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Engineering the biofuture
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.
Jun 14, 2023What if our factories could breathe?
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.
Jun 14, 202312 engineering biology startups to watch
The engineering biology startups that are shaking up the investment community.
Jun 14, 2023AudioSourceRe pitches sound separation using AI
Munster Technological University spinout AudioSourceRe hopes its technology will be the facilitator for new audio and content creation capabilities.
Jun 14, 2023No more uncomfortable trips to the bathroom: how ProVerum tackles BPH
ProVerum, spun out of Trinity College Dublin, has developed a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia, a common condition affecting men over 50.
Jun 14, 2023How Equal1 is building a desktop quantum computer
University College Dublin spinout Equal1 has created a programmable quantum chip manufactured on a low-cost foundry CMOS process.
Jun 14, 2023Startup aims to cut carbon with lab-grown beef
Mosa Meat produces cultivated meats through cow donor sampled cells to create beef products.
Jun 13, 2023Salesforce hikes Generative AI fund to $500m
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.
Jun 13, 2023Fonterra launches NSS fund
The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.
Jun 13, 2023Nadur moves up at BP Ventures
GCV Emerging Leader Sophia Nadur has taken up an acting managing director of Europe and rest of world role at BP’s CVC unit.
Jun 13, 20235 things you should know about investing in Estonia
The Baltic nation is a hotspot for tech startup formation and has attracted international corporate investors.
Jun 13, 2023Qpinch tackles industry's waste heat problem
The Ghent University spinout claims to transform waste heat into carbon neutral process heat to generate industrial heat or steam
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