UK biotech startup Holiferm eyes €8m for commercial biosurfactant upscale 31-May-2021 By Kacey Culliney The University of Manchester’s biotech spin-out Holiferm is ready to scale-up production of its biosurfactants made from virgin rapeseed oil and glucose – an alternative that holds huge potential in cosmetics and personal care, its MD says.
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