Biobased economy

Rebound Ltd., Bioeconomy and ACX sign a Memorandum of Understanding forming a Net-Zero Carbon and Plastics Alliance

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebound Ltd. (RPX), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with carbon-focused companies Bioeconomy and ACX Holdings Ltd, the holding company of the AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) group, to identify net-zero carbon and recycled plastics opportunities in the Middle East and around the world.

Key Points: 
  • This alliance amplifies each party's plastics and carbon expertise to pioneer the future of environmental commodities.
  • Bioeconomy will bring its expertise in the technical standards surrounding carbon credits to the partnership, educating the market on similar incentive-driven approaches for plastics recycling.
  • William Pazos, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ACX, said: "ACX is expanding our offering beyond carbon into broader environmental products.
  • This cooperation with Rebound and Bioeconomy marks the beginning of our foray into the nascent plastics space.

Rebound Ltd., Bioeconomy and ACX sign a Memorandum of Understanding forming a Net-Zero Carbon and Plastics Alliance

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 17, 2023

ABU DHABI, UAE, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rebound Ltd. (RPX), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi's International Holding Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with carbon-focused companies Bioeconomy and ACX Holdings Ltd, the holding company of the AirCarbon Exchange (ACX) group, to identify net-zero carbon and recycled plastics opportunities in the Middle East and around the world.

Key Points: 
  • This alliance amplifies each party's plastics and carbon expertise to pioneer the future of environmental commodities.
  • Bioeconomy will bring its expertise in the technical standards surrounding carbon credits to the partnership, educating the market on similar incentive-driven approaches for plastics recycling.
  • William Pazos, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of ACX, said: "ACX is expanding our offering beyond carbon into broader environmental products.
  • This cooperation with Rebound and Bioeconomy marks the beginning of our foray into the nascent plastics space.

Eagle Genomics' Scale-Up Funding from OMRON Ventures to Drive Sustainability Innovation in Microbiome R&D

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Monday, January 16, 2023

As such, Eagle Genomics values supporting its customers' aspirations as they address 'One Health' 4 challenges towards more sustainable and impact-oriented innovation.

Key Points: 
  • As such, Eagle Genomics values supporting its customers' aspirations as they address 'One Health' 4 challenges towards more sustainable and impact-oriented innovation.
  • We support our enterprise customers to achieve more sustainable and impact-orientated innovation outcomes by harnessing the knowledge of the microbiome.
  • The current scale-up funding from OMRON Ventures will further our transformational impact across these very important domains and others across One Health".
  • Tomoko Inoue, CEO, OMRON VENTURES Co., LTD., said: "In today's society, which is overflowing with data, OMRON Ventures strives to create new value by leveraging data as an asset.

Eagle Genomics' Scale-Up Funding from OMRON Ventures to Drive Sustainability Innovation in Microbiome R&D

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 16, 2023

As such, Eagle Genomics values supporting its customers' aspirations as they address 'One Health' 4 challenges towards more sustainable and impact-oriented innovation.

Key Points: 
  • As such, Eagle Genomics values supporting its customers' aspirations as they address 'One Health' 4 challenges towards more sustainable and impact-oriented innovation.
  • We support our enterprise customers to achieve more sustainable and impact-orientated innovation outcomes by harnessing the knowledge of the microbiome.
  • The current scale-up funding from OMRON Ventures will further our transformational impact across these very important domains and others across One Health".
  • Tomoko Inoue, CEO, OMRON VENTURES Co., LTD., said: "In today's society, which is overflowing with data, OMRON Ventures strives to create new value by leveraging data as an asset.

NESsT Announces Research Partnerships with Mott Foundation and IDRC to Study Amazon Bioeconomy, Generate Social and Economic Impact to Address Climate Change

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

The two partnerships will conduct action research in the Amazon to understand the challenges and degradation of climate change on local communities and empower them for positive change.

