SAN FRANCISCO — US textiles pioneer Rubi Laboratories has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop and scale its technology which turns CO2 emissions into cellulosic textiles.
The prestigious Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, worth $969,961 – awarded to less than 5% of applicants over the last decade – will help commercialise Rubi’s cell-free biocatalysis technology to make CO2-derived materials and chemicals.
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