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Entreprise for Society center aims at building an ecosystem to advance sustainable innovation and drive action towards an inclusive, net positive planet. In 2023 Naturbeads has been included in the panel of 30 innovative start-ups showcasing in a dedicated booth their technology at the event. In preparation for the exposition, the E4S team thought about the story of Charlie, a young woman living in a sustainable 2030 Lausanne. Charlie lives in a carbon neutral world and lever

Chemspec Europe is a key event for the fine and specialty chemicals industry in Europe. The exhibition is the place to be for purchasers and agents to meet with manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors of fine and specialty chemicals to source specific solutions and bespoke products. Naturbeads has been invited to take part to the panel of start-ups pitching about sustainable solutions applicable to the Agrochem sector. This was followed but a vibrant Q&A session with the a

We are excited to announce that Naturbeads has been included in the list of Change Makers working in Deep Tech Chemistry. Powered by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Change Makers supports deep tech ventures, tackles systemic issues in the deep tech space, and champions technologies that can change the world. In making the choice, the Royal Society of Chemistry focuses on carefully selected ventures whose technology has the potential to make a positive impact on critical globa

Naturbeads has won a new SMART project with Innovate UK! As the global population increases, providing enough protein to meet everyone's needs is becoming more and more unsustainable. The rise in CO2 emissions, land availability, and generally intensive farming is unacceptable. Cellular Agriculture - the science of producing meat in a laboratory - promises to create a substantially more efficient protein supply. The industry is still in the very early stages and most of the p

Cultivated or cultured meats are real animal products made in labs and commercial production facilities. Today the process is costly, but researchers and entrepreneurs say over time manufacturing will become more efficient and cost-effective. The potential environmental, business, and cultural implications of this research direction are massive and could dictate the future of our entire food industry. Thanks to ongoing R&D efforts, Naturbeads is very active in this field with

Our Naturbeads CEO, Giovanna Laudisio, will be presenting at the “International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea”, which will be held in Naples (NA), Italy, from 25th to 28th September. The µMED Conference is a key event on microplastic pollution, gathering experts from scientific and industrial communities, policymakers, and environmental organizations. It will be an opportunity to update the state-of-the-art, to highlight the progress, and to id

The awards, which are run in association with SomersetLive and The Bath Chronicle newspaper, are set to return after a three-year break to recognise the achievements and resilience of the local business community. Businesses of all sizes and across a range of sectors - from tech to hospitality to sports organisations to marketing - submitted nominations. There were a range of categories available this year, recognising both individual and collective success, in the face of r

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has announced more than 100 finalist projects in the running for the 2022 Global Awards, with entries demonstrating excellence in chemical, biochemical and process engineering. The winners in 15 team categories and two individual award categories ( Young Industrialist and Young Researcher ) from 15 countries will be announced on 17 November 2022. The prize will be a coveted trophy in the most prestigious awards in the profession

The use of sustainable and natural ingredients in cosmetics has been a recurring demand of consumers and public opinion. The incoming Sustainable Beauty Forum, held in Frankfurt on 8-9 September, 2022 will pull together some of the biggest market players to discuss and share the different perspectives. Gianluca Merola, Naturbeads CCO, will share with the audience the steps that Naturbeads is taking to expand its presence in this sector, proposing the use of sustainable cellu

Biocatalysis is one of the key technologies to help with the transition from a fossil to a biobased circular economy. Biotechnology products already find application in several field, including pharma, food and energy sector to name a few. Dr. Davide Califano will represent Naturbeads at the 10th edition of Biocat2022, in Hamburg and will explain how we are contributing to the transition. Learn more here .

Our new website is live! During the month of July 2022, we decided it was time to give our www.naturbeads.com a new look. We moved to the new design after several discussions about our key website visitors, under the guidance of a graphic agency. Our vision is to create cellulose solutions for a green planet and our partners in this journey are: our existing and future talents, our prospective and existing clients and, obviously, our investors and sponsors that help us grow.

More than 250 tech scaleups from across the UK applied to take part in the competition, representing the best in tech innovation across a range of sectors. A shortlist of 80 of the most innovative businesses were shortlisted and took part in regional heats throughout June to find the final 12 tech titans of the future.

Naturbeads Ltd. and ChiralVision BV joint R&D project on biodegradable carriers for enzyme immobilisation has been approved for funding by the Eureka Network. The project leverages the two organisations's R&D strengths and marks a new step in Naturbeads' vision of mitigating plastic pollution and replacing plastic with renewable cellulose materials also in the lifescience sector.

The StartUp Awards National Series is a collaboration between the founders of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards - an established national programme receiving over 5,000 applications annually - and the Wales Start-Up Awards, the only national and regional awards currently celebrating new businesses in the UK. The StartUp Awards National Series recognises the achievements of those amazing individuals who have had a great idea, spotted the opportunity and taken the risks to

Seed funding in a founding round led by Progress Tech Transfer® , with participation from Eos Advisory , a Scottish impact investor and chemical manufacturer, Proionic . Naturbeads will use the funds raised to scale the technology from pilot to demo plant scale and expand the range of applications of its platform technology. Giovanna Laudisio, CEO and Co-Founder of Naturbeads, commented: “Raising funds for a deep-tech start-up like Naturbeads is challenging but we are pleased

From the start of the Accenture Innovation Awards in 2007, Accenture and its partners sought to identify the most promising start-ups and innovations in the Netherlands, helping them grow, scale, and flourish. Naturbeads is recognised for its innovative technology helping its clients to replace currently used microplastics with a cost-effective, sustainable, cellulose-based innovative solution.

The Emerging Technologies Competition was started in 2013 to celebrate the very best of chemical science innovation, catapult exciting ideas towards commercialisation through a dedicated support package, and raise the profile of often overlooked solutions to society's biggest challenges. What started with just nine finalists presenting at the Royal Society of Chemistry’s prestigious Burlington House has grown to welcome over 1,200 applications from 23 countries. 266 finalists

MassChallenge, the global network for innovators, tonight awarded CHF 400,000 in equity-free cash prizes to the top 12 startups in its 2020 Swiss early-stage accelerator. The announcement – made during the 2020 MassChallenge Switzerland Virtual Awards Ceremony – caps the non-profit's first virtual accelerator and the fifth Swiss-based program. The top 12 prize winning startups were selected following an online pitch, during which the startups demonstrated their growth and imp

Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge has announced the 25 start-ups that have made it through the first stage of the international competition supporting green entrepreneurs. The start-ups have been selected by a panel of experts from 650 applications to be considered for the grand prize of 500,000 euros to develop their sustainable business. Early September, the five finalists will be announced. The 25 nominees are from Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and Swed

Naturbeads’ biodegradable alternative to plastic microbeads could reduce microplastic pollution in our oceans, so that traces from suncream, cosmetics and other personal care products don’t end up in your fish fingers. The technology to create the cellulose microbeads was developed at the University of Bath by Professors Janet Scott and Davide Mattia from the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies in 2017. They co-funded spin-out company Naturbeads in 2018 to commerci