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.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It also explores practical applications in aquaculture, biotechnology, and climate change mitigation, emphasizing brown algae’s potential for carbon capture and ecosystem restoration, while offering valuable insights into enhancing ecological resilience amid climatic challenges.

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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

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.

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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.

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FuelCellsWorks

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB) has initiated a demonstration plant in Germany that produces green hydrogen from industrial wastewater, leveraging biotechnological processes. The Fraunhofer Institute for.

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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.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A recent feasibility study funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), with support from the University of Glasgow, has helped the business to take its technology to the next stage.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Imagine a field of these bio-engineered leavesa profound vision of how biotechnology could harness natural processes to generate renewable energy on a large scale.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

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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Hydrogen Fuel News

JULY 29, 2024

Gold H2, a pioneering company in the energy sector that specializes in the production of Gold Hydrogen®, has revealed that its proprietary biotechnology, Black 2 Gold Technology (B2G), is ready for pilot demonstrations and is now available to select gas and oil owners and operators for this purpose. What is Black 2 Gold Technology?

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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.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Huue is a biotechnology startup working to clean up the apparel industry’s manufacturing footprint by creating sustainable dyes for textiles, food and cosmetics. Who are they? Today, indigo dye in denim manufacturing uses toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde, cyanide and petroleum.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Biotechnology sees plastic sails transformed into synthetic vanilla flavouring Waste textiles from sailing boats could be given a new lease of life as a result of a research project upcycling plastic fibres from sails into new chemicals such as vanillin – the compound used in cosmetics and food products for a vanilla flavour and smell.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Biotechnology firm MiAlgae has secured £14 million in funding to advance its operations and scale production. With this backing, we’re focused on building the infrastructure needed to meet the growing global demand for sustainable Omega-3s whilst continuing to advance innovation in biotechnology.”

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

The project was supported with funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC), with samples of waste streams provided by whisky group Chivas Brothers from 12 of its distilleries across Scotland. We look forward to supporting RIPCELL throughout its next steps to bring the process closer to commercial application.”

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

Veolia has partnered with UK biotechnology startup, FabricNano, to apply enzymes to rocks to trial faster, permanent carbon dioxide removal directly from the atmosphere. This innovation, combining world leading biotechnology and established carbon removal practices, represents a huge step forward in ecological solutions.

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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.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

The new processes, which reflect scientific advancements in industrial biotechnology and electrolysis, range from fermentation (using proprietary microorganisms) to electrocatalysis and are at varying stages of development (research scale to full commercialization).

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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.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

Cheap electricity also will drive synthetic biology — the intersection of information and biotechnologies, where Moore's Law meets Mendel , the father of genetics. One ingenious company, Zero Mass Water , has repurposed the same solar panels helping create cheap electricity to squeeze potable water from the air — even in desert conditions.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. Smart Ops technology has fulfilled the requirements of a significant environment technology verification programme administered by the Indian government, in an apparent first for a water-treatment method.

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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.

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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

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Unilever's Clean Future program specifically will focus on funding biotechnology research, CO2 use and low-carbon chemistry, as well as biodegradable and water-efficient product formulations. It already supports a number of initiatives that aim to slash the environmental impact of the firm's cleaning and laundry products.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

The REACT-FIRST project, which relies on carbon dioxide-to-protein technology developed by Nottingham-based biotechnology start-up Deep Branch, was one of nine agritech projects to clinch funding last week from Innovate UK in a funding round targeted at driving down costs and greenhouse gas emissions in the agriculture sector.

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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.

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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.

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