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Seppic’s new U.S. laboratory focuses on fermentation biotechnologies, driving innovation and sustainability in beauty, health, and wellbeing industries.

Seppic Opens U.S. Laboratory to Advance Fermentation Biotechnologies

Seppic launches a new U.S.-based laboratory dedicated to fermentation biotechnologies, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and sustainable solutions in beauty, health, and wellness.

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Dermegen Highlights Fermentation-derived DermaCare NP Phenoxyethanol Alternative

According to the company, the synergistic activity of the peptide complex and esters provides broad antimicrobial protection across a wide pH range.

Hydrosome Labs has developed a new technology that can double precision fermentation yields and decrease production time by up to 25%.

Hydrosome Labs: Ultrafine Bubbles Create Precision-fermented Beauty Ingredients Faster & More Sustainably

Hydrosome Labs has developed a new technology that can double precision fermentation yields and decrease production time by up to 25%.

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ÄIO Secures €1M to Develop Sustainable Oils for Cosmetics

ÄIO uses precision fermentation to transform industrial side streams into nutrient-rich oils.

The ingredient expands the company's postbiotic actives developed through fermentation technology.

[Updated] BioAktive Announces Lactomaizol, Corn Multigrain Postbiotic Active

The ingredient expands the company's postbiotic actives developed through fermentation technology.

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BASF Targets Hair Density, Skin Regeneration And Low-Carbon Beauty With Next-Gen Ingredient Launches

SkinNexus Collag3n is a recombinant collagen fragment produced via vegan yeast fermentation.

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$3.7 M Seed Funding to Propel Hydrosome Labs' Scale-up, Production of Microfine Bubbles

Hydrosome Labs is prioritizing the beauty and fermentation verticals. However, it has projects in the pipeline in agriculture and beverages, with future potential in pharmaceuticals with the ability to better deliver drugs to the body.

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Syensqo's Cerafy Range of Biomimetic Natural Ceramides for Skin and Hair Care Applications

Cerafy is produced through a fermentation process that aligns with the focus of Syensqo’s renewable materials and biotechnology growth platform.

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Brenntag, Cambrium Collab to Launch NovaColl Vegan Collagen in European Markets

This collaboration combines Brenntag’s market expertise in ingredient distribution with Cambrium’s biotechnology approach, which integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and precision fermentation.

Bioweg Secures €16 M Series A to Scale Biodegradable Microplastic Alternatives

The funds will enable Bioweg to scale its precision fermentation operations to convert food industry byproducts into bacterial cellulose, commercialize its products, and construct a first-of-its-kind bacterial cellulose production facility in Germany.

“Our prestige beauty products depend on the highest quality raw materials,' says Roberto Canevari, executive vice president, global supply chain, ELC. “By producing our own biotechnology-based materials at one of our main manufacturing campuses, we are able to manufacture at-scale in a more responsible way. This is a great example of how our end-to-end value chain is partnering to advance innovation and sustainability across the enterprise.”

The Estée Lauder Companies Brings More Bio-based Ingredient Manufacturing In-house

“This new value chain site will serve as a critical space for our scientists to continue embedding sustainability at the start of the product development process and build upon our strengths in fermentation and proprietary ingredients.”

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Croda Debuts DS-Ceramide Y3S for Climate-adaptive Skin Care

The fermentation-derived Ceramide NP was developed to support the skin barrier against region-specific environmental stressors; aka geo skin care.

Both sustainable ingredients address significant social and economic challenges posed by palm oil by providing a palm-free alternative that can help offset the loss of tropical rainforests.

Xylome Replaces Palm Oil with Fermented Yoil and Yoil-Cream

Acting as drop-in palm oil replacments, Yoil is a solid white fat at room temperature and a clear liquid at body temperature, and Yoil-Cream is composed of purified lipid bodies that naturally assemble without emulsifiers during the fermentation process.

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Croda Beauty Launches DS-HydroCeramide50 and 50S to Enhance Skin Benefits from Rinse-off Formulas

The bio-fermentation-derived skin-identical ceramide NP ingredients use water-dispersible solid lipid particle technology. Clinical studies demonstrate a +13.4% moisture increase and +93.7% enhanced skin penetration with the active, compared to controls.

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ChainCraft, Royal Avebe Collab to Upcycle Potato Juice into High-value Fatty Acids

Per the companies, this partnership not only underscores their commitment to sustainability, but also serves as a benchmark for how industry players can collaborate to solve environmental challenges through innovation.

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Turning CO₂ into Beauty: The Palm Oil Alternative Designed to Save Rainforests

The project taps LanzaTech biotech processes to convert captured CO₂ into alcohol, similar to beer brewing.

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Symrise Invests in Cellibre to Drive Biotech Innovation in Clean Beauty and Taste

The partnership aims to accelerate innovation in the taste balancing and cosmetic actives markets through advanced biomanufacturing, per the companies.

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High-Performance Biotech: The Future of Beauty Innovation

According to recent projections, the global market for biotech ingredients—including those used in cosmetics—is estimated at US $2.59 billion in 2025, with expectations to reach $5.10 billion by 2034.