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We’re proud that BIOWEG part of our Global Startup Service, has secured a €16M Series A to scale its biodegradable alternatives to microplastics. 🚀 This milestone will accelerate their mission to build sustainable supply chains across cosmetics, personal care, home care, pharma, and agriculture. 👏 Congratulations to the BIOWEG team and partners for driving innovation towards a microplastic-free future! #BIOWEG #SeriesA #Biotech #Sustainability #Microplastics #GreenChemistry

In a report by McKinsey & Company: Fermented novel ingredients aren’t a future technology—they’re a present opportunity. But scaling them will require bold investments, reimagined infrastructure, and new business models. Some key takeaways from the report include: The market for fermented proteins is projected to reach $100B–$150B by 2050, driven by growing demand for sustainable food production. Over $250B in cumulative investment will be needed to scale up fermentation technology and infrastructure to meet market demand. New business models, such as joint ventures, sovereign investment, and offtake-backed infrastructure, will be essential to bridge the funding gap and enable rapid growth. Advances in bioreactor technology and innovative food formulations will be crucial for lowering production costs, improving product quality, and ensuring wide-scale adoption of novel proteins. This is the blueprint for building the next generation of food, and at Synonym, we're proud to be part of this transformation. Let’s make it happen. Read the full McKinsey report here: https://lnkd.in/dUj3N9Mx #biotech #futureoffood #fermentation #biomanufacturing #infrastructure #synbio #foodtech

🌿 What if the persistent ingredients powering everyday products could be reimagined to be more sustainable- without compromising performance? At IFF Health & Biosciences, we are not just imagining that future; we are actively building it. Our Designed Enzymatic Biomaterials™ (DEB) platform has reached a significant milestone: a leading consumer packaged goods brand has launched a new laundry detergent formulation where a DEB-powered solution from the Lyrature™ portfolio replaces a persistent, non-biodegradable ingredient. This marks the first large-scale commercial deployment of DEB in home care. Why does this matter? This breakthrough formulation uses renewable, biodegradable biomaterials to deliver enhanced softness, cleaning performance, and surface functionality without compromising sustainability. This is precision bioscience in action: 🔬 Engineered from plant sugars 🌱 Tailored for performance ♻️ Designed for sustainability As we scale DEB, we’re inviting partners across industries to explore how precision bioscience can unlock new possibilities, from beauty to packaging, nutrition to health. Let’s build the future of materials, intelligently, sustainably, and together. 🔗 http://spr.ly/6047A8u6T #Biomaterials #SustainableInnovation #IFFHealthAndBiosciences #DEBplatform #CircularDesign #Bioengineering #FutureOfMaterials

Most people don’t start a materials science company while training to be an accountant. But that’s exactly what Unreasonable Fellow Nuha Siddiqui did. While at the University of Toronto, she co-founded erthos® at just 20 years old, beginning with a project to turn agricultural waste into packaging. In the early days, Nuha and her team booked one-way tickets to Asia to learn directly from plastic manufacturers why other alternatives had failed. That experience shaped Erthos’ approach: create bio-based, compostable resins that perform like plastic but fit existing manufacturing systems without costly retooling. Building on that foundation, Erthos launched ZYA™ last year, an AI-powered platform that allows scientists and partners to design and optimise biomaterials in just 3–6 months. Combined with partnerships across global consumer brands, this work is helping to make sustainable materials the norm rather than the exception. Along the way, Nuha has been recognised by Forbes 30 Under 30 and Canada’s Governor General’s Innovation Award. More than accolades, it is her conviction that “we don’t have a lot of time” that continues to drive the company forward. 🔗 More on Nuha: https://lnkd.in/dS3UuPrP 🔗 More on erthos®: https://lnkd.in/etkygjkE

Big News from LeafyColl Ltd We’ve just been awarded £192,000 Innovate UK Investor Partnerships funding to scale our plant-based collagen platform-and we’re now raising £#700k pre-seed to accelerate our journey. 🚀 Why Plant-Based Collagen Matters • 🌎 Sustainability – >95% collagen is animal sourced, high carbon emissions 43 kg of CO₂e-, and low quality supply shocks. • 💄 Consumer Demand – Beauty brands and consumers are calling for authentic, ethical, BSE-free collagen-not “plant extracts/Gums” falsely marketed as collagen. • ⚡ Performance – Only bioidentical, hydroxyproline-rich collagen delivers the safety and efficacy premium brands require which microbe collagen cannot deliver. How LeafyColl Delivers • 🧬 Patented Tech – 25x Higher expression system in edible plants. We grow collagen from entire plan biomass instead of cell lines or plant tissue culture which limits scalability. • 👩🔬 Expert Team – Founders backed PhDs from Imperial College London and The University of Edinburgh synthetic biology and plant genome engineering, scale-up expertise in alternative proteins. Female lead tech. Why Clients Win • 🔬 Superior Ingredient – 100% Bioidentical collagen with traceable and 10x higher bio activity. • 💼 Market Differentiation – Beauty brands can claim true plant collagen, enables them meet regulatory requirements and consumers demands. They can charge more and grow their sales. Consistent supply chain makes clients enables meet SDG goals and Net Zero goals. Our Market Survey: Consumers are willing to pay 20% premium price for plant-based collagen over microbial or other biotech collagen sources. They say that this feels “More natural and 100% safe product”. Why Investors Should Join Us • 📈 £23B Market by 2032 with growing B2B demand. cosmetics alon demand is £1 with 15% CGAR. The UK colalgen Market value is £24m, 70-80% collagen supply is imported. £15-£18m spent each year for UK collagen imports. We can capture this market by 2030 and go beyond. • 🤝 Validating Traction -First industrial batch on way, 3 Innovate UK Grants, Innovate UK Business Connect High growth client. Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub Award+ Carbon13 Investment, Innovate UK Business Connect UK's Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP Japan) delegates selectee. Early dopters are on board from leading beauty and nutraceutical brands. • 🔗 Right Partnerships – University of Cambridge, CPI The James Hutton Institute , ACER Resources Ltd, University of Essex. • 💡 Climate-Tech & Deep-Tech Convergence – Aligns perfectly with clean energy and circular economy goals and focused tech of UK for their six pillars-engineering biology is one of them. 💌 Investors: DM me or email ejaz@leafycoll.co.uk to explore joining our £700k pre-seed round. Let’s join us to make premium beauty affordable and accessible to everyone, everywhere. Don’t forget to watch this 2 minute Video how LeafyColl is redefining collagen industry.

