In North Carolina, Precision BioSciences announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lonza Group and a number of its affiliates in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The lawsuit seeks a ruling that Lonza’s importation into the United States and the use, offer for sale, and sale in the […]
In Japan, Tech-On reports that Spiber Inc. reports it is ready for mass production of its Qmonos spider silk fiber, sourced from microorganisms. The article reports that Spiber looks to build its pilot plant and have it operational by 2015, with a target production rate of 10 tons a year. In the meantime, Spiber plans […]
In Canada, Prairie Oil Field Services Ltd announced that it plans to negotiate the licensing of a biotreatment process that can provide year round, quick, simple and efficient solution to dispose of contaminated soils. Prairie describes the technology as completely natural and does not represent a threat to human health, plants and animals. In fact, all […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium and ALPLA Werke Alwin Lehner, a leading plastic converters, today announced their joint development agreement for the development of PEF bottles. ALPLA is the third company to collaborate with Avantium on PEF, a bioplastic based on Avantium’s proprietary YXY technology. ALPLA will develop PEF bottles for personal care/ home care applications, […]
In Georgia, Axiall Corporation announced the introduction of Aspire flexible vinyl compounds, the market’s first phthalate-free, bio-based compounds offering improved performance at a price that is equal to its traditional non-sustainable counterparts. Axiall describes the Aspire line as being derived from renewable resources, free of heavy metals, and meets the USDA BioPreferred Program requirements with […]
In California, Nucelis commissioned its first, state-of-the-art fermentation facility. The new pilot plant was custom-designed and fabricated to enable Nucelis to run virtually any fermentation process. Nucelis states it believes in exploring nature’s own production factories such as plants, yeast, and bacteria, without recourse to synthetically re-engineer microorganisms or by using controversial GMO techniques. Instead, […]
In Indiana, Cereplast reports that Cereplast Compostable blown film series has received both DIN CERTCO and Vinçotte for meeting EN 13432, the European standard for industrial compostability. Compostable 3002, 3010, 3015 and 3020 are Cereplast Compostables® blown film grades, which are used for the manufacture of single-use grocery bags and trash bags. These grades also […]
In Massachussetts, Gen9 announced the commercial availability of GeneBytes constructs, or gene fragments, manufactured at lengths ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 base pairs long. This new capacity extends its product portfolio. By the end of 2013, Gen9 plans to offer synthesized genes up to 10,000 base pairs long. With high-accuracy constructs in the multi-kilobase range, […]
In California, Microvi Biotechnologies, in partnering with Aquatech International, has been awarded a contract for a demonstration system for degradation of perchlorate at Aerojet General Corporation’s site near Rancho Cordova, California. The demonstration system, which was installed in April 2013, is designed to treat 175,000 gallons of groundwater per day containing perchlorate, a component of […]
In Indiana, Cereplast reports that Cereplast Compostable blown film series has received both DIN CERTCO and Vinçotte for meeting EN 13432, the European standard for industrial compostability. Compostable 3002, 3010, 3015 and 3020 are Cereplast Compostables® blown film grades, which are used for the manufacture of single-use grocery bags and trash bags. These grades also […]
