TechCrunch
JANUARY 21, 2021
Late last year, Solugen , a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Chemicals are everywhere and they’re a huge business.
CIO
MAY 8, 2023
With several million compounds to choose from, chemists often must resort to intuition when trying to solve complex problems around chemical processes. US multinational Dow Chemical was working with a pulp and paper manufacturer to improve inefficiencies in its chemical process with a goal of producing a better, safer pulp yield.
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TechCrunch
OCTOBER 19, 2021
The result was Vertical Oceans , a startup that grows sustainable shrimp in huge “aqua towers”, which can be located inside cities, potentially in facilities that even look like buildings. The towers can incubate shrimp without chemicals or antibiotics, and out of season.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
“Sugar is a massive consumer of water and in contrast, there’s big sustainability pitch for what we do. The first viable, non-toxic chemically derived sugar substitute was discovered in the late 18th century by a German chemist. Those chemicals. That’s made form a sustainable source but also biodegradable.”
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
That’s what InnerPlant founder and CEO Shely Aronov is trying to do with her startup that uses plant physiology to gather loads of data to make farming more efficient and sustainable. InnerPlant grows with new John Deere-backed millions for sustainable farming by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch.
TechCrunch
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
It’s that old chestnut: You are a fancy-pants brand wanting to make a product that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside because you only use fair-trade, sustainably grown ingredients and materials, but you don’t know where to turn. “Early in my career, I joined the Air Force and I wanted to work on hard problems.
TechCrunch
AUGUST 10, 2022
It’s hoped that if carbon dioxide could be converted at the point of emission, we could deal with the climate crisis a lot faster and create a sustainable carbon economy. These then convert the carbon dioxide into chemical compounds that are sold back to industry. There are a few companies trying to tackle this. SecondCircle founders.
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