Thrilled to share that LeafyColl has secured £192k Innovate UK Investor Partnerships funding and is now raising £700k pre-seed to scale our plant-based collagen platform! 🌿🚀 Luther Phillips Carbon13 Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub Edinburgh Innovations Imperial Enterprise Lab Cambridge Judge Entrepreneurship Centre Dr Chloe Sharp Nick Carroll Daniel Dearing Innovate UK Innovate UK Business Connect Innovate UK East Alexander Giles Michael Langguth Cambridge Angels Amrit Chandan Eda Leka Ravina Mistry Yogesh Srivastava Juncheng Wen Saba Riaz Derek Stewart Julian Hibberd Anton Puzorjov, PhD

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐏𝐇𝐀) 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 🔗𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭: https://lnkd.in/dnK6DYus The Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Market is gaining strong momentum in 2025 as industries pivot toward sustainable and biodegradable alternatives to conventional plastics. Rising consumer demand for eco-friendly packaging, coupled with regulatory pushes for circular economy adoption, is fueling the sector’s rapid growth. PHA’s versatility in applications such as packaging, agriculture, and biomedical solutions positions it as a key enabler of green innovation. Looking ahead, from 2026 to 2032, the PHA market is expected to witness significant expansion, driven by advancements in biotechnology, increased production scalability, and growing investments from both established chemical giants and innovative startups. The market’s trajectory underscores its potential to become a mainstream alternative within global plastics and polymers. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐞𝐲-𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬: Danimer Scientific | RWDC Industries | CJ | KANEKA CORPORATION | Yield10 Bioscience | Newlight Technologies, Inc. | Bluepha | MANGO | Tian'an Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | Full Cycle | PHB | Kaneka North America | Tepha, Inc. | Danone | BASF | Corbion | Mitsubishi Corporation | Biomerics | Green Dot Corporation | NatureWorks | TotalEnergies #Polyhydroxyalkanoate #PHAMarket #Bioplastics #SustainableMaterials #GreenPolymers #CircularEconomy #EcoFriendlySolutions #PHA2025 #PackagingInnovation #SustainablePackaging #RenewablePlastics #CompostableMaterials #FutureOfPlastics #Sustainability #GreenChemistry #BiodegradablePlastics #EcoInnovation #SustainableFuture #PlasticAlternatives #ClimateSolutions #GreenEconomy #CleanTechnology #PolymerInnovation #Bioeconomy #MarketInsights

🌍 BacAlt secures $2M to pioneer sustainable biomaterials! BacAlt has raised $2 million in a funding round led by Avaana Capital, with participation from Lubrizol InnoVentures, the innovation arm of global specialty chemicals leader The Lubrizol Corporation Founded in 2023 by Shruti Kutmutia and Dr. Pranav Nair, BacAlt is developing bio-based materials by transforming post-harvest crop residues into advanced biopolymers such as bacterial cellulose and poly gamma glutamic acid. These eco-friendly alternatives have applications across cosmetics, textiles, and agriculture by replacing harmful microplastics with sustainable innovations. Avaana Capital backs deep tech entrepreneurs building frontier innovations across Energy, Food & Agriculture, Supply Chains, and Advanced Materials. Lubrizol InnoVentures is the venture arm of Lubrizol, investing in cutting-edge solutions within specialty chemicals and sustainability. #FundingNews #DeepTech #BioMaterials #Sustainability #IndianStartups #CleanTech #GreenInnovation #ClimateTech #AgriTech #VentureCapital #EcoFriendly #CircularEconomy #TheVCJournal

Corbion Brain Biotech collaborate to shape future of innovation in nature based ingredient technologies https://lnkd.in/d-EuXdtX Corbion the global sustainable ingredients company based in Amsterdam and Brain Biotech AG headquartered in Zwingenberg Germany have reached agreement to collaborate in the development of novel biobased via https://www.fnbnews.com/

BacAlt Biosciences secure ₹18 Cr funding led by Avaana Capital! Their biotech breakthrough tackles microplastic pollution by turning agri-waste into sustainable solutions. A big leap for India’s green innovation ecosystem. Shruti Kutmutia Anish Thomas | Ishan Yadav #StartupFunding #BioTech #Sustainability