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3F BIO secures €17m backing from European Commission for first integrated bio-based protein biorefinery
Glasgow, 18 July 2019 Press Release 08:00 BST Flagship grant awarded for first-of-its-kind zero-waste biorefinery to produce proteins for food from low-cost sustainable feedstocks 3F BIO, along with a consortium of 9 other partners, announce the launch of a project...
3F BIO Ltd confirms a £6.16M Series A financing round
Investment round enables biotech pioneer to begin commercialising its zero-waste process for creating sustainable protein from renewable resources. Glasgow, 4th April 2018 - 3F BIO Ltd, a Scottish biotech company whose purpose is to tackle the combined issues of...
Sustainable protein: the 21st century global challenge
Protein forms a critical component in our pathway to achieving global sustainability. Its role within nutrition and environmental impact offers a double-edged sword: it’s essential, but currently comes at a significant environmental cost. Protein is an essential...
3F BIO wins Global Gamechangers Circular Breakthrough Award
3F BIO were selected as winners of the 'Circular Breakthrough' award at the inaugural Global Gamechangers event. The Global Gamechangers awards - in their first year - were launched by the Innovators Magazine and the Herald Scotland, to celebrate companies and...
3F BIO selected as nominee for Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2017
We have fantastic news! 3F BIO has been selected as one of the 25 nominees for the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2017. This is one of the world’s largest annual competitions for sustainable entrepreneurship. We’re in the running to win €500,000 to further...
3F BIO complete £461,000 funding round on route to pilot and industrial-scale production
3F BIO Ltd, a Scottish company targeting sustainable production of protein, has completed an investment round of £461,000 to enable it to extend development activities, to progress to pilot and industrial scale, and to expand the scope of its technology to wider...
3F BIO wins Start-Up Innovation Challenge at HiEurope
3F BIO were crowned winners of the Start-Up Innovation Challenge at Health Ingredients (Hi) Europe at its conference in Frankfurt this week. Company CEO, Jim Laird, pitched the 3F BIO technology to a panel of judges, amongst a range of other start-ups presenting the...
3F BIO voted EFIB Pitchfest 2016 winners
3F BIO was voted strongest funding proposal at EFIB's (European Forum for Industrial Biotech) first ever "Pitchfest" event. The Pitchfest event hosted twelve companies, all pitching for funding from a panel of venture capitalists and industrial leaders (including BASF...
Breathe: it’s time to rationalise livestock emissions
3F BIO mycoprotein has an impressive carbon intensity relative to all meat protein sources, and represents a significant carbon reduction relative to the current mycoprotein process. However, in the process of calculating our mycoprotein intensity, one key factor...
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