Tag Archive for: Sustainability

AFYREN’s first biorefinery, AFYREN NEOXY, has reached continuous production, marking a key step toward large-scale commercialisation of its bio-based acids. The plant will now ramp up output and fulfill long-term contracts across key sectors like nutrition, cosmetics, and life sciences. European Biotech News talked to CEO Nicolas Sordet about the long and winding road to sucess.

A team led by Imperial College London has launched a miniature lab into Earth orbit to test the production of edible proteins in space with the help of yeast-based biotech.

Dutch venture capital firm Forbion revealed that its BioEconomy Fund I has amassed €164.5m. This surpasses the fund’s initial target of €150m, highlighting the increasing interest from investors in the commercial viability of biotech solutions that tackle worldwide sustainability issues.