Turning wood into food to solve protein shortage

Converting wood into food has enabled an American agricultural-biotechnology company called Arbiom to share in €10.9 million of EU funding.

Turning wood into food to solve protein shortage
Mon, 25 Mar, 2019 - 18:10
Stephen Cadogan

Converting wood into food has enabled an American agricultural-biotechnology company called Arbiom to share in €10.9 million of EU funding.

Arbiom has successfully produced tonnes of its high-protein SylPro protein product from timber.

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CourtsPlace: ParisPlace: USPlace: Durham, North CarolinaPlace: Paris,Place: Norton, VirginiaPlace: FranceEvent: Hello Tomorrow Global ChallengeEvent: European Forum onEvent: Industrial Biotechnology and Aquaculture Innovation ShowcaseEvent: Global SummitEvent: Triangle Business Journal Life Sciences AwardEvent: 2018 Nutreco Feed Tech ChallengeOrganisation: ArbiomOrganisation: EUOrganisation: SylProOrganisation: Hello TomorrowOrganisation: Norske Skog GolbeyOrganisation: Sylfeed
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