As the EU cracks down on deforestation-linked palm oil, Estonian biotech startup Äio is brewing a sustainable alternative—fermenting wood waste into cosmetic fats using patented red yeast. Their process uses 90% less water than palm oil and aligns with tightening regulations. With €1M in fresh funding, Äio aims to scale its eco-friendly beauty ingredients globally.

Next-generation biologicals, innovative formulations, difficult-to-produce microbes, R&D or commercialization projects, Evologic turns potential into real-world products.

The use of synthetic herbicides like glyphosate and 2,4-D has long supported industrial agriculture in controlling weeds and maintaining...

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The food industry generates massive amounts of by-products—fruit peels, grape pomace, and spent grains, to name a few. Many of these end...