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Bacardi executive takes up the reins at Scottish whisky to feed protein player Former Bacardi UK operations director Iain Lochhead has been appointed chief executive of Horizon Proteins, a biotech that transforms underused co-products from whisky distillation into nutrients for the aqua and animal feed industries. In a leadership shuffle at the Edinburgh-based biotech, Nik Willoughby, cofounder of the company, exits the role of chief executive to take on the position of chief technology officer. Horizon Proteins, a spin-out company from the Heriot-Watt University, that emerged in 2014, has patented technology that allows the recovery of protein from pot ale, the liquid remaining after the first distillation. The biotech’s main product has been tested in salmon and cleared for inclusion in commercial salmon feed. ....
By Jerome Smail2021-01-28T09:16:00+00:00 Source: Puratos UK Puratos UK has secured a government-funded grant for an innovation that enriches breads and cakes with sustainable fibre. The product, called Maxfibre, is the result of a collaboration between Puratos, Biopower Technologies, Food Science Fusion and the University of Chester. The grant, from government-funded body Innovate UK, has been awarded for the innovative usage of food waste. Maxfibre is prepared from sides-stream products of brewery, cereal milling, and fruit processing to form a natural dietary fibre in a micro-powder format. The micronisation process, developed by Biopower, allows for a variety of food by-products to be made into the high-fibre powder. These include apple pomace, tomato skins and oat husks. ....
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) Some of you may be celebrating the holidays with a bit of whisky – or ‘whiskey’ in some countries – but who knew this distilled alcoholic beverage could be so handy for the bioeconomy! The Whisky Project led by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, includes Horizon Proteins, MiAlgae, and BioPower Technologies working to maximize value from whisky coproducts like draff and pot ale. In today’s Digest, while you sip on some good stuff, check out other Top 8 Innovations of the week, like how insects could be key to solving the material sourcing challenges associated with Mars colonization, or how one company’s meat milestone achieved commercial scale of lab-grown chicken, and more. READ MORE ....
Some of you may be celebrating the holidays with a bit of whisky – or ‘whiskey’ in some countries - but who knew this distilled alcoholic beverage could be so handy for the bioeconomy! The Whisky Project led by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre, includes Horizon Proteins, MiAlgae, and BioPower Technologies working to maximize value… ....