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Ginkgo Bioworks going public for $15bn SPAC deal
Happy Memorial Day to the blog’s US readers! My apologies for the sparse posts as I’ve been immersed with Tecnon OrbiChem’s new database platform which will be launched on 1 June that will be accessible to current Tecnon OrbiChem subscribers. This post has been delayed for several days but I think this is worthwhile to … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGenomatica Survey: consumers want sustainable clothing
Genomatica recently released a survey to understand what consumer wants when it comes to shopping for clothes. I, myself, love to shop for clothes so this survey is definitely interesting to read. The survey was made by asking 2,000 teenagers and adults in the US to understand consumers’ awareness, perspectives and behaviours around sustainability in … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEGlobal Bioenergies launches long-lasting cosmetics
Covering the renewable chemicals market, I’m always excited to try out consumer products that use chemical ingredients manufactured by start-up biotech companies that I’ve frequently covered in my reports. I’ve used Biossance skincare products by Amyris (which uses sugarcane-based squalene and Eighteen B skincare products by Bolt Threads (which uses fermentation-based silk proteins). Now, I … Continue reading
FOLLOW ME ON THESE SPACEUnilever expands to CO2-based surfactant raw material
My special report on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter this month was about fermentation-based surfactants particularly glycolipids given BASF’s recent investments in this market. Unilever was also mentioned in my report as one of the big consumer brands that are now also using glycolipids in some of its detergents portfolio. Unilever’s goal, as publicly announced by … Continue reading
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