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Microorganisms are increasingly being harnessed to create everything from cleaner fuels to flavourings, dyes and chemicals, part of a growing interest in reengineering existing biological processes for new purposes.

Using microbes to produce chemicals and fuels has long been a dream, but now a third wave of technological developments is making it economically viable.

The engineering biology startups that are shaking up the investment community.

Munster Technological University spinout AudioSourceRe hopes its technology will be the facilitator for new audio and content creation capabilities.

ProVerum, spun out of Trinity College Dublin, has developed a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, a common condition affecting men over 50.

University College Dublin spinout Equal1 has created a programmable quantum chip manufactured on a low-cost foundry CMOS process.

Mosa Meat produces cultivated meats through cow donor sampled cells to create beef products.

Just three months after setting up its generative artificial intelligence fund, Salesforce's corporate venture arm has added $250m as more corporates compete on startup deals.

The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.

GCV Emerging Leader Sophia Nadur has taken up an acting managing director of Europe and rest of world role at BP’s CVC unit.

The Baltic nation is a hotspot for tech startup formation and has attracted international corporate investors.