The combination of synthetic biology, fermentation and chemistry is what Levadura Biotechnology is all about. Using synthetic biology and fermentation technology with unconventional yeast, they have created an efficient cannabinoid fermentation process for a growing pharma and wellness market. Check out this Slide-Guide from ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.
In Florida, the 2020 “50 Hottest Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” was published today, as voted by invited international Selectors and subscribers of The Digest, the world’s most widely-read bioeconomy daily. The Hot 50 winners are expected to join more than 250 other companies in the advanced bioeconomy for the gala Hot 50 Party, celebrating the […]
Kiverdi is taking carbon-rich waste and converting it to sustainable chemicals with their carbon engineering. With CO2 and syngas fed into their reactor, they are creating targeted chemicals like hydrocarbon monomers, esters, terpenes and more. Jason Husk from Kiverdi gave this illuminating presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.
iWi/Qualitas Health is an algae-based nutrition company that grows algae in deserts using non-arable land, salt water and the sun as their main source of energy, to produce omega3 and protein. iWi’s algae uses less freshwater consumption yet yields more essential amino acids per acre compared to other feedstocks like peas, meat, almonds, and soybeans. […]
In Denmark, DTU Biosustain and University of California, San Diego researchers have looked through studies about Adaptive Laboratory Evolution (ALE) in industrial biotech and show that ALE, if used smartly, can efficiently improve production strains’ fitness, growth and tolerance. The acronym ALE may lead one’s thoughts to beer, and as a matter of fact Adaptive […]
In Pakistan, the Express Tribune reports that the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has recommended that provincial governments should ban the burning of wheat straw in fields and as a fuel. Wheat straw is used in pulp and paper production but is being used for alternative fuel recently which is leading to shortages of wheat […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that whereas the rapeseed areas in the EU-28, Russia and China are expected to see a slight rise in the coming marketing year, the production area will presumably remain constant in Canada and likely decline somewhat in Ukraine. According to the latest information published by the International Grain Council (IGC), the […]
In Brazil, a joint venture between Patria, Shell, and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems is getting over 2 billion Brazilian Real, or nearly $500 million USD, from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development, BNDES, that will be spread over 24 years, for a 565 MW natural gas thermoelectric power plant in the municipality of […]
In Illinois, Reuters reports that U.S. wheat and soybean futures jumped on Friday to their highest prices since summer 2018 on expectations for increased Chinese buying as a result of an initial trade deal and that corn futures set an eight-week high. There is more optimism in wheat thanks to the scope for U.S. sales […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production expanded by 19,000 barrels per day (b/d), or 1.8%, to 1.083 million b/d— equivalent to 45.49 million gallons daily and a 28-week high, according to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. The four-week average ethanol production rate continued its rise for the tenth consecutive week, up 0.6% to […]
