Search About Corbion Innovation Biotechnology landscape Biotechnology: Meeting tomorrow's needs today Share this page Contact Twitter LinkedIn The world now has a population of 7.6 billion – and it continues to rise at a rapid pace. As the number of people increases, a key challenge is ensuring our activities on the planet are sustainable enough to meet the growing demands of everyone. Global themes such as reducing our environmental footprint, using cleaner energy and less of it, combatting debilitating and rare diseases and providing food security, have led many to seek alternative solutions. Possibilities abound We truly believe that biotechnology has the potential to change the world – and the outlook is exciting. At Corbion, we use biotechnology to help forward-thinking companies prepare for and meet the planet’s most important challenges –enabling us to achieve a more sustainable future. We partner with like-minded organizations, championing the awareness of climate-neutral formulations and educating others on the benefits of more sustainable technologies over current methods. Focusing on food ingredients and biochemicals, we use processes such as fermentation to create safe solutions that will have a positive long-term impact on industry, governments and society. Waste not, want not Providing food security to a growing population, while also reducing the amount of food waste, is integral to ensuring a sustainable future for the planet. Food waste, like sugar, starch or other next generation carbohydrates can be used to produce further biobased products, and we are pioneering the use of such sources. Food security and deforestation issues can be addressed by finding new, highly efficient sources of fats and oils, such as in micro algae. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, these renewable resources are a more sustainable alternative to fossil and oil-based materials for plastics, coatings and agrochemicals among other end uses. It’s an ongoing process that we are driven to continually improve. We make sure we keep good company, working with partners with complementary technologies or capabilities means that we can help each other to create new solutions and more efficient processes. Biotechnology is the future. Through our innovation platforms, together we can help improve the quality of life of the global population – creating a cleaner, safer future, both for today and tomorrow. Want to know more of our biotechnology capabilities? Contact us via the form below or subscribe to our newsletter. Read more... Competencies Read how we realigned our competencies to break boundaries in biotechnology with world-leading experts. Scale-up capabilities Corbion’s pilot capabilities are unique for a company of its size - want to collaborate with us? Alternative feedstock Starting almost a decade ago, we were the first company to successfully produce PLA from alternative feedstocks on a lab scale. Gypsum-free technology In order to be truly circular, Corbion has explored the development of a lactic acid production process in which nearly all chemicals are recycled, resource efficiency is optimized and by-products are eliminated. Circular economy By starting the production process with renewable resources, biomass or alternative feedstock, we can transform a linear stream into a circular one. FDCA We are pioneering FDCA, which has the potential to replace oil-based terephthalic acid in PET and a wide variety of other plastics. Subscribe Contact Home Contact us Privacy Cookie policy Legal entities Disclaimer Twitter LinkedIn Cookie use Corbion uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we assume that you consent to receive all cookies on all Corbion websites. Yes, I agree No, I don't agree