Edible, biodegradable fibers made from milk protein, cellulose

Sustainable food packaging, wound dressings, cosmetics, filtration and more are all areas in which work is showing promise

12-Jun-2025 - Milk protein and cellulose derived from plants may be the next big thing in sustainability, thanks to a first-of-its-kind advancement made by researchers at Penn State. Accomplished via electrospinning, which involves using a voltage to force a liquid solution into a cone shape that stretches and ...

Plants instead of petroleum – making new bio-based material solutions tangible on a pilot scale

From laboratory to pilot scale - a rocky road

21-May-2024 - The INN PRESSME joint project, funded by the European Union with around 14 million euros, was launched three years ago. The aim of the 27 project partners from nine European countries is to establish a Europe-wide ecosystem for the development and production of plant-based, recyclable, and/or ...

An exceptional approach to solving the plastic problem convinced investors

Woodly Ltd. has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding

01-Jun-2021 - Woodly Ltd., Finnish developer of wood based plastic, has raised EUR 3 million in growth funding for the commercialisation and internationalisation of their product innovation. “In recent years, plastic has become a bogeyman, the use of which many would like to abandon altogether, or at least ...

Cellbox Solutions Announces New Headquarters

The new headquarters will house both the growing Research and Development department as well as the Quality Control department

14-Apr-2021 - Cellbox Solutions, focusing on innovative logistic solutions for the global BioMedTech industry, announced the opening of its new headquarters in Norderstedt, which is located nearby Hamburg, Germany. In line with the business strategy to expand the product and logistics service offerings to ...

Bacteria fed on a customized diet produce biodegradable polymers for alternative packaging in the cosmetics industry

Replacing harmful solvents with pressure change technology

06-Oct-2020 - Germany generates around 38 kilograms of plastic waste per capita each year. In a joint project with the University of Stuttgart and LCS Life Cycle Simulation, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB and the Fraunhofer Institute for Process ...

EPO announces the finalists for the European Inventor Award 2019

07-May-2019 - The European Patent Office (EPO) announces the 15 finalists nominated for the European Inventor Award 2019. The Award, now in its 14th year, celebrates the genius and creativity of inventors and inventor teams for their contributions to scientific and technological progress, their role in ...

Stora Enso acquires Swedish cellulose technology company

30-Oct-2018 - Stora Enso has increased its ownership up to 100% in the Sweden-based company Cellutech AB. The company specialises in the development of new materials and applications based on cellulose, micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) and other wood-based components. The acquisition of Cellutech supports ...