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Novozymes and Arla to develop protein ingredients through precision fermentation
Biotechnology company Novozymes and dairy company Arla Foods Ingredients have agreed a partnership to develop advanced…
MycoWorks to open world’s first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium plant
Biomaterials technology company MycoWorks announced the opening date of the world’s-first commercial-scale Fine Mycelium™ production plant…
German agriculture and industry push for more biofuels
Should biofuels be phased out? This debate plays out repeatedly in Germany. According to agriculture and…
CLIB celebrates its 15th anniversary
The German Cluster for Industrial Biotechnology CLIB is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.
Aleph Farms submits first application for cultivated meat in Europe
Biotech company Aleph Farms has submitted an application for regulatory approval to the Swiss Federal Food…
World’s first: high-performance coatings containing phthalic anhydride from plastic waste
Coatings company Beckers Group has presented a high-performance coating containing phthalic anhydride from plastic waste. It…
‘European sustainability ambitions put food security at risk’
A one-sided European emphasis on sustainability reduces agricultural productivity and thus food security both inside and…
TenneT doubles investments in Dutch electricity grid
Grid operator TenneT has invested €3.5 billion in grid expansions and replacements in The Netherlands, in…
Researchers in Flanders (B) develop flexible and wafer-thin solar panels
Hasselt University and the Flemish research institute imec have jointly founded Enfoil: a new spin-off developing…
CO2 from chemical industry turns into raw material for batteries
Alta Innovation Support will set up a pilot at Valuepark Terneuzen (part of North Sea Port,…
Niels Faber new professor Biobased Business Valorization
The Research Centre Biobased Economy (RCBBE) of Hanze University Groningen in the Northern Netherlands will have…
Outsourcing as winning strategy for scaling up chemical start-ups
After the successful demonstration of the technology at pilot scale, Relement is ready to launch its…
Review of the highlights of EUBCE 2023
It has been almost two months since the 31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2023)…
Planet B.io and StartLife team up to support start-ups in agrifood and biotech
Biotechnology and food technology are related fields that increasingly intersect these days. That is why Planet…
ChemistryNL is hiring an Innovation Agent Biobased Economy
The top sector Chemistry and Biobased Economy in the Netherlands, ChemistryNL, is looking for an innovation…
Knowledge of corporate board members falls short on sustainability
More than two-thirds of board members believe sustainability has little impact on their company's financial performance.…
BIO-CAPPP makes products more functional and sustainable with bio-aromatics
Under the name BIO-CAPPP, six partners from Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands will collaborate intensively in…
Preliminary Pitch Perfect programme published
The pitch programme of the “Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy 2023” event is starting…
Dutch 2030 climate target requires tough measures and a more effective government
Agriculture in the Netherlands can meet the national 2030 climate targets, but this will require a…
European Commission wants to allow new genomic techniques
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a new regulation on plants bred using 'gene…