Key Points: 
  • The two partnerships will conduct action research in the Amazon to understand the challenges and degradation of climate change on local communities and empower them for positive change.
  • Both research partnerships will highlight the unique role of conservation and regenerative enterprises in promoting inclusion and indigenous rights through economic empowerment.
  • NESsTs partnerships with Mott Foundation and IDRC represent whats possible at the intersection of public, private and non-private work to drive change for the planets most pressing challenge.
  • However, despite recent enthusiasm for such practices, little is still known about how conservation enterprises generate social and economic impact that address climate change and adaptation.

Eagle Genomics Announces USD 20M First Close; Scale-up Funding to Accelerate the Application of Microbiome Science for Global 'One Health' Innovation

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Monday, October 31, 2022

The current funding round will remain open for a further period to enable additional participation up to a further USD 10 million.

Key Points: 
  • The current funding round will remain open for a further period to enable additional participation up to a further USD 10 million.
  • Eagle Genomics is the pre-eminent platform business using next-generation graph technology and network science to drive the Bioeconomy.
  • The current scale-up funding will enable us to accelerate the Bioeconomy through the digital reinvention of science."
  • Eagle Genomics is forging strategic relationships with leading scientific establishments focused on the microbiome and has helped shape the Microbiome Strategic Roadmap in the UK.

Eagle Genomics Announces USD 20M First Close; Scale-up Funding to Accelerate the Application of Microbiome Science for Global 'One Health' Innovation

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 31, 2022

The current funding round will remain open for a further period to enable additional participation up to a further USD 10 million.

Key Points: 
  • The current funding round will remain open for a further period to enable additional participation up to a further USD 10 million.
  • Eagle Genomics is the pre-eminent platform business using next-generation graph technology and network science to drive the Bioeconomy.
  • The current scale-up funding will enable us to accelerate the Bioeconomy through the digital reinvention of science."
  • Eagle Genomics is forging strategic relationships with leading scientific establishments focused on the microbiome and has helped shape the Microbiome Strategic Roadmap in the UK.

GreenLight Biosciences and Queensland University of Technology partner to tackle destructive fall armyworm using RNA

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

The partnership aims to develop a solution for fall armyworm, a pest of national priority in Australia.

Key Points: 
  • The partnership aims to develop a solution for fall armyworm, a pest of national priority in Australia.
  • It is also a point of emphasis that the project delivers environmentally-friendly crop protection tools against fall armyworm.
  • Dr. Bally said previous collaboration on fall armyworm with GreenLight had been important to securing the grant from the Australian Research Council this year.
  • So we are delighted to partner with QUT to accelerate our work targeting the fall armyworm with a sustainable solution.

RCM Thermal Kinetics Announces Grand Opening of its New Innovation and Test Center

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

RCM Technologies is proud to announce the grand opening of the RCM Thermal Kinetics Innovation Center scheduled for November 2022.

Key Points: 
  • RCM Technologies is proud to announce the grand opening of the RCM Thermal Kinetics Innovation Center scheduled for November 2022.
  • The Innovation Center will house the state-of-the-art Test Center where customers will be able to witness their feed material being separated in the latest distillation, evaporation, crystallization, and specialty process lab equipment.
  • Increasing demand has continually tested the engineering capacity of the RCM Thermal Kinetics organization, according to David Loschiavo, General Manager of RCM Thermal Kinetics.
  • The other customer need that is addressed in the move to the new Innovation Center is the addition of a state-of-the-art testing facility.

Houston-Based SynBio VC firm Adds Retired Circuit City CEO to Advisory Group

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Monday, September 26, 2022

McCollough served as chairman and chief executive officer of Circuit City Stores Inc. and has decades of proven operating experience with consumer-driven public entities.

Key Points: 
  • McCollough served as chairman and chief executive officer of Circuit City Stores Inc. and has decades of proven operating experience with consumer-driven public entities.
  • He recently retired from the boards of VF Corporation and Goodyear Corporation.
  • "We are excited to have Alan join our group of advisors given his deep consumer and retail experience.
  • He has vast knowledge of industrial companies that will offer valuable counsel to our portfolio companies.