BioCatalyst 2025 brought together innovators, investors, and industry leaders from across food, agriculture, and biomanufacturing for an in-depth exploration of market trends and emerging opportunities that are shaping the fast-growing circular bioeconomy sector.

BEAM Circular announces the six companies participating in its 2025 Accelerator Program.

BEAM Circular, in partnership with accelerator network gener8tor and early-stage venture firm HawkTower, announced the launch of its inaugural accelerator program aimed at supporting startups advancing innovation in the circular bioeconomy.

BEAM Circular secured $9.24 million in funding from Stanislaus County, confirming the County's commitment to the emerging circular bioeconomy as a positive force for the region.

The Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future, a partnership between Schmidt Sciences and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), has committed $9 million for a project co-led by BEAM Circular and innovation partners focused on the North San Joaquin Valley.

BEAM Circular announced $500,000 in investment approved by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors. This renewal of funding by Stanislaus County delivers on the next phase of the strategic, long-term funding recommendation approved last year and will fuel near-term innovation and implementation.

More than 230 community members, farmers, scientists, industry leaders, government officials, and educators gathered on the UC Merced campus for the BEAM Circular Community Symposium, a day of learning and discovery about the circular bioeconomy that included the unveiling of the Innovation Engine strategic vision developed over the past year by BEAM Circular’s community of partners.