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Remaking scents: could fragrance tech help take pressure off endangered plants?

UK · 2026-10-06

Key takeaway

AI and biotech firms Osmo and BioHarvest Sciences are developing technologies to recreate scents from endangered plants without harvesting.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerAI and biotech firms develop technologies to recreate scents from endangered plants without harvesting
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onluxury perfume brands begin adopting synthetic alternatives, reducing reliance on wild-sourced ingredients
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youUK SMEs supplying natural fragrance ingredients face reduced demand and increased margin pressure as synthetic supply chains scale

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Source: theguardian.com

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