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Best in Biotech 4 Nov 2022

Get to know 15 of the best biotech companies in Paris

Paris may attract tourist masses, but it also attracts a lot of biotech enthusiasts. In this guide, we explore 15 interesting biotech companies in Paris. Paris is one of the biggest biotech clusters in Europe, with a wide range of applications being developed from drug discovery and medical devices to synthetic biology and green energy. […]

November 4, 2022 - 11 minutesmins - By Omnia Ibrahim

In Depth 17 Jan 2018

An Update on What’s New in the French Biotech Industry

Here’s a closer look at the French biotech ecosystem in 2017, which remains one the leading industries in Europe along with Germany and the UK. France’s biotech ecosystem is relatively dynamic and well-developed. Young companies harboring exciting technology are encouraged into the industry by support from Bpifrance, i-LAB, and iBionext. Once a company gets off the ground, France is […]

January 17, 2018 - 4 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

Infographics 21 Jun 2017

Check Out these 42 European SynBio Startups Reimagining the Industry

Synthetic biology, or synbio for short, is rapidly infiltrating multiple fields. From bioplastics to food technology and healthcare, these are the startups in Europe that are expanding the frontiers of what synbio can do to improve our lives in many different ways. In the not-so-distant future, synthetic biology could bring us anything from spider silk […]

June 21, 2017 - 1 minutemin - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 15 Mar 2017

What are the Best Countries to Recruit Biotech Talents in 2017?

Before the “who to recruit” phase, an important question is “where?” We ran through the top countries in which to look for talent in biotech and had a look at what you can expect from each cluster. For each one of them, we also referenced some data on the biotech, life science and research ecosystems to […]

March 15, 2017 - 10 minutesmins - By External Contributor

News and Trends 17 Jan 2017

This Leading Gas Distributor from France is Going Bio

Global Bioenergies and Butagaz will collaborate to develop and incorporate renewable energy sources into France’s energy systems. Butagaz, a gas distributor from France, is partnering with Global Bioenergies, a synbio company in Paris that produces biofuel with renewable sources. Butagaz will support Global Bioenergies’ industrial development in exchange for the first batches of bio-isobutene the […]

January 17, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 15 Dec 2016

This Biofuel Company partnered with Audi is about to shake the Oil Market

At Labiotech Refresh we had the opportunity to chat with Marc Delcourt, founder and CEO of Global Bioenergies, a biofuel pioneer challenging the oil market. Global Bioenergies, from France, uses synthetic biology to produce isobutene, the “building block of the chemical industry“. This molecule, currently extracted from oil, is essential for the manufacturing of gasoline, rubber, […]

December 15, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 12 Jan 2016

10 Hot European Biotechs to watch in 2016

Looking forward to 2016, I wondered which Biotechs I would watch closely. Here’s my list (which is not meant to be extensive and is in no particular order): 1. Immunocore – Oxford, UK Immunocore is developing TCR-based immuno-oncology treatments and has raised nearly €300M ($320M) in its last round of private fundraising – a pure anomaly […]

January 12, 2016 - 6 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

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News and Trends 6 Jan 2016

Audi Strengthens Collaboration with French Biotech for the Future of Automotive Biofuels

Audi is entering a renewed collaboration agreement with French Global Bioenergies to further broaden the flexibility of their biofuels technology for Greener Cars. The Paris based Global Bioenergies approach to second-generation isobutene production (using non-edible sources of biomass – e.g. wood chips) has turned out to be hugely popular, earning a €1.4M investment back in […]

January 6, 2016 - 2 minutesmins - By Dani Bancroft

News and Trends 5 Aug 2015

The Most Advanced Bioplastic Plant to Be Built in France

Bio-on and Cristal Union will work together to build the most advanced plant producing bioplastics in France. This exclusive process will transform sugar beet co-products in a 100% biodegradable plastic! Your plastic bottle will soon be produced from sugar beet! Bio-on and Cristal Union just signed an agreement to work together on the construction of […]

August 5, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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News and Trends 23 Jul 2015

Why is Global Bioenergies moving back to First-Generation Biofuels?

Second-generation biofuels have solved many problems caused by their predecessors, first-generation biofuels. The French synthetic biology company Global Bioenergies just announced that it has adapted its gaz-producing process to sucrose, a first-generation biofuel. Why would it make this step backwards? Global Bioenergies is one of the leading European industrial Biotech companies. It wants to replace fossil oil with a biosourced […]

July 23, 2015 - 3 minutesmins - By Philip Hemme

News and Trends 28 May 2015

Biotechs outperformed in the top 40 European Tech Companies

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing the market for SMEs (Small and Medium-size companies), announced the launch of Tech 40, a label recognizing innovative European SMEs. Tech 40 puts young tech companies listed on Euronext markets – in Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon or Paris – under the spotlight. Companies awarded with the Tech 40 are operating in […]

May 28, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Nicolas Sainte-Foie

News and Trends 6 Mar 2015

Global Bioenergies Produces its First “Second Generation” Isobutene

We already presented Global Bioenergies in our article “Is France leading the European Synthetic Biology-based Biofuel field?”, but as a reminder the company is developing a process to convert renewable resources into hydrocarbons (more specifically isobutene, a building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics, organic glass and elastomers) through fermentation. Global Bioenergies annouced having […]

March 6, 2015 - 2 minutesmins - By Joachim Eeckhout

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