Category: Top Stories

Hot50 companies lead in investments, moving forward in 2021 – iwi’s $10M investment, $73M valuation, Green Plains invests in Fluid Quip, Neste acquiring stake in Alterra Energy

January 11, 2021 | admin

Looking for some good news? Well, look no further as hot off the press is good news from several Hot50 winners starting with plant-based omega-3 pioneers, Qualitas Health, DBA iwi, which has secured $10 million in venture funds at a $73 million post-money valuation, to accelerate growth and build their unique plant-based protein. And Fluid […]

I spy a fly eye – nanocoating in fly eye has potential, wooden satellites in space: The Digest’s Top 8 Innovations for the week of January 8th

January 7, 2021 | admin

Who knew flies would be so useful! Apparently the nanocoating found in fruit fly eyes have potential applications in medicine, textiles and electronics thanks to its anti-reflective, anti-microbial and self-cleaning properties. The proteins and lipids can also be tweaked to change the physical characteristics of the coating making it applicable to a wide range of […]

The Digest’s Biofuels Mandates Around the World 2021

January 6, 2021 | Jim Lane

In Florida, the Digest today releases its annual review of biofuels mandates and targets around the world, looking at the state of biofuels mandates in 65 countries. Get the latest up to the minute new information on the Canada Clean Fuels Standard as well as a new section on SAF mandates in the EU, and more.

Circular Molecules Help Sustainable Mobility

January 6, 2021 | Jim Lane

By Pierroberto Folgiero, Maire Tecnimont Group’s and NextChem’s CEO Special to The Digest Global emissions will have to decrease very quickly, in order to match 2050 carbon neutrality goals, and the transportation sector is one of the most likely contributors to the targets, being the top contributor to GHG emissions production. The future of mobility […]

The Digest’s Top 10 Advanced Bioeconomy Markets and Predictions for 2021

January 5, 2021 | Jim Lane

A mere “The Year in Rewind” as we sail into 2021? Not the good ship Digest! Instead, we dust off our crystal ball and offer our predictions for the year ahead. As the sunset of 2020 gives way to the dawn of 2021, once again roll the dice as we list the Digest’s 10 Top […]

Fracking Corn! Novozymes taps a gusher for hardy biorefiners, in a corn oil extraction breakthrough

January 4, 2021 | Jim Lane

Fortiva Hemi launches with 9-figure upside potential for US biorefining industry. From North Carolina comes news that Novozymes launched Fortiva Hemi to increase revenues for the enervated but still enthusiastic corn biorefineries of the US heartland. Fortiva Hemi is a cocktail of novel enzymes for liquefaction that deliver greater than 10% oil yield improvement and […]

On the Move – Total Corbion PLA’s new CEO and CFO, cannabinoid company gets new CEO, Eco Wave Power gets new CFO, BASF board and personnel changes, PNNL and more

January 4, 2021 | admin

It’s a new year with new moves and we have lots of that going on in the bioeconomy recently with Total Corbion PLA’s new CEO Thomas Philipon and new CFO Chiel Rietvelt, Rebecca Bagley as new CEO of Cannex Scientific which works on cannabinoid-based therapeutics, wave energy developer Eco Wave Power’s new CFO, Aharon Yehuda, […]

The 50 Hottest Companies in Biodesign & Engineering

January 3, 2021 | Jim Lane

In Florida, the 2021 rankings for the 50 Hottest Organizations in Biodesign & Engineering was published today, as voted by invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Daily Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily, and part of the overall 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy rankings. The annual rankings recognize innovation and achievement in […]

The 50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy — Agriculture and Nutrition, 2021

December 31, 2020 | Jim Lane

In Florida, the 2021 50 Hottest Companies in Agriculture and Nutrition was published today, as voted by invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Daily Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. The annual rankings recognize innovation and achievement in fuel, chemicals, materials, advanced foods, genetics, advanced biological and process engineering and integrated biorefinery development, and […]

Hot 50 2021 – 50 Hottest Companies in Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Biomaterials

December 30, 2020 | Jim Lane

In Florida, the 2021 50 Hottest Companies in Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Biomaterials was published today, as voted by invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Daily Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. One theme that stood out was deployment at commercial-scale. 9 of the top 10 had reached full commercial-scale, and 38 of […]

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