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Efficient bio-production of next generation dyes for sustainable fashion

Project description

Sustainable dyes made from recycled biomass

The EU-funded NextGen Dyes project is spurring developments in biotechnology for sustainable dye production. With the support of the European Innovation Council and coordinated by SYNOVANCE, the project is applying this company’s proprietary IT and molecular engineering technology on biomass waste in order to produce top-quality and eco-friendly dyes for use in textile and other industries. Products advanced by NextGen Dyes compete with synthetic dyes as equally performing, cleaner and safer for both environment and human health. The coordinator’s top-seller sustainable dye has already gained a 50 % market share, showing a fast and astonishing return on investment and profitability of the whole endeavour in the next three to four years.

Objective

We are using biotechnology to address three global problems, sustainability, pollution, waste management. We produce eco-friendly, high-performance textile dyes from microorganisms through an efficient bio-production process. Our production is based on the use of our proprietary Synthetic Genomics platform, i.e. computational and genomic tools to engineer bacteria that produce colors from biomass waste streams. Our technologies provide solutions for the problems facing the textile industry, as our bio-produced dyes have the same dyeing performance as synthetic dyes but are cleaner to produce (independent from oil and toxic chemicals), safer to wear and are ready to be used by manufacturers.
We will sell our flagship product, indigo blue, to dyeing houses/fabric manufacturers, full range of colors in following years. Achieving 50% market share at one of our large denim targets would be enough to meet 2025 business plan. We will reach 24M revenues with gross margin of 67% in 2026.

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SYNOVANCE
Net EU contribution

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€ 1 947 888,00
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104 AVENUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU
94360 Bry-Sur-Marne
France

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SME

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Yes
Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Val-de-Marne
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 2 782 697,50
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