing agency operating in the healthcare industry, specializing in pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices. Using these assessments, XCH offset 412% of the organization’s total CO 2e emissions using the offset providers Climate Hero , Aclymate and the Carbon Fund.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million last year in a project called the ‘Culturedmeat Project’ by Spanish cultivated meat startup BioTech Foods. The move was touted as the largest public funding to go into this industry. Spain also invested $5.2 UK alternative protein consumer education.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2022

At the end of this article, we’ll explain how your business can leverage this partnership to gain the recognition your organization deserves. These savings can be reinvested into your organization’s sustainability program, creating a self-sustaining endeavor. What are the business benefits of green business certification?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 14, 2022

In the past decade, Women in Cleantech and Sustainability has grown from a local San Francisco Bay Area community to an international nonprofit organization across 29 US states and 13 countries. All registrants will receive access to a recording of the event. Our community now spans over 5000 professionals and hundreds of corporate members.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 28, 2019

In her journey to find out why, Fatemeh created a series of synthetic environments to recreate features of the microenvironments of organisms in nature – the foundation for Microvi. We created a series of synthetic environments to recreate features of the microenvironments of these organisms in nature and they were thriving.

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Grist

OCTOBER 7, 2019

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. But because these cattle had DNA from a bacteria, it meant they were genetically modified organisms, or GMOs in the eyes of government regulators. Funded by a U.S.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Gregor Tegel, Dr. Günther Bochmann and Dr. Simon Rittmann, claims to be the only company creating 20 proteinogenic amino acids by feeding carbon dioxide to single-celled micro-organisms called archaea – without the need for genetic engineering. So what was behind Arkeon’s creation? HS: Gas fermentation is not unique.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As we move into the next decade as an international organization, WCS looks to more directly serve our growing membership in Europe with dedicated on-the-ground support. General ticket: EUR (~ USD). WCS members: EUR (~ USD). Refer to the membership options here. B ecome a member here.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 17, 2024

He has led business ventures in areas including solar powered devices, stormwater management, green building systems, electric vehicles, food supply chain traceability, and organic waste. Hitt holds a B.A. from Williams College and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Within the Green Deal, the EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy includes a 50 percent reduction in pesticide use and a 20 percent reduction in fertilizer use, and a 25 percent increase in organic farming. CropLife has echoed COPA-COGECA’s arguments against pesticides reduction plans and the intensification of organic agriculture across Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Participants must put forward funding and a proposal, and Aim4C organizers then choose successful sprints to champion to 2025. One sprint “AgMission” has raised $45 million; its participants include PepsiCo, McDonald’s, and biotech company Syngenta Foundation. subsidiary.

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

Such crops became known as genetically modified organisms (GMOs). What genome editing technologies allow you to do is to make really precise changes to the DNA that already exists in an organism. In recent years, with new patent and regulatory landscapes of genome editing, we see new plant biotech companies beginning to emerge.

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Grist

APRIL 17, 2021

Vaccines are under development but need to be fully efficacious,” says Michael Bonsall , a mathematical biologist at the University of Oxford, who is not affiliated with Oxitec but has collaborated with the company in the past, and who worked with the World Health Organization to produce a GM mosquito-testing framework. I don’t care.”.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 23, 2021

Young Professionals in Energy NYC is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that facilitates the advancement of young professionals in the energy industry through social, educational, and civic service-oriented events. About the Co-Host.

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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. ” For these lampshades, Biohm has used a material they call Orb, or organic refuse biocompound, to combine food and agricultural bioproducts with a plant-based binder.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2021

What follows is an outline of a vision to do just that: instead of waiting for the market to "get there" organically - which will certainly not be soon enough - what is proposed is the urgent creation of new infrastructure and systems around which to form cleantech "supermajors".

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 6, 2020

When you think about an early-stage technology or biotech investment, there is often an established market for the investment and a single investment can carry an entire fund. are fragmented, ebb and flow with public policy, and it is tough for large organizations to manage this dynamic. Energy markets in the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

DeSmog counted the number of registered COP27 delegates who were either directly linked to the world’s largest agribusiness firms – such as meatpackers JBS , food corporation Cargill, or biotech leaders Bayer – or participating in the UN talks as part of delegations that represent industry interests. Growing Pressure from Polluters.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 14, 2024

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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Better Ventures

JANUARY 15, 2020

Thanks to the precipitous drop in the cost of sequencing DNA, scientists now have access to the genomes of countless organisms, providing them with an extensive library of reaction pathways needed for desired molecular outcomes. invested in 2018 according to SynBioBeta.

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Business Green

MARCH 13, 2020

per cent annually between 1961 and 2016 - that's far faster than the demand for animal proteins and the growth in population, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Demand for sea creatures such as tuna, salmon and shrimp grew 3.2

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 5, 2019

For now, the products that the Chicago-based biotech startup plans to launch are a complete secret. After a trip to Yellowstone, SBP observed how certain extremophile organisms can survive in the National Park’s volcanic streams sparking a quest to create edible proteins with nutritional value from these hearty microbes.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

San Francisco Bay Area biotech giant Genentech is a world leader in making medicines for diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis; it’s even trialing one of its medicines for helping treat COVID-19. Retaining the best talent is crucial to Genentech’s ability to stay ahead with biotech innovation. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Business Green

APRIL 24, 2020

While certain labels, namely "organic," allow farmers to charge a premium to a niche market, there is no inherent bonus to farms for following most pro-climate practices, such as planting cover crop. Indigo Ag was the fifth biotech company founded by von Maltzahn. That's an issue for the climate, but also a failure of the market.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Dunsford, who received the same scholarship, is a leading meat industry figure in the UK who has worked on reducing meat waste with famed New York chef Dan Barber, is a founding member of a UK working group on cellular agriculture, and has formed a biotech startup of his own called Cellular Agriculture Ltd.

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