Spotlight on Scotland

Iris Anderson, BBIA Ambassador Scotland is striving, through various initiatives, to define and embrace the concepts of a circular economy as set out by the European Commission in its December 2015 package. The Scottish Circular Economy Business Network was launched in November 2015, and a programme of events for 2016/17 was drawn up. On 2 […]

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TEDx to host bioplastics presentation – 18 June

Kathryn Sheridan, CEO of bioeconomy communications and PR agency Sustainability Consult, is to present a TEDx talk on bioplastics at the #bitsoflove event in Ghent, Belgium on 18 June. Sheridan’s talk, ‘Bioplastic Fantastic: why we don’t need oil for plastics’, will make the case for leaving oil in the ground and showing how plastics and other […]

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Fish eat plastic like teens eat fast food, researchers say

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IBioIC launches funding calls for industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology projects

Two funding calls have been created by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) at the University of Strathclyde to promote the use of its new open access facilities and to promote the academic talent that exists in Scotland. Applications are being sought from projects that meet the criteria of the following funding competitions: IBioIC Process Scale-up Demonstrator […]

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MPs sound alarm on neglected soils

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Novamont Blind Testing 3rd & 4th Generation Compostable Plastic Bags

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An Uphill Struggle – the bioeconomy in the UK

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Recycled Bioplastics’ $3.5 Billion Savings Opportunity

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How bio-based solutions are helping solve sanitation problems in developing countries

Loowatt produces clean and chemical-free human waste solutions for events in the UK and for domestic use in the developing world. Using a patented and simple sealing technology to contain human waste within biodegradable film, with a unique odor-inhibiting system, the waste is then stored in a cartridge for periodic emptying, which can be weekly or daily, […]

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Speaker list confirmed for EFIB 2016

BBIA Managing Director David Newman will be among the speakers at EFIB 2016 (European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy). The event, which combines discussion on business and policy within the industry with the opportunity for networking and meetings, takes place this year at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on the 18-20 October. Among […]

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