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Innovations and expertise for the food tech industry
29-Jul-2024
On September 3, 2024, the New Food Conference will once again bring together the international alternative protein industry in Berlin - established manufacturers and innovative start-ups, forward-thinking investors and future-oriented suppliers, application-oriented scientists and committed ...
Start-up wants to turn waste into treasure
10-Jul-2024
ETH researchers are developing a process inspired by nature that efficiently recovers europium from old fluorescent lamps. The approach could lead to the long-awaited recycling of rare earth metals. Rare earth metals are not as rare as their name suggests. However, they are indispensable for the ...
18-Jun-2024
matrihealth GmbH, an innovative company specializing in the isolation and processing of elastin, has successfully completed a seed financing round. The seven-figure financing sum was provided by two well-known private investors and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. With the capital, matrihealth GmbH ...
nucao also wraps chocolate bars in paper with Koehler Paper
18-Apr-2024
Together with chocolate manufacturer nucao, Koehler Paper, part of the Koehler Group, has taken another major step towards greater sustainability on the chocolate shelf. The new chocolate bars from the Leipzig-based company nucao are not only organic, vegan and fair, but also packaged 100% in ...
Fraunhofer IVV spin-off aims to protect the rainforest
31-Jan-2024
In order to promote the sustainable extraction of vegetable oil, proteins and fiber, the Fraunhofer IVV is working on the holistic use of macauba palm fruits at its Brazilian branch in Campinas. With the development of a new extraction process, it is possible to utilize not only the oil from the ...
Biotechnology sector leads in the use of patents and trade marks, with nearly half of the sector’s startups seeking these essential rights
19-Oct-2023
the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have published a new joint study highlighting how much patents and trade marks can boost the success of European startups. The report shows that, on average, startups that possess these two types of ...
ETH spin-off Gaia Tech transforms waste from olive oil production into high-quality antioxidants for use in cosmetics or food
24-Aug-2023
His aim was clear from the start: “I wanted to find a way to reuse agricultural waste in support of a sustainable circular economy,” says Claudio Reinhard. That’s why, for his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zurich, he chose to research the use of biochar in Tunisia. It was there ...
AWI and Carbonwave spin-off: Large algae simultaneously bind CO₂ and create raw materials for the chemical industry
02-May-2023
The company MACROCARBON SL has just been founded in Las Palmas, on the Canary Islands. It is a spin-off from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and Carbonwave. The start-up is developing algae farms, in which the macroalgae Sargassum will be ...
International partnership in product development, production and sales
14-Dec-2021
The British company VBites (plant-based meat, fish and dairy product alternatives) and the New Food division (functional foods) of Pfeifer & Langen Industrie- und Handels-KG have concluded a far-reaching partnership for the development of plant-based foods, their production as well as for sales ...
Arrangement ensures dependable, expandable production infrastructure
19-May-2020
JUST (Eat JUST, Inc.), a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, today announced a partnership to expand its protein processing capacity with Emsland Group, a worldwide leader in manufacturing raw materials from vegetables. This ...
