
Avantium closes financing for FDCA plant
Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) is 100% fossil-free when made from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) with fructose as a carbon source und...

Bayer Leaps to invests €1.3bn externally
"We are on the threshold of a new era of innovation in the life sciences." commented Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board at Bayer...

EU starts consultation on novel plant breeding methods
he EU Commission has launched its final consultation on the deregulation of new breeding techniques in agriculture. A study commissioned by the...

Unilever launches $120m venture with Genomatica
US biotechnology company Genomatica is a producer of sustainable materials derived from plant- or waste-based feedstocks instead of fossil fuels....

Hansa Biopharma’s imlifidase advances to Phase III testing
According to Lund-based Hansa Biopharma AB the study protocol has been greenlighted both by the FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), so its...

Enzymaster raises $45m in Series C round
The Series C financing round was led by Yuanbio Venture Capital with While Bayland Capital, Puhua Capital, C&D Emerging Capital, Hansoh...